Haunted Trail lawsuit filed
A lawsuit was filed last Tuesday in Monroe County Circuit Court against the Waterloo Sportsman’s Club following an Oct. 7, 2023, incident on club grounds during one of its Haunted…
Read MoreWaterloo Walmart sued for fall
Monroe County resident Kathy Richter has filed a lawsuit against Walmart, 961 N. Market Street in Waterloo. The July 1 filing in Monroe County Circuit Court alleges Richter sustained severe…
Read MoreEthington opts for bench trial
A man charged in connection with the 2023 death of a pedestrian during the Red Bud Firemen’s Picnic has opted to waive his right to a jury trial. Jayden D.…
Read MoreBost seeks audit of St. Louis mail operations
U.S. Representative Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro) wrote a letter June 25 urging the U.S. Postal Service’s Office of Inspector General to audit the St. Louis Processing and Distribution Center. Bost cited…
Read MoreLocal ZIP codes on lead testing list
The Illinois Department of Public Health has announced an expansion of its list of ZIP codes where lead exposure testing is required for children who live within those areas. Communities…
Read MoreMillstadt Green Machine | Team of the Week
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Millstadt Green Machine baseball club. Millstadt defeated the Monroe County Tribe, St. Louis Spikes and St. Louis Printers to win this year’s…
Read MoreTony Kossina | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is shortstop Tony Kossina of the Millstadt Green Machine. A Mon-Clair League baseball veteran, Kossina was named MVP of this year’s Valmeyer Midsummer Classic…
Read MoreGreen reigns supreme at Midsummer Classic
Like an Army tank, the Millstadt Green Machine stormed through the Valmeyer Midsummer Classic in dominating fashion on its way to a tournament title over the July 4 weekend. Millstadt,…
Read MoreHave a ball in Millstadt
Baseball fans at Village Park in Millstadt have likely already seen a nearby box set up like a free little library over the past few weeks, allowing them to trade…
Read MorePiranhas smiling to the finish
The Waterloo Piranhas summer swim program is diving into a big week of racing, with its last two regular season dual meets and a bonus non-conference tri-meet to close things…
Read MoreScholar-athlete honor for Davis
A Gibault Catholic High School alumna was among eight Western Kentucky University student-athletes named Conference USA Scholar-Athletes of the Year last month – the most in WKU history and most…
Read MoreExterior cracking | Mark’s Remarks
There are days and weeks and months when I am pretty sure I’m going to go full-blown curmudgeon. Michelle would say to me “Don’t look now” as she usually…
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