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Panther Challenge wraps up
Last Saturday, the Waterloo, Columbia and Gibault boys competed in the O’Fallon Panther Challenge. This past weekend, it was the girls’ turn. The Columbia Eagles looked to be highly competitive…
Columbia man arrested in sword incident
A 33-year-old Columbia man has been charged with multiple felonies following an incident involving a samurai sword in his apartment on Thursday night. Police were called to an apartment at…
The Rueters: 33 years of Hawks hoops
There are names synonymous with the basketball greats. Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, last season, surpassed his former coach, Bob Knight, for the most wins in college basketball history at…
Ice Eagles are having a successful rebuilding season
“All things considered, I am really pleased with how we’ve done,” Columbia Ice Eagles hockey coach Jeff Royer said about his team’s season so far. The team has gone through…
Gibault bowls for education
Many athletes aspire to play college sports. One of many reasons is to help get them financially get through school. But one local team found a way to help raise…
River traffic still flowing, for now
Area rain and snow over the past weekend have brought a temporary reprieve for barge shippers on the middle Mississippi River. Combined with recently completed rock removal work by the…
New beginning nears for Immaculate Conception Church
It won’t be long now. On Sunday, Jan. 27, parishioners of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church will travel up Father Carl Scherrer Drive on the north end of Columbia and celebrate…
Police Blotter 1/9/13
Columbia Police Dec. 30 Mark C. Nichols, 18, of St. Louis, was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia and unlawful consumption of alcohol at 602 N. Main Street. A 17-year-old…
Father, two sons die in Mo. hiking incident
A 36-year-old rural Millstadt area man with Waterloo ties and his two young sons died after getting lost on the Ozark Trail in Reynolds County, Mo., late Saturday afternoon as…
Dogs bite young girl in New Athens
Around 6 p.m. Thursday, New Athens police asked the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department to assist them with a call because the suspect was an employee of the police department.…