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Proposed Columbia subdivision plan voted down
Even with COVID-19 concerns, the Columbia City Council meeting Monday had a large crowd on hand to hear the fate of a proposed subdivision near Route 3 and Route 158.…
Columbia School Board debates project
The Columbia School Board held a special meeting last Tuesday night, the majority of which it spent discussing a proposed project later this summer. The board took no action on…
County receives project, financial updates
The rapidly changing nature of the current coronavirus environment obviously dominated Monday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board, which can read about on this week’s front page. In other business…
Schools, churches, bars and restaurants closed as coronavirus closes in on area
(For the latest article that appeared in the March 18 Republic-Times, click here.) Local churches are the latest to close amid COVID-19 concerns. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Belleville announced…
Low voter turnout for primary
Amid concerns about COVID-19, voter turnout was lower than expected across Monroe County for the primary. Not including the fewer than 100 ballots sent to the county’s nursing homes and…
WFD frees bull from machinery
Waterloo Fire Department was paged shortly before 8:50 p.m. Tuesday for a report of an animal trapped in machinery. WFD was asked to bring portable extrication equipment to the 4800…
Fatal crash near Red Bud
A Randolph County man died in a single-vehicle crash Monday morning southeast of Red Bud. Illinois State Police said a silver 2003 Dodge Caravan driven by James A. Douglas II,…
Motorcycle crash north of Columbia
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 12:30 p.m. Sunday to a motorcycle crash with injuries in the area of 7800 Triple Lakes Road north of Columbia in rural St. Clair County.…
Minor earthquake near Red Bud
A minor earthquake was reported early Friday morning near Red Bud. A 2.3-magnitude quake was recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey about 4.5 miles southeast of Red Bud in Randolph…
Saturday night crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded to a two-vehicle crash shortly before 9 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Route 3 at Veterans Parkway in Columbia. Columbia police, fire department and EMS personnel…