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Witness ruled unreliable in Goleaner case
Judge Dennis Doyle ruled recently that a state’s witness in the Julie Goleaner case was unreliable. According to Monroe County State’s Attorney Chris Hitzemann, the witness in question was…
Complaints abound at Columbia senior home
After Integrity Healthcare of Columbia was fined $25,000 for a violation that proximately caused a resident’s death, a Republic-Times investigation found similar issues are not uncommon at the senior care…
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Waterloo City Council amends parking rules
The Waterloo City Council conducted its third regular meeting of the month Monday night at City Hall, approving a couple of agenda items. Aldermen approved an amendment to the city’s…
Coroner: Renault child’s death ruled accidental
The Monroe County Coroner’s Office has determined the death of a 2-year-old Renault boy to be accidental, it was released on Monday. An investigation was conducted into the March 17…
Hecker mulls HSS homes
The Hecker Zoning Board of Appeals last week voted 5-2 to recommend approving a special use request by Human Support Services to permit occupancy of four unrelated adults in each…
New rules change face of preseason football practice
A rule change instituted this spring by the Illinois High School Association Board of Directors is causing local football coaches to rethink the way they are running their preseason practices.…
Columbia’s public safety push grows
In a somewhat timely announcement Monday, Columbia Mayor Bob Hill reported the city may be close to securing a property to be used for construction of a new public safety…
2023 Year in Review
January After a break for the holidays, the Waterloo Queen of Hearts jackpot grew to nearly $2 million. On the last day of the month, in front of a massive…
Columbia discusses new budget
With the home rule referendum failing earlier this month, the City of Columbia is moving ahead with preparations for its Fiscal Year 2024 budget without the benefit of additional revenue…
Large voter turnout for Tuesday’s election
Large voter turnout continuing throughout the day Tuesday made for strong showing for a consolidated election in Monroe County. “It was a really good day,” Monroe County Clerk Jonathan McLean…
Election Day is April 4
Several contested races for city offices, park board and school board will be decided in Waterloo this Tuesday, April 4, and there’s a home rule referendum up for Columbia voters…