Fred A. “Skip” Wiscombe, 91, of Ruma, died Feb. 23, 2026, at Accolade Healthcare of Waterloo. He was born to the late ...

Emergency personnel responded about 11:20 a.m. Monday to smoke in the building at Hope Christian Church located at 9273 Coach ...

Police and school officials assured there was no immediate threat after an anonymous message was discovered on a bathroom stall late Monday morning at Columbia Middle School. Columbia Police ...

Left with a vacancy on the board at the end of last month’s meeting, the Waterloo Park District welcomed a new commissioner ...

The Columbia School Board recently approved a change to the district’s leadership structure, likewise welcoming a new face who will be focusing efforts on curriculum matters when she starts ...

The Maeystown Fire Department responded about 2:45 p.m. Wednesday to a brush fire near the railroad tracks in the area of ...

Brian K. Kohnz, 66, of Waterloo, died Feb. 21, 2026, in Waterloo. He was born March 21, 1959, in Hammond, Ind. Brian fought cancer for two very long years.

As the first students to attend Monroe County Christian School eight years ago are now preparing for graduation in the near ...

Gibault Catholic High School recently announced a big schedule change coming next school year, providing students and staff ...

The regular season wraps up this week for high school boys basketball, after which local teams will shoot their shot for ...

The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Waterloo High School wrestler Konnor Stephens. The senior recently secured his ...

Robert E. Prange , 87, of Waterloo, died Feb. 14, 2026, in Columbia. He was born Nov. 27, 1938, in St. Louis. Robert was on ...