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Friend helping Valmeyer woman strike out cancer

It has been said that a friend in need is a friend indeed. By that standard, Laurie Knoll is certainly a friend of Amy Koeninger because she is organizing a…

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Giving opportunities abound during holidays

The holiday season is a time of joy for many people, but for some it can be anything but.  Monroe County residents are doing their part to help people who…

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Community rallies around Moll family

Area communities are banding together to help the family of Jesse Moll.  He died last Tuesday afternoon after the 2007 Dodge Durango he was driving collided with a Reliable Sanitation…

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Crash victim remembered

The loved ones of 21-year-old Zane Berner are mourning and remembering the Waterloo man following his death.   Zane died Thursday morning when his 1987 Toyota truck made contact with…

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Police Blotter | 12/5/2018

(Editor’s note: Information in this report is gathered directly from area police agencies, county courts and emergency radio dispatch. The public is reminded that defendants are presumed innocent until proven…

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Waterloo man guilty of child porn

A Waterloo man has entered a guilty plea in federal court on a child pornography charge, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois Steven D. Weinhoeft announced Monday. Mark A.…

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Waterloo Santa Float ready to spread cheer

Santa and his elves will visit neighborhoods in Waterloo to hand out treats to youngsters as the annual Santa Float begins its run this Sunday night. Four golden tickets will…

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Waterloo man violent with medical staff after arrest

A young Waterloo man is facing multiple felonies after getting into altercations with medical staff following a DUI arrest in Millstadt last Wednesday. Millstadt police said that shortly after 1:20…

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Ashlyn Wightman | Athlete of the Week

The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Gibault Catholic High School girls basketball standout Ashlyn Wightman. The 6-foot-1 junior center is averaging 15.2 points, eight rebounds and 4.7 blocks per…

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Lafore negotiates guilty pleas for murder, meth dealing

What was scheduled as a Friday bond hearing turned into a negotiated guilty plea for a Waterloo man accused in a fatal January stabbing near Red Bud. “To some degree,…

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