Posts Tagged ‘monroe county’
One dead after trio of Thursday afternoon crashes
One woman was killed and two others injured in a Thursday afternoon crash, the first of three crashes in a span of 30 minutes on Monroe County roads. Shortly before…
Read MoreRauner comes to county for Republican dinner
At about 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, a dark SUV rolled up to the entrance of Turner Hall in Columbia, letting out Republican Governor Bruce Rauner, along with several aides and security…
Read MoreWaterloo traffic stop results in meth arrests
The Waterloo Police Department arrested four people and seized a pound of methamphetamine and other drugs, including heroin, during a traffic stop early Monday morning on Route 3. At about…
Read MoreCommunity offers hope for Lydia
When 5-year-old Lydia Boyer was diagnosed with an aggressive, stage IV brain and spinal cancer called medulloblastoma last May, she began a series of surgeries and intensive treatments no parent…
Read MoreSpring Sports Preview in this week’s paper
Pick up this week’s Republic-Times newspaper for the 2017 Spring Sports Preview. Included in the special section are schedules, team pictures and athlete names for each spring high school sport. Additionally,…
Read MoreWhat’s new at 11 South?
While the towering 11 South medical complex atop Sand Bank Road in Columbia continues to draw the admiration of passersby, developments also continue to take shape inside its facilities. Developer…
Read MoreR-T All-Local Boys Basketball Team
The 2016 – 2017 high school basketball season ended earlier than usual in Monroe County, with no postseason championships to speak of. There were several outstanding individual performances on local…
Read MoreVehicle break-ins, car stolen in Columbia
The Columbia Police Department is asking for the public’s help in providing information following the report of three vehicle break-ins and a car stolen overnight. The stolen car is a…
Read MoreCrash on Gilmore Lake Road
Emergency personnel responded about 4:15 p.m. Monday to a single vehicle crash in the area of 746 Gilmore Lake Road between Country Club Lane and Floraville Road in rural Waterloo.…
Read MoreDomestic battery arrest in Columbia
An East St. Louis man is facing charges of domestic battery and attempting to elude police following an early morning incident in Columbia on Thursday. Police said Cornell Wren, 30,…
Read MoreBurglary at Select Fuel early Sunday morning
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department is investigating an early Sunday morning burglary at Select Fuel & Convenience near Red Bud. At 5:06 a.m., two suspects broke into the gas station…
Read MoreHead-on crash near Red Bud
Emergency personnel responded about 1 a.m. Saturday to a head-on crash with injury on Route 3 at Old State Route 3 near Red Bud. The vehicles involved were a Ford…
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