Posts Tagged ‘ruma’
Route 3 road work in Randolph County
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that Route 3 from First Street in Ruma north to the Monroe County line will be intermittently restricted beginning Oct. 5. These lane restrictions…
Read MoreTwo-vehicle crash south of Red Bud
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday to a crash on Route 3 at Wagner Lane south of Red Bud in Randolph County. According to the accident report, a…
Read MoreTo Liberia, with love: Community pitches in to help war-torn country
The African nation of Liberia is forever linked to this area through tragedy, but one local nun is making more positive memories there with assistance from the community. Last week,…
Read MoreRoute 3 improvement project plans solidify
The much anticipated Route 3 improvement project in Waterloo appears to be very close to starting up. Waterloo Director of Public Works Tim Birk told the Waterloo City Council on…
Read MoreMartyred Ruma nuns still remembered 20 years later
The top headline in the Nov. 4, 1992, issue of the Republic-Times read “Waterloo Nuns Killed in Liberia.” Despite an election, three of the four front page stories focused on…
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