Oops! It appears that you have disabled your Javascript. In order for you to see this page as it is meant to appear, we ask that you please re-enable your Javascript!HomeAdvertisePick Up A CopyWeatherEventsArchivesContactMenuHomeNews-Breaking NewsSports-Columbia-Dupo-Gibault-Red Bud-Valmeyer-Waterloo-Mon ClairOnline EditionEventsSubscribeSubmit Your NewsPurchase PhotosPick Up A CopyAdvertise With UsContact UsNewsBreaking NewsBusinessCity/CountyCommunityGovernmentPoliceSchoolWorld NewsSportsColumbiaDupoGibaultRed BudValmeyerWaterlooMon-Clair BaseballLifestylesR-T ColumnsPet of the WeekPhoto ContestsTechnologyMilestonesAnniversaryBirthEngagementObituaryWeddingSubmitSubmit an AnnouncementLetter to the EditorSubmit a News TipSubmit a PhotoSubmit an EventSubmit a Yard SalePhotosSubscribeOnline EditionIt’s holiday tourney time for boys hoopsLocal high school basketball fans clamoring for hoops action in the wake of recent postponements due...Man playing Santa arrested in WaterlooA man playing Santa was arrested Monday night in Waterloo on a warrant stemming from a...Break-in at Waterloo jewelry storeWaterloo police are investigating a break-in that occurred early Tuesday morning at JSR Jewelry, located at...NewsRow appointed as newest Waterloo aldermanRetired city building inspector and code enforcement officer Russ Row Jr. was...Candidates file for April electionMonroe County ushers in the 21st CenturySanta Float a true volunteer effortSportsMadelyne Juenger | Athlete of the WeekThe Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Columbia High School girls basketball...Columbia Ice Eagles Hockey | Team of the WeekIt’s holiday tourney time for boys hoopsLongtime CMS hoops coach reaches 500 winsObituariesDonna J. Lieb | ObituaryDonna J. Lieb (nee Foss), 89, of Waterloo, died Dec. 21, 2016,...Mabel M. Stockel | ObituaryLynda D. Franeschini | ObituaryRuth E. Schmidt | ObituaryRECENT SPORTS SCORESGirls basketball12/19: Valmeyer – 26, Dupo – 2312/17: Waterloo – 38, Columbia – 49 (Candy Cane Classic final)12/17: Valmeyer – 38, Wood River – 36 (Candy Cane Classic consolation)Boys basketball12/20: Columbia – 59, Carlyle – 5312/19: Dupo – 48, New Athens – 6512/17: Valmeyer – 51, Red Bud – 62Hockey12/21: Freeburg-Waterloo – 3, Bethalto – 412/19: Columbia – 12, East Alton-Wood River – 212/15: Freeburg-Waterloo – 2, Edwardsville – 1 CommunityMonroe County ushers in the 21st Century(This is the final installment in our year-long series recounting the rich...Santa Float a true volunteer effortGibault greenhouse goes solarCoalition considers childhood development focusBirthsSamantha Jane Kernen | BirthJane and Justin Kernen of Bee Cave, Texas, have announced the birth...Beau Daniel Goessling | BirthNash Kohler Papenberg | BirthColten Lee Huddleston | BirthRECENT ARTICLESMadelyne Juenger | Athlete of the WeekDecember 23, 2016Columbia Ice Eagles Hockey | Team o