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Man charged in fatal Randolph County house fire
Police have charged a man following a house fire that killed four children in the Randolph County town of Percy early Friday morning. The children ranged in ages from 5…
Dogs rescued after falling into cave sinkhole near Columbia
Two large doberman pinschers were rescued after falling into a deep cave sinkhole opening at Stemler Cave Woods Nature Preserve near Columbia on Wednesday afternoon. Lisa Marks of Dupo was…
Matt McDonald | Athlete of the Week
Dupo High School track and field star Matt McDonald is the Republic-Times Athlete of the Week. Matt has been lighting up the Dupo athletic scene his entire high school career.…
WHS takes second at Alton Round Robin
The Waterloo High School softball team was all smiles last Wednesday after an 8-4 conference stomping over Mascoutah after two losses in a row last week. Waterloo (12-9, 4-2 in…
Columbia girl shows early passion for helpful causes
When 7-year-old Evy Moore decided she wanted to save the elephants, her parents, Janelle and Jeremy, weren’t all that surprised. Evy is a little girl with a big heart. She…
Waterloo aldermen, appointees begin new term
A new era of the Waterloo City Council began Monday night with the same familiar faces that have been serving in recent years. Four aldermen — Russ Thomas (Ward 1),…
Sirens a topic of debate in Columbia
Monday night’s Columbia City Council meeting was standing room only as members of the community showed up in force to make their voices heard on issues of changing the emergency…
Police Blotter 5/1/13
Columbia Police April 24 Terrance Pearson, 26, and Nicole D. Nickles, 25, both of St. Louis, were each arrested on Monroe County warrants for retail theft at 1200 Admiral Weinel…
Softball post-season assignments released
The IHSA baseball and softball post-season assignments have been released. Gibault (baseball) Columbia (baseball & softball) and Red Bud (softball) are the local teams that received No. 1 seeds in…
Columbia man charged with sex crimes
A 20-year-old Columbia man was arrested Saturday on felony sex charges involving a female victim. Arek M. Boren was picked up by police at his home in the 300 block…