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Elmore drops out of race
Monroe County Commissioner Bob Elmore said Monday that he will no longer be seeking re-election after fellow Republican George Green announced plans last week to challenge Elmore. “I’ve been thinking…
Columbia School Board OKs budget
The Columbia School Board approved the school district’s 2019-20 budget at Thursday’s board meeting. The budget shows the district having $22,945,154 in revenue and $23,182,494 in expenditures. Although the budget…
From WHS to CEO
When he was a teenager growing up in Waterloo, David Hoffmann’s first job was stuffing inserts for the Republic-Times newspaper on Saturdays. He soon moved on to work at John’s…
MASC performs 100th show
In 1999, Kelly and Mike Hemmer put an ad in the local newspaper to gauge interest in forming a community theater group in Monroe County. They got a small response,…
New trail OK’d in Columbia
The Columbia Department of Public Works has another project to add to its already busy schedule. The city recently received a Transportation Alternatives Program grant, a federally-funded program designed to…
Four arrested in theft ring
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department arrested four people who are believed to have been connected to a theft ring in the metro-east. Three local taverns were burglarized over the past…
CDC warns of vaping-related illness ‘outbreak’
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning citizens about what it calls an “outbreak” of vaping-related illnesses. That comes as 530 cases of individuals getting sick from a…
Locally made film to premiere soon
A movie shot locally and featuring several local actors is set to be released in just a few months. “We have some really great footage,” the film’s director, Julie M.…
Monday evening crash south of Hecker
The Red Bud Fire Department, Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Monroe County EMS responded to a two-vehicle crash on Route 159 near LL Road south of Hecker shortly before 7…
Rollover crash near Prairie du Rocher
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday to a rollover crash in the area of 945 Bluff Road south of Lake Mildred Drive near Prairie du Rocher. Police said…