Crash involving mail truck in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded about 2:30 p.m. Monday to a crash involving a pickup truck and mail truck on Lakeview Drive at Stockel Lane next to Lakeview Park in Waterloo. The…
Read MoreWilliam E. Tutka | Obituary
William E. Tutka, 78, of Maeystown, died March 11, 2024, in St. Louis. He was born Sept. 20, 1945, in Granite City. William was a member of St. John United…
Read MoreDorothy A. Rick | Obituary
Dorothy A. “Dotty” Rick (nee Mentel), 91, of Waterloo, died March 10, 2024, in Waterloo. She was born Aug. 14, 1932, in Valmeyer. Dotty was a member of Ss. Peter…
Read MoreGlenn E.F. Voelker | Obituary
Glenn E. F. Voelker, 79, of Maeystown, died March 7, 2024. He was born Feb. 23, 1945, in Belleville. Glenn was a member of St. John United Church of Christ,…
Read MoreLocal hoopsters named all-state
Two local high school hoops standouts received statewide accolades for their success on the court this winter. The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association announced its 2024 All-State Boys Basketball Team in…
Read MoreFreeburg-Waterloo Raging Bulldogs | Team of the Week
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Freeburg-Waterloo Raging Bulldogs hockey squad coached by Scotty Roberts. The Raging Bulldogs swept Triad in two straight games early last week to…
Read MoreLayne Wilkens | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Freeburg-Waterloo Raging Bulldogs hockey player Layne Wilkens. The Gibault Catholic High School junior was a key member of a Raging Bulldogs squad that…
Read MoreElsie M. Hofstetter | Obituary
Elsie Mae (nee Gischer) Hofstetter, 90, of Columbia, died March 7, 2024, in Waterloo. She was born Jan. 13, 1934, in East St. Louis to Lincoln and Odela (nee Levin)…
Read MoreElectrical fire in Waterloo
At about 2:35 a.m. Friday, the Waterloo Fire Department and City of Waterloo electrical workers responded to the area of Sonic and Huck’s on Route 3 at North Market Street…
Read MoreMason Kinney | Obituary
Mason Alexander Kinney, 19, of Red Bud, died March 6, 2024, at Red Bud Regional Hospital, Red Bud. He was born to Nathan and Bethany (nee Dannenberg) Kinney on June…
Read MoreVehicle fire west of Waterloo
The Waterloo Fire Department responded about noon Thursday to a vehicle fire that also damaged the exterior of a nearby residence in the 5700 block of Deer Hill Road near…
Read MoreStructure fire in Dupo
Four fire departments battled a late Thursday morning structure fire in Dupo. The Dupo, Cahokia, Prairie du Pont and Columbia fire departments responded at about 11 a.m. to a working…
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