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So far, so good for young trophy trotters

Two 7-year-olds competed at the Missouri State Fair in August and returned home to Valmeyer as horseback riding state champions.  Brynlee Brown took home two champion titles in the ages…

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Car crash Tuesday near Valmeyer

Emergency personnel responded to a call of a vehicle that had driven off the roadway, continued down the levee and came to rest in a wooded area at Bluff Road…

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Motorcycle crash south of Hecker

Emergency personnel responded shortly before 3:30 p.m. Tuesday to a motorcycle crash in the area of 4973 State Route 159 south of Hecker. The motorcyclist drove into a ditch on…

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Friday morning house fire in Waterloo

The Waterloo and Red Bud fire departments responded about 4:15 a.m. Friday to a house fire at 1344 Summerfield Drive off Vandebrook Drive in Waterloo. A passing jogger named Frank…

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Columbia businesses evacuated after bomb threat

Columbia police responded shortly before 12:30 p.m. Wednesday to a report of a possible bomb threat at Vapor Wize, 970 Columbia Center. Initial reports are that photos of a bomb…

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Fake money found in Columbia

The Columbia Police Department is alerting residents and local businesses after counterfeit money was discovered on Monday. Police said counterfeit bills with four Chinese symbols on them were found in…

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Genealogical Society celebrates 25 years

As the Monroe County Genealogical Society celebrates its 25th anniversary, it is taking time to reflect on how it has changed over time and its successes. Since its founding in…

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Columbia evaluating parks system

Columbia Director of Community Development Scott Dunakey last Tuesday outlined the role of the Columbia Parks and Recreation Advisory Board in the city’s upcoming comprehensive plan process. The comprehensive plan…

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Follow-up on jury selection freeze-out

Despite multiple efforts to obtain access or records, the Republic-Times still has no official account of the typically public process of jury selection in last week’s trial of Kyle Roider…

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Columbia nursing home sued again

Integrity Healthcare of Columbia is facing another lawsuit from the family of a former resident who died last summer.  Jordan Krugman, executor of the late Hilda Krugman, is suing Integrity…

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