LSVs in Columbia?

A Columbia man is halfway to his goal of obtaining enough signatures to revisit the possibility of allowing low-speed vehicles within Columbia city  limits. The issue had been proposed in…

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Fults post office closed

United States Post Office mail customers in Fults will now need to direct any questions to the post office in Valmeyer. One local resident told the Republic-Times that the Fults…

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Fuel tax increases July 1

Illinois residents will see an increase at the pump starting July 1. That’s when an automatic annual Motor Fuel Tax increases to account for inflation. The tax currently stands at…

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Nelson swims to the finish 

Columbia native Carter Nelson capped off an amazing swimming career by competing in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials held in Indianapolis on Thursday.  Nelson, with several family members in atendance,…

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Police Blotter | 6-19-24

(Information in this report is gathered from police agencies, county courts and emergency radio dispatch. The public is reminded that defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty and charges may…

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Gas leak in Waterloo

The Waterloo Fire Department responded at about 1:30 p.m. Sunday to the report of a gas leak in the kitchen of a residence in the 200 block of North Library…

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