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Girls basketball teams gearing up for regionals
Local high school girls basketball teams took to the court for recent games with a mixed bag of results. The Waterloo High School girls snapped a two-game losing streak last…
Gibault’s Skaer, Neff earn state baseball honors
Gibault pitcher Zach Neff and head baseball coach Andy Skaer were honored Jan. 25 by the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association during the Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction…
Hockey playoffs begin Thursday
The high school club hockey playoffs begin Thursday, with both the Columbia Ice Eagles and Waterloo-Freeburg Raging Bulldogs hoping for a deep postseason run. Columbia (9-7-1) plays Collinsville in…
Rollover crash near Smithton
The Hecker Fire Department responded along with police and EMS to a reported single-car rollover with possible injury on Floraville Road at Birkner Road near Smithton. The page went out…
Former Columbia man gets federal prison
A former Columbia resident was sentenced to federal prison last week. United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois Stephen R. Wigginton announced Friday that James L. Quirin, 59,…
Man helps bowling blossom again Red Bud
Military veteran Brad Mayberry has brought bowling back to the former Red Bud VFW building, turning the key on Blossom City Bowl at 1019 Veterans Street. Like everyone else, the…
Local bowling squads finishing seasons strong
The high school bowling season is winding down, and there’s plenty to be proud about with both the Columbia and Waterloo programs. Columbia boys bowlers Spencer Jerome and Cameron Touchette…
Work to strengthen local levees under way
Levees are largely ignored or forgotten if you don’t live or work in the bottoms close by the Mississippi River. If they are noticed by most, it is as they…
A tale of two trails: projects aim to unite history, tourism
Two local experts came together Saturday in Columbia to present stories of two local trails. Retired Columbia High School principal Dennis Patton told of a trail that once wound its…
Fair association wins Chamber award
The Waterloo Chamber of Commerce announced this year’s Community Service Award Recipient: the Monroe County Fair Association. The award is presented annually to a person or organization that has a…