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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…
Columbia School Board OKs tax levy
The Columbia School Board approved its 2019 tax levy, which is payable next year, at its meeting Thursday night. The district is seeking to levy approximately 4.2 percent more than…
Connector task force finishes report
The Southwest Illinois Connector Task Force has completed a draft of its report and will finalize that draft before the end of the year and submit it to the state. …
Hear the train a comin’ at Oak Hill
Joe Berry has a passion for trains, both the full-size version and ones that can fit in his hand. The Columbia man, with help from the Oak Hill Memorial Endowment…