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Sheriff gives update on MCSD operations

“If we had an unlimited budget, it would be simple,” Monroe County Sheriff Neal Rohlfing told the Republic-Times Monday. “But we don’t. Our goal, therefore, is to provide the absolute…

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Driver services facility moving

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White officially announced Monday that the driver services facility in Waterloo will relocate from its current space at 511 Illinois Avenue to 1335 Jamie Lane…

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Local service dog trainer is rare breed

By SEAN MCGOWAN For the Republic-Times As the founder of Service Dog Academy, Mary McNeight, 39, brings nearly 10 years of experience in medical alert service dog training to Monroe…

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Police release 2016 enforcement totals

Local law enforcement agencies saw a slight decline in some key crime categories last year while experiencing an uptick in others, recently released statistics show. The Waterloo Police Department handled…

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Locals attend inauguration, women’s march

Whether they witnessed the 45th presidential inauguration or the Women’s March on Washington last week, Monroe County residents who attended agree that they experienced a part of history. “I saw…

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East Carondelet man gets 10 years for child porn

A man from East Carondelet was sentenced this week to 10 years in federal prison for possessing and distributing child pornography. Richard Lee Doerr III, 29, entered a guilty plea…

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Thefts from vehicles in Columbia

Columbia police are investigating multiple reports of thefts from unlocked parked vehicles that occurred earlier this week. The thefts were believed to have occurred between 10:45 p.m. Monday and 7:30…

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Police Blotter | 1/18/2017

(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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Driver services facility moving in Waterloo

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White officially announced Monday that the driver services facility in Waterloo will relocate from its current space at 511 Illinois Avenue to 1335 Jamie Lane…

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Meth arrest on I-255

A 30-year-old St. Louis woman was arrested Wednesday on I-255 in Columbia for a felony drug charge. Anna R. Jekel was charged with possession of methamphetamine (more than 15 but…

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