Stolen vehicle arrest

A St. Clair County man was arrested following a Tuesday night incident in rural Monroe County. Shortly before 6:30 p.m., Monroe County Sheriff’s Department deputies were dispatched to the area of Ramsey…

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Structure fire in Dupo

Multiple departments responded shortly before 10 a.m. Wednesday to a structure fire in the 400 block of North 3rd Street near Mousette Avenue in Dupo. Heavy flames were seen upon…

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Music stars shine at WHS

By SADIE WYRICK For the Republic-Times Craig Campbell and Adam Wainwright made their musical mark Saturday on the “Loo,” performing for many locals during a concert at Waterloo High School. …

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Columbia springs into work 

The City of Columbia is taking advantage of the  recent warmer weather by getting several impactful projects moving toward completion with several more planned for later this year. Excavation work…

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Book talk in Columbia

The Columbia School Board’s monthly meeting on Thursday was notably dominated by a number of speakers looking to address a recently-decided library policy. Among the unusually large crowd that filled…

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Fired city employee fires back

The recent termination of a City of Waterloo employee following a missed test with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency at the city’s new water plant and a subsequent social media…

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