Golfers compete in Optimist qualifier
The Optimist International Junior Golf Championship Midwest Qualifier took place last month at Red Tail Golf Club in Decatur, with several locals participating. Columbia High School student Jacob Hall placed…
Read MoreRobert S. Haudrich | Obituary
Robert Haudrich was born Feb. 21, 1966. On Sunday, June 30, 2024, at age 58, he died in St. Louis. He said he was looking forward to coming home to…
Read MoreThe outage | Mark’s Remarks
Where were you? Many of us can remember who we were with, what we were wearing and even what words were said if we were around for important, shocking, or…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 7-3-24
(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 MoreSue A. Goodnick | Obituary
Sue Ann Goodnick (nee Hall), 86, of Waterloo, died July 8, 2024, in St. Louis. She was born June 27, 1938, in Belleville. She was a member of Concord Presbyterian…
Read MoreRetha M. McGee | Obituary
Retha Mae McGee, 93, of Dupo, died peacefully on July 8, 2024, in Dupo. She was born Sept. 19, 1930, in Arcadia, Kan., to Oscar and Viola (nee Workman) Palmer.…
Read MoreRainy rollover crash near Hecker
The Hecker Fire Department responded shortly before 6:20 p.m. Monday along with Monroe County EMS and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department to a pickup truck rollover crash on Route 156…
Read MoreAnnabelle M. Hoffarth | Obituary
Annabelle M. Hoffarth (nee Creekpaum), 94, of Hecker, born June 6, 1930, in Vergennes, died July 4, 2024, at Bria of Columbia.. Annabelle was born in Vergennes and grew up…
Read MoreWanda R. Shackelford | Obituary
Wanda R. Shackelford, 92, of Columbia, died June 22, 2024, at Freeburg Care Center. She was born April 21, 1932, in Parma, Mo. Wanda was proud of her family and…
Read MoreJames P. Kelemetc | Obituary
James P. Kelemetc, 82, of Columbia, died July 4, 2024, at Missouri Baptist Hospital, Town and Country, Mo. He was born March 3, 1942, in East St. Louis. James worked…
Read MoreValmeyer Lakers | Team of the Week
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Valmeyer Lakers of the Mon-Clair League. The defending league champions are off to a 13-3 start to the 2024 baseball campaign entering…
Read MoreTy Kueper | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Ty Kueper from the Waterloo Buds of the Mon-Clair League. Kueper, a lefty-swinging infielder, leads the Buds in hitting this season at .464…
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