Crash near Red Bud injures 4
The Red Bud Fire Department, Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Monroe County EMS responded shortly before 7:30 p.m. Friday to a two-vehicle crash with injuries on Ames Road at Faust…
Read MoreChilli | Pet of the Week
Chilli is doing great in her foster home. Her foster mom reports she is a sweet, gentle girl and just about perfect. Chilli is two years old and weighs 43…
Read MoreThursday crash on I-255 in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 4:30 p.m. Thursday to a multi-vehicle crash with injuries on I-255 eastbound near the Fish Lake overpass just before the Columbia exit onto Route 3. Illinois…
Read MoreRiley Mathews | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Columbia High School soccer standout Riley Mathews. The senior midfielder leads the Eagles in scoring so far this spring with 19 goals and…
Read MoreEaster night tornadoes make mighty mess
A strong line of thunderstorms with heavy rain and confirmed tornadoes swept through Monroe County and neighboring counties Sunday night, damaging houses, farm buildings and school grounds. There were a…
Read MoreCASA cares for local youth
With April designated as National Child Abuse Prevention Month, folks who care for youth have been especially cognizant about their work over the past few weeks, with those working for…
Read MoreColumbia seeing red
The City of Columbia budget for Fiscal Year 2026 is full of red numbers but it’s not as bad as it seems, city officials say. Aldermen approved the budget following…
Read MoreWaterloo pool not sunk yet
While many races were uncontested in the April 1 election, one of the most notable items on the ballot was a referendum regarding a public pool in Waterloo. The dust…
Read MoreHawks help water flow in Dominican
A group of 11 students from Gibault Catholic High School returned last month from a mission trip to the Dominican Republic as part of their senior service project, going to…
Read MoreAdding to the fun at Waterloo parks
Waterloo’s parks are set to get some additional support from the community with the recent creation of a nonprofit set up to help with the development of new programs and…
Read MoreMore book talk; CHS progress steady
The district’s library policy once again received attention at this month’s Columbia School Board meeting, with the board also discussing progress on high school expansion and some policy matters as…
Read MoreWoman opts for ‘Moms and Babies’ sentence
Last Tuesday, a Dupo woman had her sentence of incarceration at the Monroe County Jail intentionally revoked in order to serve time at an Illinois Department of Corrections center in…
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