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Basement fire in Valmeyer
The Valmeyer Fire Department responded about 12:45 p.m. Wednesday to a fire in the basement at 115 E. Hunters Ridge.
A responding police officer...
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Police Blotter | 11-18-20
(Information in this report is gathered from police agencies, county courts and emergency radio dispatch. The public is reminded that defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty and charges may sometimes be dropped or...
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Lifestyles
Listen, my children | Mark’s Remarks
When kids get into my class, I don’t allow them to raise their hands while I’m talking. When their hands go up, they stop listening, and I try to teach students to be active listeners first.
Almost always, I will stop after a few minutes and ask for questions or input.
Every once in...
Police Blotter
Police Blotter | 11-18-20
(Information in this report is gathered from police agencies, county courts and emergency radio dispatch. The public is reminded that defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty and charges may sometimes be dropped or changed as part of the legal process.)
Columbia Police
Nov. 2
Christopher S.M. Altnether, 22, of Columbia, was charged with residential burglary in...
Sports
A fond farewell for Pieper
Denny “Boog” Pieper, who managed the Valmeyer Lakers of the Mon-Clair League for more than 50 years and was involved in county league baseball...
Blank named Mariners bullpen coach
Trent Blank, a 2008 graduate of Columbia High School who pitched at Baylor University and then in the Colorado Rockies’ minor league system, was...
Cross country runners go out in style
With no IHSA state meet this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Saturday’s sectional competition marked the end of the high school cross country...
Hoops season in holding pattern
The Illinois High School Association said last week that schools are allowed to make their own decisions about whether to participate in basketball this...
WJHS girls cross country wins state
Make it a three-peat for the Waterloo Junior High School girls cross country team.
The Bulldogs won the Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic Association...
High school runners qualify for sectional
Led by a first place finish from freshman Angelynn Kanyuck, the Waterloo High School girls cross country team placed third at Saturday’s Class 2A...
Team of the Week
WHS boys golf | Team of the Week
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Waterloo High School boys golf team. The Bulldogs placed fifth at the IHSA Class 2A Mascoutah...
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