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Fact or AI fiction?
Discussion surrounding artificial intelligence has grown tremendously over the past year, with many questioning how to integrate its generative capabilities into everyday life and others striving to combat it from…
Cooking up culture in Waterloo
An international dining event which took place in Waterloo last year is soon returning, offering residents the opportunity to immerse themselves in a different culture and help refugees in the…
Valmeyer budget proposed
Valmeyer Treasurer Larry Andres presented trustees with a tentative budget for the current fiscal year during last Tuesday’s village board meeting. While the Valmeyer’s fiscal year runs May 1 through…
Free Tdap shots for county residents
The Monroe County Health Department partakes in many programs that are beneficial to our communities. One such program has offered a limited amount of tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (Tdap) vaccines…
Regular biz for Waterloo City Council
The Waterloo City Council held two regular general meetings of late. At its June 5 meeting, aldermen approved the naming of an alley in town as Eleanor Lane. This alley…
Illinois first to outlaw book bans
Gov. JB Pritzker was joined by Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, advocates, and lawmakers Monday at the Harold Washington Library to sign legislation outlawing book…
Property assessments out now
2022 property tax assessments for Monroe County residents are available in the June 14 issue of the Republic-Times newspaper. Assessments are based on median property sales recorded in Monroe County…
Monday rollover on HH Road
The Waterloo Fire Department, Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Monroe County EMS responded shortly before 4:30 p.m. Monday for a one-vehicle rollover crash on HH Road near Deer Hill Road…
Conserve water order lifted in Monroe County
The Fountain Water District on Monday morning announced that its conserve water order issued to customers May 30 has been lifted. “Fountain Water District would like to thank our customers…
Woman dies after jump from JB Bridge
Emergency personnel responded about 7 a.m. Sunday to a report that a female jumped off the Jefferson Barracks Bridge at I-255 eastbound into the Mississippi River. Upon police arrival, an…