Parker Lacroix | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Waterloo High School soccer player Parker Lacroix. The senior goalkeeper has 10 wins and eight shutouts so far for the unbeaten Bulldogs boys…
Read MoreReal derangement | Ott Observations
When I drive home from church, I drive past a house that has a crude wooden sign nailed to a tree in the backyard. The sign reads “Got TDS? Move…
Read MoreThe little red chair | Mark’s Remarks
I got a hold of one of the chairs that we used to sit in at Northside School in 1972. It was a little red wooden chair. People who…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 9-17-25
(Information in this report is gathered from police agencies, county courts and emergency radio dispatch. The public is reminded that defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty and charges may…
Read MoreReal Estate Transactions | Sept. 8-12, 2025
The location of real estate transactions with only the parcel number listed may be viewed be entering the number on the Monroe County GIS website ‘Parcel Viewer.’ All transactions may…
Read MoreLightning strike in Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department responded about 2:50 p.m. Tuesday to the report of a possible lightning strike near Central Bank, located at 285 Southwoods Drive just off Route 3. Upon…
Read MoreTrain strikes car in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 5:30 a.m. last Wednesday, Sept. 17, after a train struck an unoccupied car on the railroad tracks near DD Road in Columbia. Columbia police said the…
Read MoreViola E. Whelan | Obituary
Viola Elizabeth Whelan (nee McCarthy), 97, born Dec. 29, 1927, in Waterloo, died Sept. 17, 2025, in Aviston. Viola will be remembered for her deep love of family and friends…
Read MoreLarry K. Sukup | Obituary
Larry Keith Sukup, 86, of Columbia, died Sept. 20, 2025, at Mercy Hospital South in St. Louis. He was born July 24, 1939, in Paducah, Ky. Larry was the beloved…
Read MoreFlorence L. Feldmeier | Obituary
Florence L. Feldmeier, 101, of Fults, died Sept. 21, 2025, in Waterloo. She was born July 14, 1924, in Chalfin Bridge. She was a member of St. John United Church…
Read MoreEagles, Tigers win; Bulldogs fall
Two local high school teams ran their record to 4-0 on Friday night, while another came up just short on the road. Columbia (4-0) outlasted Roxana on the road in…
Read MoreBurglary reported in Hecker
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a burglary to a shed this week at a residence in the 300 block of South Main Street in Hecker. Police said that…
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