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Relay For Life hopes to scare away cancer
Each year, Monroe County offers a chance to bring together the entire community through Relay For Life. The annual event provides attendees the opportunity to raise money to save lives…
Columbia concert to benefit veterans
Though it started off small, Dustin Row has built an entire evening of music to benefit veterans in a cause called Songs4Soldiers. Row, who was born and raised in Columbia,…
R-T editor’s song nominated for award
A song written by Republic-Times editor Corey Saathoff is up for an award. The tune “Slow Southern Rain,” written by Corey Saathoff and performed by his original country-rock band The…
Monroe County Fair starts Sunday
The Monroe County Fair presents its 66th annual event this Sunday, with a week of activities and events that celebrate the agricultural roots of the county while offering entertainment for…
2013 Valmeyer Mid-Summer Celebration event schedule released
The 2013 Valmeyer Mid-Summer Celebration takes place this year July 4-7, at Borsch Memorial Park in ‘old’ Valmeyer. Below is a list of the event schedule. Click here for the…
Remembering the ‘cow time’ protest 60 years later
The sight of picket signs and crowds of marching protestors evoke images of our country’s struggles during the turbulent 1960s. Many remember news reports and film of rioters jamming sidewalks…
Memorial Day events across the area
Memorial Day is an opportunity for Monroe County communities and surrounding areas to remember and honor those who died while fighting for this country. Here is a round-up of Memorial…
Man turns cancer fight into positive new purpose
Music is a powerful thing. It makes you feel. It is therapeutic. For Bob Berry, 52, of Waterloo, there has been an intense passion for music since he started playing…
Jody Eileen Laut | Obituary
Jody Eileen Laut, nee Walker, R.N., 53, of Belleville, formerly of Florissant, Mo., died April 4, 2013, at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, Belleville. Our “Florence Nightingale” was preparing to care for…
Community celebrates life of young man who touched many
Ian Jerome didn’t choose his disability. The disability chose him. But Ian didn’t let Duchenne muscular dystrophy define his existence. Wise beyond his years, Ian’s strong will, constant thirst for…
A look back at Columbia Main Street… 70 years ago
At the end of March 1943, citizens of Columbia had just heard news of the latest weapon released by the U.S. War Department: the bazooka. The last few days of…
After the fire, family still faces long road to recovery
Bill Roedl, his two children, fiancee, and her daughter remain in temporary housing as repairs continue on their Waterloo home that was severely damaged during a Nov. 21 fire. “Their…