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Writing makes Griffith feel at home
Kathryn Meyer Griffith, 67, has had her world rocked by tragedy on more than one occasion. In 1971, the Columbia author’s brother, Christopher, was murdered by his best friend over…
Read MoreBaebler Farm aims to cultivate youth
Down a stretch of country road south of Waterloo exists a vast expanse of land ripe with the potential for conservation projects and educational experiences. The land at 4022 JJ…
Read MoreMonroe County Fair celebrating 70 years
Seventy years of history. Fifty-seven years of the Open Class Horse Show. Forty-seven years of demolition derbies. Generations of 4-H learning and development. The Monroe County Fair, which kicks off…
Read MorePoison frontman headlining Songs4Soldiers
Songs4Soldiers announced that Bret Michaels will be the first-ever national headlining act to play the annual benefit concert. Michaels, who gained fame as lead singer of the band Poison, will…
Read More‘Waterloo Rocks’ pays kindness forward
Officially it dates back to something called The Kindness Rocks Project, a worldwide movement to bring strangers together through the simple gesture of painting rocks. Messages, signs, random acts of…
Read MoreQuilts of Valor wrap veterans with love
Sewn with tender love and care. Given to those men and women who demonstrated courage in their military service. Received with a sense of comfort and appreciation. Quilts of Valor…
Read MoreProposed Columbia business district debated
A Columbia City Council Committee of the Whole meeting at which the potential establishment of a Columbia Centre Business District was on the agenda drew a crowd including Columbia Centre…
Read MoreDupo ambulance service going strong after 45 years
A couple highlights came to Dupo Fire Protection District Board President Danny Biggs’ mind when describing the past 45 years Dupo ambulance service has been in the community. For instance,…
Read MoreHope Food Pantry gives in abundance
The Hope Food Pantry continues to maintain a strong reputation for generosity, giving food and personal products to upwards of 150 families every two weeks. “We give in abundance,” Hope…
Read MoreICS breaks ground on new school
Exactly six years to the day after breaking ground for a new church on Palmer Road in Columbia, Immaculate Conception Parish reached another milestone Saturday when Father Carl Scherrer blessed…
Read MoreWaterloo man breathes new life
“When I got the call, which surprised me, I was taking inhalers and sipping coffee,” Maurice Kleyer, 67, told the Republic-Times, describing the lifestyle he had succumbed to over a…
Read MoreLevee project has goal in its sight
A regional effort 10 years in the making to strengthen river levees protecting the metro-east should achieve a major goal by next year, attendees of last Wednesday’s Columbia Chamber of…
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