Splash pad safety discussed
Even amid celebration of the long-delayed barn feature’s installation at the Waterloo Community Splash Pad, discussion about the facility at last week’s Waterloo Park District meeting largely focused on a…
Read MoreImmaculate Conception realizing the dream
A year after announcing a capital campaign for a major renovation to the parish grounds, Immaculate Conception Church in Columbia hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Sunday, marking the start of a…
Read MoreFederal spending law makes waves
The massive domestic policy law known as the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act was signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4, and as much of the act’s…
Read MoreSex offender arrest in Waterloo
Filed last week in Monroe County Circuit Court, Thomas A. McDaniel, 68, of Waterloo, was charged with three counts of failure to register vehicles as a sex offender (truck, trailer…
Read MorePrison time for meth
A St. Louis woman was sentenced Friday in Monroe County Circuit Court to substantial prison time for possessing 100-400 grams of methamphetamine. Ashley M. Jaggie, 37, was sentenced to 20…
Read MoreIllinois Firecrackers 18U softball | Team of the Week
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Illinois Firecrackers 18U Adkins select softball squad. The team, which includes Waterloo High School softball standouts Samantha Juelfs and Mallory Thompson, recently…
Read MoreJacob Thompson | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Valmeyer Lakers pitcher Jacob Thompson. The lefthanded starter is a perfect 5-0 on the Mon-Clair League regular season with an ERA of 1.85…
Read MoreR-T All-Local Baseball Team
There was plenty to cheer about on local high school baseball diamonds this spring, with solid numbers put up by multiple individual players adding up to team success in some…
Read MoreR-T All-Local Girls Soccer Team
With all three local squads winning regional titles and one of them winning a state championship, the talent in girls high school soccer for this area is immense. Here’s a…
Read MoreMon-Clair leaders to face off
The top two teams in the Mon-Clair League will face off this weekend with a chance for them to be even in the standings come Monday. The Millstadt Green Machine…
Read MoreMon-Clair All-Stars named
The Mon-Clair League announced its all-star selections this week ahead of the annual All-Star Game against the St. Louis Mens Baseball League All-Stars set to take place next Wednesday night…
Read MoreBankruptcy filing for Big Rod’s
The St. Louis Business Journal reported last week that a pair of entities tied to a closed Waterloo bar and restaurant have filed for bankruptcy. A business and property entity…
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