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Waterloo School Board discusses repairs, tax
Monday night’s Waterloo School Board meeting saw the acceptance of repair work costs and an update on the potential sales tax public vote, among other matters. The board unanimously voted…
Waterloo changes insurance brokers
By ALAN DOOLEY and COREY SAATHOFF For the Republic-Times The city of Waterloo has changed brokerage service providers for its health insurance plans available to employees. The Waterloo City Council’s…
R-T wins 5 first place state awards
In a milestone year for both the Illinois Press Association and the Republic-Times, the local newspaper took home five first place awards and several other honors Friday during the IPA’s…
Columbia receives special Main Street designation
The hard work and dedication of Columbia officials and downtown merchants earned the city official accolades in the form of recognition on Monday as the 46th Main Street program in…
MAR Graphics keeps it all in the family
By ETHAN MAY For the Republic-Times Next March, MAR Graphics in Valmeyer will celebrate 65 years of business. These years have seen countless changes in the industry and their company,…
Police Blotter | 6/10/2015
(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…
Westbound I-255 crash in Missouri
The Columbia Fire Department was called at 2:50, Tuesday, to assist Mehlville Fire Protection District with a crash with injuries in the westbound lanes of I-255 on the Missouri side…
Rollover crash with injuries on Bluff Road
Valmeyer Fire Department personnel responded along with Monroe County EMS and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department shortly after 12:30 a.m. Tuesday to a rollover crash with injuries in the area…
Motorcycle crash near Valmeyer
Valmeyer Fire Department first responders assisted Monroe County EMS and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department at about 1:45 p.m. Saturday with a motorcycle crash on Bluff Road at the curve…
School officials discuss pension reform penalties
Local school districts have been forced to pay penalties imposed as part of a 2005 pension reform law intended to limit raises for retiring educators. But area superintendents say there…