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Stehlik places in state teen pageant
Sara Stehlik of Columbia placed third in the Miss Illinois Outstanding Teen competition over the weekend. Stehlik, who captured the title of Miss Southern Sweetheart Outstanding Teen in November, participated…
Read MorePlaces to pick up county fair preview
Below is a list of all the locations where the Republic-Times 2014 Monroe County Fair preview guide can be found: Waterloo Republic-Times, HTC, U of I Extension Office, Monroe County…
Read MoreSo far, county safe from West Nile
The Monroe County Board heard some good news Monday regarding seasonal diseases. Monroe County Health Department Administrator John Wagner told county commissioners at their regular meeting that while West Nile…
Read MoreWFD responds to house fire on Jamie Lane
The Waterloo Fire Department responded to a house fire at 1409 Jamie Lane behind the Sunset Ford auto dealership around 2:20 p.m. Thursday. Smoke could be seen billowing out of…
Read MoreSchool board hires teachers, OKs contracts
Correction: The board rescinded the June 5 motion awarding WHS east concession stand bid with restroom to Nevois Construction in the amount of $165,641. At a brief meeting Monday night,…
Read MoreHoeffken appointed city clerk in Columbia
The Columbia City Council on Monday night unanimously approved the appointment of Wes Hoeffken as the new city clerk following the recent passing of former city clerk Ron Colyer. Hoeffken…
Read MoreR-T wins more state awards
The Republic-Times newspaper, covering Monroe County and surrounding areas since 1890, on Friday brought home four first place plaques from the Illinois Press Association state newspaper awards contest in Springfield.…
Read MoreNo injuries in plane crash south of Valmeyer
For the second straight Saturday afternoon, there was danger in the sky over rural Monroe County. Danger came in the form of two small tornadoes near Fults and Ames on…
Read MoreNo injuries in plane crash near Valmeyer…
Valmeyer Fire Department and Monroe County Sheriff’s Department personnel responded shortly after 2:30 p.m. Saturday to the report of a skydiving plane down in the area of B Road and…
Read MoreBiking for Babies celebrates life with annual rides
For the fifth time, a local cyclist will be biking all the way to Chicago for a good cause he helped found. Biking for Babies was started in 2009 by…
Read MoreTeens as Teachers program coming to county
A new program designed to help both teens and young students has come to Monroe County through the University of Illinois Extension Office and 4-H. Teens as Teachers is a…
Read MoreBorger reflects on long coaching, teaching career
Barb Borger has been a dedicated coach and physical education teacher in the Waterloo school district since 1985 and recently retired after 34 total years in education. Her passion for…
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