Posts Tagged ‘featured’
Wittenauer wins Republican nomination
Though most ballot items were uncontested and uneventful, Tuesday night poll results indicate that Monroe County will see a change among its commissioners by the end of the year. With…
Read MoreAhne’s site plan approved
A seemingly contentious matter for the Waterloo City Council turned out not so Monday night. By a 7-1 vote, aldermen approved two special use permit requests for a combined business/apartment…
Read MoreColumbia clears the air
There has been something in the Columbia air lately – but it’s not romance or the sweet smell of early spring flowers. With multiple Columbia residents reporting a foul odor…
Read MoreTornadoes sound alarms nearby
A thunderstorm that barreled through the region Sunday evening ahead of a cold front resulted in two brief tornado touchdowns in this area. The National Weather Service in St. Louis…
Read MoreWaterloo Chamber award winners
Glessners always gave The Waterloo Chamber of Commerce Community Service Award annually recognizes an individual who has shown tremendous dedication to the place they call home, be it through years…
Read MoreOak Hill audit confusion
Information obtained by the Republic-Times on Monday detailing a forensic audit of Oak Hill’s Medicare billing practices answered some questions but raised several more. In fact, a document created by…
Read MoreMaestro in the making
A number of Bulldogs recently took to the stage at Waterloo High School to show their talents during the annual Mid-Winter Concert, though one student had the particular honor of…
Read MoreBar fight details emerge
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department said it is investigating an altercation involving multiple subjects early last Sunday morning at Freeda’s Bar in Renault. One man was hospitalized for serious injuries…
Read MoreOld bakery site parked in purgatory
The Waterloo City Council was expected to vote on special use permit requests by the owners of the former Ahne’s Bakery property at 201 W. Mill Street during its meeting…
Read MorePorta Fest is kaputt
Lederhosen will gather dust, fixings for potato pancakes will go untouched and accordions will go sadly un-oompahed this year as the annual Porta Westfalica Festival in Waterloo was canceled for…
Read MoreColumbia grounds residential solar
As the result of a rare tie vote during Monday night’s Columbia City Council meeting, Mayor Bob Hill cast the deciding tally to disallow ground-mounted solar power installation on residential…
Read MoreNurse is mid-flight hero
Airborne medical emergencies are fairly rare. Though they do happen in the real world, most folks imagining such an incident on a plane probably picture a scene out of a…
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