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Mixed local reaction to school funding bill
Area schools need not worry any longer about receiving state funding for the 2017-18 school year after Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a new school funding formula into law on Thursday.…
Read MoreLate TD lifts Eagles over Bulldogs, 31-25
With a capacity crowd on hand at Waterloo High School, the Columbia Eagles fought back from deficits at halftime and in the final minutes to outlast the Bulldogs on Friday…
Read MoreElection process starting for 2018
Those planning to run for various county offices up for election in November 2018 will begin circulating petitions for their candidacy starting Tuesday. Candidate forms are currently available at the…
Read More‘Ideas Over Beers’ event brews ingenuity
Dr. Birton Cowden, a Hecker native, surveyed the crowd Thursday night at Stubborn German Brewing in Waterloo, microphone in hand. Everyone from well-known business owners to budding entrepreneurs sat around…
Read MoreWHS Legacy Society to induct newest class
The Waterloo High School Legacy Society announced its 2017 Legacy Wall inductees, with an open house date of Sept. 14 set to honor them. This is the fifth year of…
Read MoreEagles clipped at home by Morton in OT, 40-37
The season opener for Columbia football ended with a stunning home defeat at the hands of Morton in overtime on Friday night, 40-37. The Eagles jumped out in front in…
Read MoreBulldogs drop season opener to Herrin, 28-21
The season opener for Waterloo High School ended with a disappointing 28-21 loss at home to Herrin. Things started off promising for the Bulldogs with a quick score in the…
Read MoreFriess to challenge Costello
A Republican attorney from Red Bud announced this week his intentions to run against State Rep. Jerry Costello II (D-Smithton) in 2018. “I’m running for state representative because I believe…
Read MoreSolar spectacle draws sensational crowd
At 1:17 p.m. Monday, large crowds at Waterloo’s “Solarbration” and Columbia’s “Total Eclipse in the Park” stared up at the sky in anticipation as the sun readied to perform the…
Read MoreMCSD trying to stay one step ahead of crime
Monroe County is changing, and the sheriff’s department has taken notice. “It’s not the Monroe County of 25 years ago,” Monroe County Sheriff Neal Rohlfing told the Republic-Times while addressing…
Read MoreEclipse glasses for local students safe to use
With a recent recall notice issued by Amazon for some solar eclipse glasses sold online, the Monroe-Randolph Regional Office of Education assured parents that glasses provided to local schools for…
Read MoreWaterloo native’s book explores life with ALS
Denise Benyo wouldn’t go down easy. After being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, she spent five grueling years fighting tooth and nail against the disease. ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative…
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