Below is the farewell address of New Athens Mayor Joe Behnken, as Steven Newbold will assume that position on May 1. As I ...

A federal grand jury last week charged nine illegal aliens with immigration-related offenses in multiple Illinois counties ...

The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is the Columbia High School varsity softball squad. The Eagles have won 10 straight ...

The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Columbia High School soccer standout Riley Mathews. The senior midfielder leads the ...

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor, ...

The host Waterloo Bulldogs cooled down a high-flying Gibault Hawks squad Monday night in a rivalry girls soccer contest.

The Illinois House gave its approval recently to legislation that would give high school athletes a limited right to compete ...

The high school baseball season keeps pushing on in and around Monroe County, featuring highs and lows that come with the ...

Former Waterloo High School softball standout Mia Miller is already making a name for herself in her first season at Missouri ...

Two local high school softball squads keep stacking wins while a few others are having trouble finding their footing this ...

The Millstadt Ambulance Service offered an update earlier this month regarding its bid for establishing an independent ...

The district’s library policy once again received attention at this month’s Columbia School Board meeting, with the board ...