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Seeing the country, one park at a time
There are 59 national parks in the United States, each one as unique as the next. Some are famous for their trees, others for their water and even a few…
Police Blotter | 10/21/2015
(Editor’s note: All 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…
Minor crash on Route 156
Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Monroe County EMS responded to the area of 5200 State Route 156 for a single-vehicle crash with minor injuries after a vehicle slid into an…
Route 3 vehicle crash in Columbia
Columbia police, fire and ambulance personnel responded about 1:50 p.m. Monday to a multi-vehicle crash with minor injury at Route 3 and South Main Street. The vehicles involved were a…
Football regular season comes to an end
The high school football regular season came to a close on Friday night. Columbia’s football season will continue next week with a first round playoff game. But the Eagles remained…
Columbia, Waterloo soccer teams win regional titles
Columbia’s and Waterloo’s soccer teams will continue their season with sectionals next week. In fact, each team will be competing in the Columbia Sectional starting on Tuesday. It will be…
Woman charged with damage to ‘Black Lives Matter’ signs
The Columbia Police Department announced Friday it has charged a 63-year-old Columbia woman with five misdemeanors in connection with recent incidents that occurred outside of a home in the 500…
Columbia football | Team of the Week
The Columbia High School football team is this week’s Republic-Times Team of the Week. The Eagles kept their undefeated season intact this past Friday with a 58-24 victory at Red…
Haley Faus | Athlete of the Week
This week’s Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Waterloo High School senior golfer Haley Faus, who finished with a sixth place showing at the IHSA Class A State Golf Tournament…
Fatal motorcycle crash near Millstadt
A motorcycle crash near Millstadt claimed the life of a 24-year-old man on Thursday morning. Illinois State Police said that shortly after 7 a.m., a motorcycle driven by Bryan Hern,…