Posts Tagged ‘paywall’
Bearcats get first bowl bid
For the first time in program history, the McKendree University football team is going bowling. The NCAA Division II Bearcats received the Great Lakes Valley Conference’s bid to the America’s…
Read MoreMonday crash in Waterloo
The Waterloo Police Department and Monroe County EMS responded shortly before 6 p.m. Monday for a two-vehicle crash on North Market Street near the intersection of First Street. Traffic was…
Read MoreVehicle flees police Saturday in Columbia
Shortly before 10:30 a.m. Saturday, a vehicle wanted on traffic charges fled police in Columbia before speeding north out of town onto I-255. The vehicle, a white Chevy Malibu occupied…
Read MoreVehicle flees police Friday in Columbia
A reckless driver fled police early Friday afternoon in Columbia. At about 1:30 p.m., a Monroe County Sheriff’s Department deputy observed a white Chevy Malibu bearing license plates that did…
Read MoreGas line struck in Waterloo
The Waterloo Fire Department and City of Waterloo utility workers responded about 10:50 a.m. Friday to the report of a gas line struck by a construction crew in the 1300…
Read MoreStolen vehicle pursuit ends in Millstadt
Area law enforcement agencies joined in the pursuit of a suspected stolen vehicle that started about 8 p.m. Thursday in Waterloo and ended with a subject apprehended about 40 minutes…
Read MoreWednesday crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday to a crash involving a semi tractor-trailer and a passenger car on Route 3 just south of Carl Street in Columbia. The semi…
Read MoreGirls hoops season tips off
The high school girls basketball season got going this week with a pair of local tip-off tournaments. Columbia opened its 13th annual tip-off classic in style on Monday, winning 51-27…
Read MoreAuthor shares love of pro wrestling
A Columbia native and former Republic-Times sports editor recently published a book dedicated to wrestling and the love he and others have come to feel for the sport. Jeremy Housewright,…
Read MoreLocal hockey teams victorious
Both local high school club hockey teams posted victories last week as the season starts to round into shape. The Freeburg-Waterloo Raging Bulldogs are 3-1 on the young season following…
Read MoreMonroe County loves its veterans
Waterloo and Columbia each hosted Veterans Day ceremonies this past weekend, with city officials and residents coming out to recognize the sacrifice of all those who have served in the…
Read MoreHistoric house in harm’s way
With a recent sign dedication at Fort Piggott off Bluff Road near Columbia now past, the Kaskaskia-Cahokia Trail Coalition has turned some of its attention toward another local historical landmark…
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