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Campaign sign controversy in Monroe County
It’s simple math. The country is five months away from the November elections; there are as many as 10 Illinois political candidates for Monroe County registered voters to choose from;…
Police Blotter | 6/15/2016
(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…
Route 3 project could hit road block
Since construction began on the Route 3 improvement project in Waterloo, residents have kept a watchful eye for its completion. The Illinois Department of Transportation most recently predicted that construction…
Car catches fire at Walmart in Waterloo
Waterloo Police and Fire and Monroe County EMS responded just before 5 p.m. to a car on fire in the Walmart parking lot, 961 N. Market Street. The person driving…
Steinheimer pleads guilty to aggravated DUI
Crystal Steinheimer entered a guilty plea Friday afternoon in Monroe County Court to aggravated DUI, thus avoiding a jury trial set to begin Monday. A charge of reckless homicide was…
Woman gets 7 years for serious injury crash
The Waterloo woman convicted of aggravated DUI following a crash last July in Columbia that seriously injured a New Athens girl was sentenced Thursday to seven years in prison. Katherine…
Waterloo FFA wins top chapter in state
The storied Waterloo FFA program did something this week that it’s never done before in its 76-year history. At the State FFA Convention this week in Springfield, the chapter was…
Animal hospital ringing 25th anniversary bell
Twenty-five years ago, Drs. Jeff Clinebell and Rita Ryerson joined together to form a veterinary clinic in Columbia with the shared goal of putting patients’ needs first. “We believe in…
R-T All-Local Girls Soccer Team
With three successful programs in the Republic-Times coverage area, there’s certainly no shortage of quality talent when it comes to high school girls soccer. The hard part is trying to…
Monroe County in the early 1900s: trains, cannons and war
(This is the next monthly installment of our series looking into the 200-year history of Monroe County in honor of its Bicentennial. This article examines the years 1900 to 1920.)…