Posts Tagged ‘62298’
Schmitz, Toenjes big winners of fair demo derby
With a car seemingly built like a tank, Chad Schmitz of Valmeyer was the big winner of Friday’s Auto Demolition Derby at the Monroe County Fairgrounds. He took the final…
Read MoreFigure 8 Fun!
A large crowd filled the stands at the Monroe County Fairgrounds for the Figure 8 Race on Wednesday night. A beautiful mild summer night brought out the likes of local…
Read MoreKuykendall waives preliminary hearing
Jordan Kuykendall appeared briefly in court Wednesday morning in Monroe County for a preliminary hearing held on the first-degree murder charge he faces for allegedly stabbing to death his ex-girlfriend,…
Read MoreWHS grad in midst of tough cancer fight
When a trip to the emergency room changed Joel Roschnafskyās life in an instant, friends and family in Monroe County mobilized to help this native son and friend tackle his…
Read MoreBaptist missionaries offer comfort through bears
While teams from Builders for Christ have been converging on Waterloo to help First Baptist Church complete a construction surge on their new Beacon facility on Market Street, other groups…
Read MorePiranhas, Hilltoppers take second in respective conference meets
Piranhas fall just short of conference title BY JEREMY KOVARIK For the Republic-Times The Waterloo Piranhas entered the season with aspirations of winning their 11th Kaskaskia Conference championship in the…
Read MoreMillers sweep Millstadt in a big league doubleheader Sunday, Valmeyer stomps Columbia
The Waterloo Millers tightened things up in the Monroe division of the Mon-Clair baseball league Sunday, taking two games from division leading Millstadt (15-5) at Mueth field in a league…
Read MoreLiefer crowned fair queen, Worley is little miss
Lisa Liefer, the 17-year-old daughter of Les and Kathleen Liefer of Waterloo, was crowned Miss Monroe County Fair Queen at the fairgrounds on Sunday night to kick off this year’s…
Read MoreBulldogs football: inside look at summer training
It may be hard to imagine, but high school football season is just four weeks away. And although school is still out, the Waterloo High School football team has been…
Read MoreMonroe 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…
Read More1993: beginning of the end for old Valmeyer
By ANDREA DEGENHART and COREY SAATHOFF For the Republic-Times (This is the first of a three-part series marking the 20th anniversary of the Flood of 1993 and eventual relocation of…
Read MoreSchool district amends bus policy
The Waterloo School Board on Monday night took steps to amend the district’s student transportationĀ policy, offering a more flexible option than the strict “home-to-school, school-to-home” course of action initially…
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