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 ...

Waterloo’s Austin Martin connects with a pitch during a game played earlier this season. Four of the five local high school baseball squads managed to get at least one game in over the past week ...

On March 3, the St. Louis Community College-Meramec softball teams from 1975 to 2004 were inducted into the St. Louis Softball Hall of Fame. The head coach for those 30 years was St. Louis native ...

The Waterloo School District canceled classes at all school buildings Monday due to vandalism discovered inside Waterloo ...

Emergency personnel responded shortly before 2:45 p.m. Tuesday to a single-vehicle crash on Bluff Road at Steppig Road near Columbia. One person involved in the crash reported back pain on scene, ...

One of the many areas of life I feel somewhat inadequate in is gardening and yard care. Even though my first job was lawn ...

Another round of amendments to the Monroe-Randolph Enterprise Zone are hoped to spur residential development in two Monroe ...

Folks traveling along Country Club Lane just outside Waterloo are sure to have noticed signs at one particular corner bearing ...

Local government leaders in Illinois are once again calling on state lawmakers to increase funding for their communities ...

Gibault Catholic High School just this week announced upcoming upgrades for its gym to improve athletic events, graduation ...

The History Museum of Monroe County last month announced a bid to tear down an aging barn on the property and replace it with ...