Stephen M. Douglas | Obituary

Stephen M. Douglas, 65, of Springfield, died June 18, 2022, at Springfield Memorial Hospital. Stephen was born Dec. 27, 1956, in Belleville, the son of Duel and Lorraine (Clark) Douglas. …

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Vehicle stolen in Waterloo

Police continue to investigate following the early Friday morning theft of a car in Waterloo that resulted in a police pursuit in Columbia and St. Clair County. Shortly after 2:10…

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Tuesday crash in Waterloo

No injuries were reported in a two-vehicle crash that occurred about 2:15 p.m. Tuesday on East Third Street at South Church Street in Waterloo. The vehicles involved were an HTC…

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Boys tracksters medal at state

The Republic-Times coverage area was represented well at the IHSA Boys Track State Meet this weekend at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. Returning home with medals were athletes from Waterloo,…

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Wednesday crash in Waterloo

Emergency personnel responded about 11:40 a.m. Wednesday to a two-vehicle crash on Route 3 near Alan Street. Traffic was backed up temporarily in the southbound lanes of Route 3 in…

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Here comes the heat

As the high school baseball season surpasses its midway point, local teams are finding their identity. Gibault (11-12) has won three of five recent games.  The Hawks battled hard against…

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Queens of the diamond

The hits keep coming for local high school softball teams this spring. Valmeyer (4-3) enjoyed an 8-6 win in 10 innings against rival New Athens last Tuesday. Brooke Miller struck out…

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