Deborah R. “Debbie” Hency, (nee Rea), 67, of Waterloo, died July 17, 2025, in Waterloo. She was born Dec. 5, 1957, in East St ...

Rebecca S. “Becky” Heusohn (nee Lloyd), 69, of Valmeyer, died July 16, 2025, in St. Louis. She was born June 10, 1956, in Red ...

The Hecker Fire Department responded shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday to a flash flood water rescue on Probst Road in rural St. Clair County following a bout of heavy ...

The IHSA released regular season schedules for all high school football teams in the state on Friday – including Waterloo, Columbia and Dupo. All three local squads are coming ...

Emergency personnel responded shortly before 12:15 p.m. Thursday to a rollover crash on Kern Road off Route 3 south of ...

The Columbia Fire Department responded about 2:20 p.m. Thursday following a possible lightning strike to a residence in the ...

A former Columbia High School sports standout signed this week as an undrafted free agent with a Major League Baseball squad ...

Less than a week after a scathing report from auditor James Schmersahl regarding accounting incompetence at Oak Hill, the ...

Phillip Tochtrop Sr., 77, of Columbia, died July 15, 2025, in St. Louis. He was born April 30, 1948, in St. Louis. Phillip ...

A Waterloo High School graduate recently published a book discussing mental health, development and a host of other topics ...

The Republic-Times has been Monroe County's hometown newspaper since 1890. Serving Columbia, Waterloo, Valmeyer, Hecker and every town in between, we strive to provide the news that matters most to ...

Continuing a trend since its new water plant became operational in December, the City of Waterloo announced Friday it failed ...