Running at state
Two Waterloo High School runners competed Saturday in the IHSA Class 2A state boys cross country meet at Detweiller Park in Peoria. Pictured at left is Waterloo’s Luke Smith, who…
Read MoreWaterloo youth football champs
Two Waterloo Sports Association youth football squads won their league titles in championship games played Sunday. At left is the Waterloo Varsity 2 squad which defeated Red Bud, 39-6, to…
Read MoreCHS boys soccer | Team of the Week
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Columbia High School boys soccer team. The Eagles defeated Chicago Academy on Thursday night and Mendota on Saturday afternoon in Hoffman Estates…
Read MoreAva Mathews | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Columbia High School volleyball standout Ava Mathews. The senior was recently named to the Illinois Volleyball Coaches Association All-State First Team for her…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 11-5-25
(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 MoreNarcissism revisited | Mark’s Remarks
A few weeks ago, I bumped into someone who mentioned a column I wrote years back – something about narcissism. To be honest, I barely remembered it. But we got…
Read MoreReal Estate Transactions | Oct. 27-31, 2025
The location of real estate transactions with only the parcel number listed may be viewed be entering the number on the Monroe County GIS website ‘Parcel Viewer.’ All transactions may…
Read MoreRollover crash northeast of Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 4:30 p.m. Tuesday to a vehicle rollover crash on Gilmore Lake Road just north of Country Club Lane northeast of Waterloo just inside the Monroe…
Read MoreStephen E. ‘Gene’ Sharp | Obituary
Stephen E. “Gene” Sharp, 92, of Waterloo, died Nov. 9, 2025, in Waterloo. He was born July 16, 1933, in Edinburg. Stephen, “Gene,” began his 49 year mining career working…
Read MoreStructure fire in rural Dupo
The Dupo, Millstadt, Columbia, Waterloo and Prairie du Pont fire departments responded along with Columbia EMS to a report of thick, black smoke in the 2200 block of Levin Crest…
Read MoreDianne L. Jany | Obituary
Dianne L. Jany (nee Helfrich), 84, of Paderborn, born June 19, 1941, in Belleville, died Nov. 4, 2025, at St. Louis de Greeff Hospice House, surrounded by her loved ones.…
Read MoreCharges filed in shooting outside Waterloo cinema
Crime scene tape and several sirens could be seen Tuesday night outside of RMC Cinemas in Waterloo, with police confirming an altercation took place in the parking lot at 113…
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