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First CNA grads at Oak Hill
Six women donned traditional caps and gowns to celebrate being graduated as certified nursing assistants from an intensive six weeks of work and study in the Activities Room of Oak…
No cannabis biz for Valmeyer
Valmeyer has been busy in recent weeks attending to matters related to law enforcement. The village board recently voted to prohibit all cannabis businesses within the town, joining Waterloo, Hecker…
Man attempts to spend fake $50 at Columbia McDonald’s
Columbia police are investigating after a man tried to spend a fake $50 bill at McDonald’s about 2:20 p.m. Sunday. An employee of the restaurant kept the fake bill and…
Vehicle strikes parked cars in Columbia
Columbia police, fire and EMS personnel responded shortly after 11:30 a.m. Friday to the 700 block of North Metter Avenue after a vehicle reportedly struck two parked cars. The driver…
Road rage incident in Columbia
Police were searching for a white Saturn SUV with a white male driver after he reportedly flashed a firearm during a road rage incident in Columbia on Christmas Eve. At…
Know the window tinting rules
Although it does not happen often, drivers in Illinois can receive tickets for their vehicle windows being too tinted. State law dictates that windshields can have a non-reflective tint on…
Out with the 2010s
As this decade comes to a close, many people are taking time to reflect on what happened in their lives. The Republic-Times asked a few people to do the same…
Waterloo phone booth returns
A staple of downtown Waterloo that returned this week was heralded as a Christmas gift to the community. Harrisonville Telephone Company confirmed Thursday that the company was going to replace…
The gift of life
Ashlea Moravec knew something was amiss as early as 2004. After she gave birth to her first child, there were signs of kidney problems. Nothing came of those complications, though…
Valmeyer FEA donates to Shriners
A group of Valmeyer High School students donated to help children less fortunate than themselves. The Valmeyer High School Future Educators of America recently provided blankets to Shriners Hospital for…