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Contract approved for Dupo teachers
Following months of tense negotiations, a new collective bargaining agreement between Dupo’s Board of Education and Federation of Teachers and Paraprofessionals Local 1732 was approved Monday night. The two-year agreement…
Read MoreColumbia Crossing legal saga concludes
The five-year-long legal battle between the City of Columbia and developer G.J. Grewe over the proposed Columbia Crossing development has ended, it was announced at Monday’s meeting of the Columbia…
Read MoreValmeyer Jr. High boys basketball | Team of the Week
The Valmeyer junior high boys basketball team is this week’s Republic-Times Team of the Week. The Pirates are state bound after winning their regional basketball championship last Thursday night, defeating…
Read MoreColumbia freshman Touchette places 7th at state
Last weekend, St. Clair Bowl in Fairview Heights was a jam- packed house with hundreds of people squeezing in to catch a peek at Illinois’ top bowlers. Parents and teams…
Read MoreSights & Sounds | Rueter’s 600th win ceremony
33-year Gibault High School boys basketball coach Dennis Rueter was honored Friday night for his 600th career win. Hundreds were in attendance to witness the ceremony to honor this milestone,…
Read MoreNew Illinois laws take effect in 2013
Jan. 1 not only marked the beginning of a new year, but also began the enforcement of more than 150 new laws in Illinois. Here is a description of several…
Read MoreFirst season firearm deer totals released
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources last week reported that hunters harvested a preliminary total of 72,111 deer during the opening weekend of the 2012 Illinois Firearm Deer Season, Nov.…
Read MoreKueker joins Illinois Senior Hall of Fame
The Illinois Department on Aging presented awards to the 2012 Senior Hall of Fame class Oct. 24 in Springfield. The Senior Hall of Fame was created in 1994 to honor…
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