Pandemic pause for civic clubs

As businesses and individuals have coped with financial hardship from the coronavirus pandemic, the same is true for community organizations.  “Basically, we’re at a standstill,” Waterloo Optimist Club Treasurer Quinn…

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Income tax amendment questions

Election Day is 20 days away, and early voting is off to a strong start, but a few common questions remain about Illinois’s proposed constitutional amendment.  The amendment would change…

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COVID data leads to questions

The Illinois Department of Public Health does not know where many people contracted the novel coronavirus in the metro east region, according to data obtained by the Republic-Times.  The Republic-Times…

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Fair winds, Admiral Trost

Monroe County residents may not know much about Admiral Carlisle A.H. Trost, but they have almost certainly driven on one of the numerous streets named after him.  A Valmeyer native,…

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R-T wins top SIEA honors

Following news earlier this year of multiple Illinois Press Association awards, the Republic-Times learned this week that it won the top award in its division for this year’s Southern Illinois…

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Hay barn fire near Floraville

Firefighters from five local departments battled a large hay barn fire near Floraville on Sunday morning. The fire occurred at 4157 Waterloo Road, the property of Vic Klein, shortly before…

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