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Student’s clothing brand aims to combat bullying
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He had a...
Retiring SPPCS teacher has fond memories
After more than four decades of educating children at Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic School in Waterloo, retired teacher Judy Haberl can reflect back...
Vision takes shape for new Christian school
Forming a Christian school in Monroe County seemed like a far-off notion when a committee came together last summer to explore the possibility.
But with...
Columbia School Board OKs attorney fees
The Columbia School District did not have a fee agreement with its current attorney prior to its May board meeting, Columbia School Board member...
Friends partner in Columbia business venture
Three young men are breathing new life into the miniature golf course on the J.B. Golf Tee campus at 2400 Ramsey Road in Columbia.
Brothers...
Waterloo school staff, students have heart
As with every other year, Renee Ades of the American Heart Association stood before the Waterloo School Board Monday night to recognize students and...
ROE advocates for safer schools
Seeing the myriad of issues schoolchildren continue to face, Monroe-Randolph regional superintendent Kelton Davis is getting in on the ground floor to provide safer...
Mixed feelings about school safety in Columbia
Some expressed confidence in the administration’s ability to keep the schools safe. Others shared frustrations with a lack of initiative toward increasing security within...
WHS grad on front lines of cancer research
A Waterloo High School graduate is putting her extensive education in biology to good use, joining the ongoing fight against cancer.
Jordan Bartlebaugh, the daughter...
Expelled CHS student makes alarming post
Columbia High School principal Brian Reeves emailed parents Thursday after he discovered a student recently expelled for two years for earlier threats made another...
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