Posts Tagged ‘Bob Hill’
Columbia candidates participate in virtual forum
The Republic-Times and Columbia Chamber of Commerce teamed up to present a virtual candidates forum for contested Columbia municipal election races for mayor and aldermanic seats. To view the video,…
Read MoreEbersohl chosen interim mayor of Columbia
In a brief meeting Wednesday night, Columbia Ward III Alderman Gene Ebersohl was chosen to be the city’s interim mayor until a new mayor is sworn in after the April…
Read More2020 Year in Review
The year 2020 was definitely memorable, but mostly for the wrong reasons. The COVID-19 pandemic affected everyone’s way of life and altered the course of history. For three-fourths of the…
Read MoreThere’ll be a new Columbia mayor in 2021
Columbia’s upcoming mayoral race added a contender Friday morning and lost one Monday night. Columbia Mayor Kevin Hutchinson announced that he will not seek re-election as mayor in April 2021…
Read MoreHill making mayoral run in Columbia
While much of the attention is placed on the upcoming November election, at least one local resident already has his sights set on a mayoral run in 2021. Monroe County…
Read MoreColumbia senior care facility fined again
The Illinois Department of Public Health announced last week that Integrity Healthcare of Columbia has been fined again for various violations. The IDPH fined the 119-bed skilled care facility located…
Read MoreCandidates file for 2020 election
Monroe County residents now know the candidates in the 2020 election, as Monday marked the final day Republican and Democratic candidates for local offices could file to run. The election…
Read MoreComplaints abound at Columbia senior home
After Integrity Healthcare of Columbia was fined $25,000 for a violation that proximately caused a resident’s death, a Republic-Times investigation found similar issues are not uncommon at the senior care…
Read MoreCoroner warns of Kratom dangers
Monroe County Coroner Bob Hill issued a warning about the dangers of Kratom following the first lethal overdose related to the product in the county earlier this year. A 34-year-old…
Read MoreDeath investigation in Columbia
The death of a 34-year-old man found unresponsive late Wednesday morning inside his Columbia residence is under investigation. The Monroe County Coroner’s Office was requested by the Columbia Police Department…
Read MoreLocal man found deceased following extensive search
Several area volunteer fire departments joined local police and other emergency personnel Tuesday in an extensive search for a missing 71-year-old man in the area of Steppig Road west of…
Read MoreBody pulled from river identified
Officials have identified the body of a deceased male recovered from the Mississippi River in rural Columbia early Wednesday morning as that of a Peru, Illinois man who jumped from…
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