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Boy Scout project aims to honor Civil War vets
To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War, local Boy Scout Shane Douglas is working on a fitting way to honor local veterans of the battle…
Read MoreBOYS HOOPS: Columbia edges Waterloo; Hawks top Pirates
Tuesday night featured a double dose of Monroe County high school basketball action as Columbia hosted Waterloo while Valmeyer traveled to Gibault. In what turned out to be a tight…
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 MoreGIRLS HOOPS: Eagles down ‘Dogs in rivalry game
By ALAN DOOLEY Columbia outlasted Waterloo in a girls high school basketball rivalry game Tuesday night at Columbia High School, 57-49. Waterloo appeared to take control of the game early,…
Read MoreFatal crash on Route 159 south of Hecker
Two young Red Bud women are dead and two others injured following a head-on collision that occurred shortly after 10:30 p.m. Saturday on Route 159 just south of Sunset Lane…
Read MoreFRIDAY NIGHT HOOPS: Eagles win again; ‘Dogs, Hawks fall short
The Eagles, Bulldogs and Hawks were all at home in boys high school basketball action on Friday night, with two of the three games going down to the wire. Columbia…
Read MoreRobbery thwarted at Waterloo Quick Cash
A Red Bud woman is charged with aggravated robbery following a late Wednesday afternoon incident at the Waterloo Quick Cash of Illinois. Waterloo police and Monroe County Sheriff’s Department deputies…
Read MoreColeman murder convictions upheld by appellate court
The Fifth District Appellate Court on Dec. 31 delivered a judgment upholding the 2011 murder convictions of Christopher Coleman for the strangling deaths of his wife and two young sons.…
Read MoreEagles advance to Freeburg tourney title game; ‘Dogs top Triad
Columbia rose to the challenge on Monday night, putting together a strong defensive effort and balanced scoring to end Marquette’s quest for a fourth straight Freeburg-Columbia Holiday Tournament championship. With…
Read MoreGibault falls just short of tourney title in Pinckneyville
Gibault fought hard all day, but in the end, it just wasn’t enough. The Hawks lost a heartbreaker to Carterville on Saturday night, a 65-61 overtime loss in the championship…
Read MoreColumbia advances to Freeburg tourney semifinal; ‘Dogs win
It was a special night in more ways than one for the Columbia Eagles boys hoops team Saturday in the Freeburg Holiday Tournament. They cruised to a 72-27 victory over…
Read MoreLocal teams begin play in Freeburg hoops tourney
Monroe County boys high school basketball teams went 1-2 in the first day of action in the Freeburg Holiday Tournament on Friday. In a rematch of last year’s title game,…
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