Sunday night crash near Millstadt
Emergency personnel responded about 7:45 p.m. Sunday to an overturned vehicle in the area of Route 158 near Limestone Lane between Columbia and Millstadt. The Columbia Fire Department assisted Millstadt…
Read MoreRalph E. Stone | Obituary
Ralph Earl Stone, 87, of Columbia, died Feb. 1, 2024, in Waterloo. He was born Jan. 30, 1937, in Springfield, Mo., to Burl Stone and Pauline Avery. Ralph was a…
Read MoreTheft from Columbia pharmacy
Police were on the lookout for a suspect vehicle following a Friday morning theft from CVS Pharmacy, 100 Admiral Trost Drive, Columbia. The alleged theft occurred about 9:40 a.m., but…
Read MoreFriday morning fender bender in Columbia
A four-vehicle chain reaction crash occurred about 7:45 a.m. Friday on Route 3 northbound at Wedgewood Drive just south of North Main Street in Columbia. Police believe motorists were possibly…
Read MoreLaura C. Straub-Buckley | Obituary
Laura Christine Straub-Buckley, 38, born April 9, 1985, on Jan. 30, 2024, entered into heaven to be greeted by her step-father Bernard Kutz and grandparents Vernon and Ruth Frierdich. Laura…
Read MoreLooking after heart health reduces cancer risk, too | For Your Health
By Dr. Graham A. Colditz Siteman Cancer Center The month of Valentine’s Day, February is also American Heart Month – both highlighting matters of the heart. And while Heart Month…
Read MoreVHS girls basketball | Team of the Week
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Valmeyer High School girls basketball squad. The Pirates entered the week with a record of 11-6 on the season, which is the…
Read MoreAlex Stell | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Waterloo High School basketball player Alex Stell. The 6-foot-10 junior scored his 1,000th career point Friday at home during a loss to Mascoutah.…
Read MoreI-255 lane closure Friday near Cahokia
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced Thursday that lane restrictions will be encountered on northbound I-255 milemarker 14.6 south of Exit 15 (Mousette Lane) in St. Clair County beginning this…
Read MoreWednesday crash in Waterloo
The Waterloo police and fire departments and Monroe County EMS responded just before 12:55 p.m. Wednesday to a two-vehicle crash in the 900 block of Park Street (Route 156) in…
Read MoreBest season ever for WHS wrestling
The Waterloo High School wrestling team won the Mississippi Valley Conference Meet on Saturday at Triad, capturing the first conference title in program history. “When Coach (Rodney) Newbury and I…
Read MoreDown the stretch they come
The high school boys basketball regular season is in the stretch run, with local teams trying to hit that extra gear ahead of the playoffs. Gibault (15-11) won a close…
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