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Dryer fire at Columbia senior facility

The Columbia Fire Department responded with assistance from police and EMS shortly after 10:20 a.m. Saturday to a dryer on fire inside BRIA of Columbia, 253 Bradington Drive. The senior…

Friday morning pursuit in Monroe County

A Columbia police officer briefly pursued a gray pickup truck...
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Market Street project begins March 18

As announced on digital sign boards, the Illinois Department of...
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Republican primary for state senator

Republican voters will decide their nominee for 58th District State...
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Democrats have race for U.S. Congress

 Democratic voters will decide their nominee for Illinois 12th Congressional...
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Friday morning pursuit in Monroe County

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Scary storms pelt Monroe County

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All-Local Girls Hoops Team

The local high school girls basketball scene showed off plenty of all-around skills at a consistent level this winter.  Here’s a look at the R-T’s All-Local Girls Basketball Team for…

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Locals playing college softball 

The hours of hard work put forth on local diamonds has led several former local high school softball standouts to the college level this spring.  Here’s a roundup of young…

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MVC honors for WHS athletes

The winter sports season resulted in several student-athletes from Waterloo High School receiving recognition from the Mississippi Valley Conference. In boys basketball, WHS junior Alex Stell was named second team…

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Girls soccer season starts 

The high school girls soccer season kicked off this week with two local squads posting impressive victories.  Columbia opened its 2024 campaign with a 6-1 win at Althoff on Monday…

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Lindhorst makes national tourney

Waterloo High School graduate Sam Lindhorst is a key contributor on a Lincoln Land Community College women’s basketball squad that advanced to the NJCAA Division II National Championships taking place…

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IHSA baseball goes high-tech

The Illinois High School Association announced last month a partnership with SportsCom, making the Illinois-based company the official baseball coach-to-player electronic communication device of the IHSA. “SportsCom is excited to…

All-Local Girls Hoops Team

Brooke Miller The local high school girls basketball scene showed...
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Locals playing college softball 

Pictured, from left, are local college softballers Karsen Jany, Ava...
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Cameron Crump | Athlete of the Week

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