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Thursday morning crash in Columbia

Columbia police, fire and EMS responded about 8 a.m. Thursday to a report of a vehicle that went off the road and struck a tree along Rueck Road just east…

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It’s postseason time for area hoops teams

The playoffs have already begun for a few local boys high school basketball teams, while others still have a few days to prepare for March Madness. For Valmeyer, the madness…

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Gibault students uncover downtown Waterloo’s past

After countless hours of research and preparation, Gibault history students gave presentations last Wednesday night on historic Waterloo buildings. The presentation was done as part of a junior year history…

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Assessments up slightly overall

Property tax assessments for Monroe County have been announced, and a complete list appears exclusively in this week’s issue of the Republic-Times newspaper. Letters of assessment will also go in…

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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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