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Football season kicks off for area teams
All three area teams hosted games to open up the 2015 high school football season on Friday night. Columbia easily defeated Wood River, 49-0. Last season, also in week one,…
Stolen ATV recovered near Renault
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department was called to the area of 3000 G Road just north of Renault late Thursday morning after someone discovered an ATV stuck in a ravine.…
Fall Sports Preview in Aug. 26 edition
Area high school athletes are back on the courts and fields after a long summer. Boys soccer, golf, volleyball, girls tennis and cross country teams have all begun their seasons…
‘Dogs, Hawks renew rivalry for good cause
By JEREMY KOVARIK and SPENCER MICHELSON For the Republic-Times Throughout the early 2000s, the Gibault and Waterloo soccer teams were the fiercest of rivals. The two schools waged war on…
Maeystown man is jack of all trades
When the Republic-Times visited Earl and Kathy Fitch’s home near Maeystown, we thought it was to discuss hot rod cars. Instead, as we sat in one of his large garages…
New Waterloo mural to reflect local history
Paintings tell stories and that’s exactly what Waterloo Mayor Tom Smith wants the city’s latest new mural project to do. Driving or walking past K&D Printing, 107 North Main Street,…
Probst enjoys success with champion bulls
You’re usually warned to stay away from something that’s a “bunch of bull.” But Waterloo’s Jim Probst doesn’t heed this warning; he goes straight for the bull, bunches of bulls…
School enrollment down
The calendar says it is Aug. 25, but the weather feels like it’s Sept. 25. Either way, school has started, and with it, enrollment numbers across the area have rolled…
Car vs. semi crash on I-255
Columbia Fire Department personnel joined police and EMS agencies in responding to a vehicle crash that occurred on Interstate 255 about 10:45 p.m. Tuesday. A fire official said a car…
Police Blotter | 8/19/2015
(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…