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Friess to challenge Costello
A Republican attorney from Red Bud announced this week his intentions to run against State Rep. Jerry Costello II (D-Smithton) in 2018. “I’m running for state representative because I believe…
Songs4Soldiers ready to impress again
“David, a realtor from Shiloh, ran into a life crisis with both of his vehicles going down within a three-week period,” Songs4Soldiers founder Dustin Row shared during a recent column…
Solar spectacle draws sensational crowd
At 1:17 p.m. Monday, large crowds at Waterloo’s “Solarbration” and Columbia’s “Total Eclipse in the Park” stared up at the sky in anticipation as the sun readied to perform the…
Woman injured at Rural King
A woman was transported by ambulance to an area hospital for treatment of injuries sustained when shelving fell on her at Rural King in Waterloo on Tuesday evening. No other…
MCSD trying to stay one step ahead of crime
Monroe County is changing, and the sheriff’s department has taken notice. “It’s not the Monroe County of 25 years ago,” Monroe County Sheriff Neal Rohlfing told the Republic-Times while addressing…
Monday afternoon crash near Red Bud
A Fults woman was injured in a two-vehicle crash that occurred shortly before 4 p.m. Monday on Route 3 near Select Fuel just west of Red Bud. Police said a…
Waterloo woman injured in motorcycle crash
A Waterloo woman was injured in a motorcycle crash that occurred Sunday afternoon in Randolph County. Illinois State Police said a 1999 Harley-Davidson motorcycle driven by Kimberly S. Esker, 52,…
Bluff Road crash in Valmeyer
Emergency personnel responded about 7 a.m. Saturday to a vehicle crash on Bluff Road at Ziebold Road. The driver was able to safely exit the vehicle and sustained only minor…
Rush hour crash on westbound I-255
Columbia and Mehlville, Mo., emergency personnel responded Friday just before 3:30 p.m. to a single-vehicle crash in the westbound lanes of I-255. Witnesses reported the driver was out of the…
Eclipse glasses for local students safe to use
With a recent recall notice issued by Amazon for some solar eclipse glasses sold online, the Monroe-Randolph Regional Office of Education assured parents that glasses provided to local schools for…