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4 days ago · An earthquake was felt in Monroe County on Saturday evening. The U.S. Geological Survey measured a 2.4 earthquake just southwest of Valmeyer at 6 p.m.Reports of the quake came from…

Dec 31, 2024 · The weather cooperated for the biggest 2024 event in Southern Illinois, a total solar eclipse the afternoon of April 8. While Monroe County was not in the direct line of totality, Red Bud and Prairie du Rocher became hotspots as many locals flocked to Randolph County to catch a glimpse of the celestial spectacle.

2 days ago · In the month following passage of the latest comprehensive plan for the City of Columbia, officials have been busy completing preliminary goals necessary to accomplish its vision for the next 20 years. During the Jan. 21 city council meeting, aldermen officially set a target for the city’s ...

Jan 30, 2025 · The Columbia Fire Department responded about 12:45 p.m. Friday to a fire to a detached garage at the corner of West Bottom Avenue and Grueninger Street near Life Community Church.…

Jan 3, 2025 · Following a man in being shot in the leg around 3:30 p.m. Thursday in the 300 block of McBride Avenue in Dupo, members of the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department and Cahokia Heights police department engaged in a two-hour standoff with a suspect at a nearby residence.

Nov 6, 2024 · Despite only one contested local race, voter turnout in Tuesday’s election was very high in Monroe County. Unofficial final numbers indicate over 81 percent of registered voters in the county made their voices heard at the ballot box, with a total of 21,012 votes tallied for Monroe County, eclipsing the 79 percent voter turnout in 2020.

Jan 15, 2025 · A Red Bud man entered a guilty plea for a 2023 murder in that city. The North County News reported that Shawn Porter, 49, pleaded guilty Nov. 8 to a…

3 days ago · Roland George Wiegand, 57, of New Athens, born Sept. 5, 1967, in Red Bud, died peacefully at his home on Feb. 2, 2025, with his family at his side.

Dec 16, 2024 · 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 you in the timeliest manner possible.