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WHS grad travels cross-country for good cause
A Waterloo native and recent University of Illinois graduate spent the summer traveling across the country by bicycle — raising funds for cancer research in the process. Heather Norris, the…
Listen to the words | Mark’s Remarks
Go figure. I like to listen to the oldies station. If you’ve read any of my columns about my love of history, that will come as no surprise. However, it…
Police blotter 7/31/13
Columbia Police July 23 Joseph P. Huff, 33, of Columbia, was arrested on a St. Clair County warrant. July 24 Thomas W. Buckley, 37, of Waterloo, was arrested on two…
Rural Columbia man dies on farm
Police believe a rural Columbia man’s death on Friday morning was caused by an aggressive bull on his farm. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded to the area of Hillcastle…
Vandals cause damage in Waterloo
Waterloo police are investigating a large number of criminal damage reports that apparently occurred late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning throughout the city. A van in the 300 block of…
Monroe County Fair enjoys its best year yet
To view and purchase photos from this year’s Monroe County Fair, from the Figure 8 and the horse shows, to fun around the fairgrounds, click here. The beautifully colored Sunday…
Monroe County Tractor Pulling, then and now
BY JUDY BRINKMANN For the Republic-Times While the tractor pulling events may not have been the driving force that brought record crowds to the fairgrounds, many found themselves looking over…
Fond memories from Waterloo’s ‘Main Street Kids’
During the summer months of 1942, the Capitol Theatre in Waterloo entertained large crowds of moviegoers eager to see Disney’s new animated release “Bambi.” The bandstand on the courthouse lawn…
German exchange students enjoying stay in Waterloo
For one, it was the thrill of watching cars crash into each other while attending his first auto demolition derby. For the other, it was the sweet taste of funnel…
IEMA touts flood mitigation efforts since ’93
Twenty years ago, communities along the Mississippi River, including Valmeyer, Fults and other portions of Monroe County, were dealing with the historic, months-long Flood of 1993. The Mississippi River crested…