By Dr. Graham A. ColditzSiteman Cancer Center If someone asked us to name five ways to improve our health and lower the risk ofillness, “eat a healthy diet” would ...

There are so many things I talk about with my kids that might as well be a foreign language. As they’ve gotten older, they’ve ...

Larry James Cottom, 80, of Columbia, born Aug. 26, 1945, in East St. Louis, died Feb. 3, 2026, at his residence surrounded by ...

An addition to Columbia High School’s extracurriculars this year has seen tremendous success and appears to have a bright ...

Although Monday’s Monroe County Board meeting adjourned within 20 minutes of being called to order, it was enough time for local residents to voice a number of lingering concerns ...

By SCOTT WOODSMALL For the Republic-Times Brenndan M. Pietlukiewicz, 21, of Waterloo, traded his county-issued incarceration ...

On Jan. 27, Illinois American Water filed a rate hike request with the Illinois Commerce Commission, citing a need to pay for ...

The Waterloo High School boys bowling squad completed its best season in program history this past weekend at St. Clair Bowl, ...

In sports, there’s the oft-used phrase that “big-time players make big-time plays in big-time games.” Such was the case ...

An historic house along Main Street in Columbia received some much needed love and care last year after nearly a decade of ...

Two local high school club hockey teams have withstood the regular season grind only to find themselves now in “survive and ...

A 2.0-magnitude earthquake was recorded in rural Monroe County on Sunday night, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. It was ...