Posts Tagged ‘62298’
Rural Columbia farm provides sod for St. Louis soccer match
Two of the top professional soccer teams in the world will be playing on grass grown in Monroe County when they face off Saturday at the Edward Jones Dome in…
Read MoreThe Republic-Times begins to reveal old Bob Voris photos
The Republic-Times is proud to present the splendid photography works of legendary longtime editor Bob Voris. In memory of Voris, who passed away in January 2012, the R-T has uncovered…
Read MoreMillstadt earns No. 2 seed in Mon-Clair playoffs
Millstadt VFW won their final two games of the regular season, besting Belleville, 4-0, and Fairview Heights, 10-0, to hold on to the top spot in the Monroe Division over…
Read MoreDark days for Valmeyer in ’93
(This is the second in a three-part series looking back at the Flood of 1993 and its impact on Valmeyer. The final article in this series will run in September.)…
Read MoreSheriff retiring at end of term
While many elected officials in Monroe County have come and gone over the past 30 years or more, the county’s top law enforcement officer has held down the fort without…
Read MoreCommunity coming to aid of lymphoma patient
The Waterloo community is pulling together to help a local teen in need by hosting a barbecue benefit Friday. Elisabeth Johnston, a 17-year-old from Red Bud, has been battling a…
Read MoreWHS grad travels cross-country for good cause
A Waterloo native and recent University of Illinois graduate spent the summer traveling across the country by bicycle — raising funds for cancer research in the process. Heather Norris, the…
Read MoreRural Columbia man dies on farm
Police believe a rural Columbia man’s death on Friday morning was caused by an aggressive bull on his farm. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded to the area of Hillcastle…
Read MoreVandals cause damage in Waterloo
Waterloo police are investigating a large number of criminal damage reports that apparently occurred late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning throughout the city. A van in the 300 block of…
Read MoreMonroe County Fair enjoys its best year yet
To view and purchase photos from this year’s Monroe County Fair, from the Figure 8 and the horse shows, to fun around the fairgrounds, click here. The beautifully colored Sunday…
Read MoreMonroe County Tractor Pulling, then and now
BY JUDY BRINKMANN For the Republic-Times While the tractor pulling events may not have been the driving force that brought record crowds to the fairgrounds, many found themselves looking over…
Read MoreFond memories from Waterloo’s ‘Main Street Kids’
During the summer months of 1942, the Capitol Theatre in Waterloo entertained large crowds of moviegoers eager to see Disney’s new animated release “Bambi.” The bandstand on the courthouse lawn…
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