Posts Tagged ‘monroe county’
2016 Year In Review
The Republic-Times Year In Review is featured in this week’s issue. This annual feature is a reminder of the prominent events that took place in 2016 and a reminder of…
Read MoreEagles top Bulldogs to win Candy Cane Classic
The Columbia High School girls basketball team took down rival Waterloo, 49-38, to win the Candy Cane Classic at Gibault Catholic High School on Saturday afternoon. Madelyne Juenger, who was…
Read MoreSanta Float set to ride Dec. 17-24
The annual Waterloo German Band Santa Float will be making the rounds through all the neighborhoods in town during the evenings of Dec. 17-24. The float, complete with Christmas music…
Read MoreAll-Local Volleyball Team
Monroe County is rich with volleyball talent, as Columbia and Valmeyer proved with conference and regional titles and teams such as Waterloo and Gibault showed on multiple occasions. Here’s a…
Read MoreInjury crash on Country Club Lane
Police, fire and emergency personnel responded about 1 a.m. Tuesday to a vehicle crash with injuries on Country Club Lane at Sherwood Lane in Waterloo. The crash remains under investigation.…
Read MoreHunter falls from deer stand
The Maeystown Fire Department, Monroe County EMS and Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded to the area of 4200 Heller Drive in Fults about 4 p.m. Friday after a male hunter…
Read MoreMen arrested for rural Waterloo burglary
Two men from Randolph County are facing felony residential burglary charges following a Tuesday incident east of Waterloo. Oscar A. Perez, 19, of Baldwin, and Paul S. Blackmore, 19, of…
Read MoreFilm shot in Columbia is Henderson’s Last
A movie filmed last year in Columbia took on added significance last week, as it will be the last to feature TV and film icon Florence Henderson. Henderson, who stars…
Read MoreWoman plans parrot sanctuary in county
Several months ago, Monica VanPelt of Columbia brought home an Eclectus parrot — a bird that can live beyond 50 years — and instantly fell in love. “She stole my…
Read MoreWaterloo man gets prison for sex abuse, child porn
A Waterloo man was sentenced this week in Monroe County to more than three years in prison for child pornography. His sentence will run concurrently with a Sept. 22 sentence…
Read MoreElection preview in this week’s paper
For a full preview of local and regional races in next week’s general election, pick up a copy of this week’s Republic-Times. The paper includes candidate profiles for all local…
Read MoreWomen caught using counterfeit money in Monroe County
Two women were charged with multiple counts of felony forgery after police say they used counterfeit $10 and $20 bills to make purchases at various businesses in Columbia and Waterloo…
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