Piranhas swim past Greenville
The Waterloo Piranhas summer swim team delivered a powerful performance at its June 18 meet in Greenville, securing a decisive victory with a combined score of 313-101 before storms brought…
Read MoreCHS volleyball | Team of the Week
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Columbia High School volleyball squad coached by Kelly Landgraf. The Eagles went a perfect 9-0 while not dropping a set at the…
Read MoreMakayla Gummersheimer | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is young softball standout Makayla Gummersheimer of Waterloo. As a member of the Midwest Patriots 16U select squad, Gummersheimer smacked four home runs during…
Read MoreSummer senses and hide-n-seek
There’s something about summer that sticks with you. Not just the heat or the longer days, but the way it wraps around your memories and pulls them out of hiding.…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 6-18-25
(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 MoreReal estate transactions | June 9-13, 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 MoreMarianne V. Idecker | Obituary
Marianne V. Idecker (nee Gauch), 79, of Hecker, born May 7, 1946, in Belleville, died June 18, 2025, at Garden Place, Millstadt, IL. Mrs. Idecker worked as a cook at…
Read MoreRichard Gill | Obituary
With heavy hearts, we say goodbye to Richard Gill, who has gone home to be with the Lord. As a devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend he left an…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 6-11-25
(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 MoreWednesday crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 5 p.m. Wednesday to a two-vehicle crash with injuries on Route 3 at Carl Street in Columbia. Route 3 southbound was shut down temporarily as…
Read More‘Live and let live’ for D-Day vet
The Great Depression, the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Normandy landings on D-Day and so many events and developments of the early and mid-20th century are just history lessons for…
Read MoreYoung cadets practice policing
A group of local kids celebrated the conclusion of this year’s Monroe County Sheriff’s Department Youth Academy with a run in the rain Friday morning, having spent the week alongside…
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