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Large fire near Red Bud
Six departments battled a large fire at the former recycling center just north of Red Bud city limits near the Monroe County line off Route 159 on Wednesday morning. The…
Red Bud pharmacist going to prison
The pharmacist and former owner of Gibson’s Discount Drugs in Red Bud was sentenced to 33 months in prison for engaging in a scheme to defraud federal health care benefit…
Sunday shed fire in Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department, with help from the Waterloo and Millstadt fire department, battled a large shed fire at 11:20 a.m. Sunday in the area of 1600 Centerville Road. The…
Gibault Boys Basketball | Team of the Week
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Gibault Catholic High School boys basketball team coached by Dennis Rueter. The Hawks have won three straight games to improve their season…
Fire in Millstadt
The Columbia Fire Department assisted Millstadt with a structure fire reported shortly after 1 p.m. Friday on East Van Buren Street in Millstadt. The fire, which was brought under control…
MCSD cracks down on meth
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department’s Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Unit arrested several individuals on methamphetamine charges following multiple traffic stops last week throughout the county. “(The) ACE Unit is out in…
Rollover crash south of Burksville
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, Waterloo Fire Department and Monroe County EMS responded about 11:30 a.m. Friday to a vehicle rollover crash at 4742 Kaskaskia Road south of Burksville. The…
Ruptured gas line in Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department responded about 2:50 p.m. Thursday to the report of a ruptured gas line in the 400 block of Columbia Avenue. A strong odor of gas could…
County schools pay teachers less than the state average
The average pay for a teacher in Monroe County is substantially less than the state average, according to an analysis by the Republic-Times. Data from the Illinois State Board of…
Wehrenberg leaves lasting legacy
Monday’s game in Freeburg was more than just a conference championship boys basketball contest between Columbia Middle School and Millstadt. It marked the end of a storybook coaching career for…