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Waterloo FFA celebrating 75 years

The Waterloo FFA has been a part off the school district and Monroe County as a whole for 75 years. Here, in the heart of Waterloo FFA Week, the chapter…

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Police blotter | 2/18/15

Columbia Police Feb. 9 David A. Hall, 33, of St. Louis, was arrested on an in-state warrant in the 1500 block of Anton Drive. Feb. 13 Charles E. Bailey, 60,…

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Former Valmeyer resident sentenced to federal prison

A former Valmeyer resident was sentenced in federal court to three years in prison for defrauding an elderly woman while employed as a home health care worker. Melissa Charlton of…

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Winter greenhouse lights up the night south of Waterloo

Many who live south of Waterloo or pass that way in the evening have seen a strange orange glow west of Route 3. It’s not a large fire, nor is…

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Columbia fire destroys shed on Bluffside

Columbia Fire Department, with assistance from Waterloo, Prairie du Pont and Millstadt fire departments, is on the scene of a fire at 6500 Bluffside  Road that was called in at…

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Crash on Waterloo Road

Millstadt EMS responded shortly after 11 a.m. Saturday to a single-car crash on Waterloo Road at Floraville Road in St. Clair County. One female was complaining of facial injuries on…

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Columbia man charged with child porn crimes

A Columbia man was charged this week with federal crimes related to child pornography. Stephen R. Wigginton, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced Friday that Dan S.…

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WHS girls basketball | Team of the Week

This week’s Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Waterloo High School girls basketball team coached by Matt Lucash. Playing without seniors Mia Reed and Kaitlyn Storm, who recently suffered…

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Ice Eagles win playoff series over Raging Bulldogs

After losing game one of the best-of-three series against their rivals, the Columbia Ice Eagles stormed back to win the next two games and advance in the MVCHA playoffs. In…

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Out with the plows: snow doesn’t just go away

After a bitterly cold weekend, a light dusting of snow blew into Monroe County around midnight Sunday, increasing early Monday morning. At about the same time as crews from the…

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