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Gibault beats Waterloo, advances to tourney finals
Crosstown rivals Gibault and Waterloo fought a back-and-forth contest in the semifinals of the Freeburg/Columbia Holiday Basketball Tournament at Freeburg Friday night before the Hawks finally downed the Bulldogs, 38-36.…
Local sisters gave birth to New Year’s babies 50 years ago
The New Year’s Baby is a personification of the start of the new year commonly seen in editorial cartoons. It symbolizes the “birth” of the next year and that the…
Davis steps in as new regional superintendent
Following Dr. Marc Kiehna’s retirement, new Regional Superintendent Kelton Davis looks forward to his new role and the quest for continuous improvement and success in education for Monroe and Randolph…
Police Blotter 12/19/12
Columbia Police Dec. 14 Stefanie D. Gould (McClelland), 27, of Dupo, was arrested on a Monroe County warrant and for defective windshield and no insurance on S. Main at Jefferson.…
Man charged with aggravated domestic battery near Paderborn
A 24-year-old man has been charged in St. Clair County with felony aggravated domestic battery and reckless discharge of a firearm following a Dec. 23 incident that started at a…
Meyer hits buzzer beater, Gibault defeats CM in OT
The annual Freeburg/Columbia Holiday Tournament kicked off with a bang on Wednesday. The Gibault High School boys basketball team (11-1) took on Civic Memorial (5-6) for the second time in…
Monroe County legend Edd Kueker dies
Funeral services took place Saturday for Edmund E. “Edd” Kueker, 87, of Waterloo, who died Dec. 25, 2012, in St. Louis. Visitation was held Friday, Dec. 28, at Quernheim Funeral…
Red Bud woman dies in crash near Waterloo
A Red Bud woman was pronounced dead at the scene after her car crashed into the back of a tractor on Floraville Road just northeast of Waterloo in St. Clair…
Thursday night house fire in Columbia
Faulty wiring where Christmas lights were plugged into a circuit appears to be the cause of a house fire on North Briegel Street in Columbia early Thursday night. The family…
Cheerleaders qualify for state
The Columbia High School cheerleaders qualified for the state competition by taking first place in the Civic Memorial ICCA Cheerleading Invitational over the weekend. Pictured, bottom row, from left, are…