More conference madness
The conference shake-up continues for high school sports in Southern Illinois, with Waterloo and Columbia gaining another new future opponent next year. As reported in March, Waterloo High School voted…
Read MoreValmeyer Lakers | Team of the Week
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Valmeyer Lakers of the Mon-Clair League. After placing second in the regular season, the Lakers downed the Belleville Rockies on Aug. 3…
Read MoreKameron Hanvey | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Kameron Hanvey of the Valmeyer Lakers in the Mon-Clair League. Hanvey, a former Gibault baseball and basketball standout who plays at catcher and…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 8-6-25
(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 MoreBut we’re a Christian nation | Ott Obervastions
Recently, U.S. Rep. Mary Miller (R-Illinois) texted that she was deeply troubled that a Sikh cleric led a prayer in Congress. She initially misidentified him as Muslim. I guess…
Read MoreChanging of the guard | Mark’s Remarks
I am so grateful to be around people who are way smarter than I. I am equally grateful that there are mentally healthy friends, older than I am, who have…
Read MoreReal Estate Transactions | July 28 to Aug. 1, 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 MoreJanice K. Lauer | Obituary
Janice Kay Lauer (nee Scheibel), 77, of Columbia, died Aug. 10, 2025, in Columbia. She was born Nov. 5, 1947, in Belleville. Janice graduated from the Academy of Notre Dame…
Read MoreInjury crash at Route 3 and Hanover Road
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 4:10 p.m. Monday to a two-vehicle crash with injuries and road blockage on Route 3 at Hanover Road just north of Waterloo. Traffic on Route…
Read MoreMonday crash in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 1:30 p.m. Monday to a multi-vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 3 and North Market Street in Waterloo. The vehicles involved were a blue…
Read MoreRV fire in Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department responded about 1:45 a.m. Monday to an RV on fire in the backyard of a residence in the 200 block of East Crestview Drive at North…
Read MoreSunday injury crash on I-255
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 3:30 p.m. Sunday to a four-vehicle crash with injuries on I-255 westbound near the Jefferson Barracks Bridge. The crash occurred shortly after a thunderstorm arrived…
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