After roughly two years of effort, Monroe County could soon adopt a new comprehensive plan as the latest draft was recently ...

A local volunteer with the University of Illinois Monroe County Extension was recently recognized at the state level for her ...

Illinois is among a growing list of states that are issuing their own vaccine guidelines that could supersede those of the ...

Mary Ann J. “Jackie” Lutman (nee Nakisher) 84, of Fults, died October 28, 2025, in Fults. She was born Jan. 12, 1941, in St.

A Columbia couple have kept themselves busy over the last few years taking care of a severely injured dog, even adding ...

Millikin University in Decatur honored new inductees to its athletic hall of fame during an induction ceremony held during ...

Waterloo Mayor Stan Darter sent a letter to aldermen earlier this month to counter continued negative chatter from a few ...

The high school volleyball season has reached the stage to where records no longer matter. It’s simply all about survival.

A combination of challenges on U.S. farms has pushed turkey prices higher as the calendar nears Thanksgiving, with wholesale ...

Morrison-Talbott Library in Waterloo recently introduced its new “Library On the Go” outreach van, a resource designed to ...

The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Waterloo High School girls tennis squad coached by Brett Ivers. The Bulldogs won a ...

The Columbia and Waterloo high school boys soccer squads continued what has become a nearly annual tradition of advancing to ...