Posts Tagged ‘springfield’
School mask issue to go to Supreme Court
After an appellate court declined to rule on a Sangamon County judge’s decision that issued a temporary restraining order against school mask mandates, Gov. JB Pritzker announced he would take…
Read MoreReitz replacing Costello
The vacant 116th district state representative seat most recently held by Jerry Costello II (D-Smithton) is now being occupied by another family name familiar to this area. Nathan Reitz, 42,…
Read MoreSchimpf lists legislative priorities
State Sen. Paul Schimpf (R-Waterloo) has announced his goals and priorities for the spring legislative session that starts Jan. 29. Schimpf has divided his priorities into two categories, with one…
Read MoreTwo local swimmers make state
Two local swimmers qualified for state by virtue of successful performances Saturday at the IHSA Springfield Sectional. Columbia High School sophomore Carter Nelson placed first in both the 100 and…
Read MoreIllinois lawmakers approve stopgap budget
Thursday marked the end of Illinois’ fiscal year 2016, and citizens anticipated results of a day-long legislative session in Springfield, which finally turned out a stopgap budget. “The stopgap budget…
Read MoreWaterloo FFA wins top chapter in state
The storied Waterloo FFA program did something this week that it’s never done before in its 76-year history. At the State FFA Convention this week in Springfield, the chapter was…
Read MoreRepublic-Times takes home state awards
Illinois Press Association awards were presented Friday in Springfield and the Republic-Times brought home several state honors. The newspaper won three first place plaques — two in editorial and one…
Read MoreColumbia, Waterloo cheerleaders win ICCA trophies
The cheerleading squads from Columbia and Waterloo high schools earned first place trophies in their respective divisions at the Illinois Cheerleading Coaches Association Championships on Saturday in Springfield. The CHS…
Read MoreR-T wins state awards
Friday the 13th was a lucky day for the Republic-Times, as it brought home four first place plaques from the Illinois Press Association state newspaper awards contest in Springfield. For…
Read MoreWHS Cheerleaders | Team of the Week
The Waterloo High School Cheer Squad is this week’s Republic-Times Team of the Week. The team took fifth place at the ICCA Championships held over the past weekend in Springfield.…
Read MoreLocals excel at Illinois State Fair
Following up on the success of this year’s Monroe County Fair, locals continued to make names for themselves at the Illinois State Fair, which took place Aug. 7-17 in Springfield.…
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