Mary Ann Buechler, 92, of Columbia, died on March 30, 2026, at Accolade Healthcare of Waterloo, with her family by her side.

Holy Cross Lutheran Church of Wartburg, 5765 Maeystown Road, hosts its annual Good Friday service in the German language on April 3. The service begins at 10 a.m. The ...

The 2026 high school softball season is flying by, with some local teams already having several games under their belt.

District parents offered some comments on mandatory reporting and arts programming during the latest Columbia School Board meeting on March 19, which also saw some action items prepping for ...

Following the recent retirement of legendary head coach Scott Horner, the Columbia High School football program is now in the ...

A much loved rock radio host with Columbia ties will soon be inducted into the Illinois State University Broadcast Hall of ...

The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Gibault Catholic High School baseball player Gus Schmidt. The junior is hitting ...

The Columbia and Waterloo fire departments responded shortly before 10:15 a.m. Thursday to a fire inside a residence on ...

Paul Joseph Eilers, 69, of Trenton, died March, 28, 2026, at Evercare of Breese. He was born Dec. 2, 1956, in Breese, a son ...

The Columbia police, fire and EMS departments responded to a two-vehicle crash resulting in one rollover at the intersection ...

Despite warnings from the National Weather Service of erratic fire spread from outdoor burning, several area departments ...

The high school girls soccer season is kicking into high gear, with all three teams enjoying some early success this spring.