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Rescue boat comes to county for regional use
A large rescue boat to be used by agencies throughout the region is now being stored at the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department in Waterloo. The boat is a government military…
Gibault grad lands dream job with Cardinals
When the Republic-Times learned that 2006 Gibault Catholic High School graduate Kevin Seats, who this spring received a Doctorate in Geophysics from Stanford University, had been hired by the St.…
Property tax bills mailed out
Tax bills are in the mail as the Monroe County Treasurer’s Office is set to collect $51.56 million in property taxes this year, up slightly from $50.78 million last year.…
Waterloo boy spreads positive message in D.C.
Aside from diets, most people are able to eat or drink whatever they please without much thought about what it will do to their body. This is not the case…
Bicentennial plans starting to take shape
Monroe County is 199 years old this year and preparations to properly celebrate its 200th anniversary are accelerating. A growing group of dedicated volunteers, headed up by co-chairmen Dennis Knobloch…
Vehicle fire on I-255
The Columbia Fire Department responded shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday to a vehicle fire reported on Interstate 255 westbound near the Jefferson Barracks Bridge. No other information was immediately available.
Police Blotter | 8/5/2015
(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…
MCSD assists in regional heroin crackdown
Following a joint investigative effort by several metro east law enforcement agencies, 36 suspects were charged this week with heroin-related offenses. The heroin bust involved the work of the Metropolitan…
Coroner IDs body in Waterloo apartment
The Monroe County coroners office has released the name of the man found dead in his apartment Friday at 224 E. Third Street in Waterloo. Janusz Sijka, 62, of Waterloo,…
WPD investigating vehicle break-ins, burglary
Waterloo police are investigating multiple vehicle break-ins and a residential burglary that occurred Thursday. Waterloo Police Chief Jim Trantham reminded residents to keep all doors to their vehicles and homes…