Posts Tagged ‘bob voris’
WHS Legacy Society inductees chosen
After a year thwarted by COVID, five Waterloo High School alumni are being recognized as the newest additions to the WHS Legacy Wall. Soon, the familiar faces of Rev. Mary…
Read MoreEnd of the trail for Camp Vandeventer
After 100 years of providing camping, leadership training and memories for Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts in the area, Camp Vandeventer at 3464 Trout Camp Road in Waterloo will close.…
Read MoreRepublic-Times celebrates 125th anniversary
In 2015, the Republic-Times is celebrating 125 years of serving the Monroe County community with quality weekly news coverage. The Republic-Times is a successor to Waterloo’s first newspapers, Independent Democrat…
Read MoreLike and Share Throwback Thursday Contest
Check out our new “Like and Share Throwback Thursday” contest! Just for liking and sharing the vintage throwback Thursday photo we post on our Facebook page, you will automatically be…
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 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…
Read MoreRemembering the ‘cow time’ protest 60 years later
The sight of picket signs and crowds of marching protestors evoke images of our country’s struggles during the turbulent 1960s. Many remember news reports and film of rioters jamming sidewalks…
Read MoreLongtime editor praised as community treasure
Simply referring to Bob Voris as a newspaperman is like calling Stan Musial just a baseball player. The man’s legacy, like Musial’s, remains the standard of his profession the likes…
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