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Music stars shine at WHS
By SADIE WYRICK For the Republic-Times Craig Campbell and Adam Wainwright made their musical mark Saturday on the “Loo,” performing for many locals during a concert at Waterloo High School. …
Columbia springs into work
The City of Columbia is taking advantage of the recent warmer weather by getting several impactful projects moving toward completion with several more planned for later this year. Excavation work…
Book talk in Columbia
The Columbia School Board’s monthly meeting on Thursday was notably dominated by a number of speakers looking to address a recently-decided library policy. Among the unusually large crowd that filled…
Fired city employee fires back
The recent termination of a City of Waterloo employee following a missed test with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency at the city’s new water plant and a subsequent social media…
Park board talks pool, camp, foundation
With a major referendum concerning the possible construction of a pool on the April ballot, the Waterloo Park District Board discussed several matters at its March meeting, also hearing from…
Bost talks solar and faces critics
U.S. Congressman Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro) made a stop in New Athens on Friday as part of several visits throughout his district on various matters. The purpose of Bost’s visit to…
Waterloo OKs growth, improvements
The Waterloo City Council approved the annexation of additional land into city limits and made measures for both roadway and business expansion at recent meetings. During its March 17 meeting,…
Columbia vehicle burglary arrests
Two men were arrested and charged with 37 counts of burglary, one count of residential burglary and one count of possession of a stolen vehicle in connection with Columbia incidents…
Snowball student shares progress
The Monroe County Coalition for Drug-Free Communities gathered at the start of the month, with March’s gathering featuring a presentation by a student who’s been participating in the group’s youth-focused…
Storm damage at Rock City
The severe storm on March 14 which produced an EF-1 tornado that traveled through Monroe County led to an incident at the Rock City cave business complex in Valmeyer –…