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Fire destroys home near Fults
A rural Monroe County couple escaped an early Thursday morning house fire with little more than the clothes on their backs. “It’s a total loss,” Maeystown Fire Chief Lynden Prange…
County board updated on various matters
The Monroe County Board conducted what would be a four-hour meeting Monday, Aug. 20, hearing updates on various matters. The final matter of the day involved a number of citizens…
Fall Sports Preview in this week’s issue
The annual Fall Sports Preview is in this week’s issue of the Republic-Times. In it you’ll find photos from all your favorite fall sports at Columbia, Dupo, Gibault, Valmeyer and…
Battery arrest at Columbia coffee shop
A young man was arrested following a late Wednesday morning incident at Proving Ground Cafe in Columbia. A Collinsville man has been charged with battery and criminal trespassing in connection…
Hawks slip past Bulldogs in the rain
Last season, rivals Gibault and Waterloo met on the soccer pitch for the regional title with the Hawks prevailing in a drizzly 1-0 overtime thriller. Gibault went on to play…
Columbia OKs school resource officer
The Columbia School Board completed the first actionable step Thursday night toward having a school resource officer. The board approved an intergovernmental agreement between the school district and city of…
Waterloo School Board talks land buy, assessments
The potential purchase of land and the effects of late assessments were among topics discussed at Monday’s Waterloo School Board meeting. Although Superintendent Brian Charron brought the land purchase idea…