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Ice Eagles one win away from league title
The Columbia Ice Eagles are just one win away from a Mississippi Valley Club Hockey Association title following Thursday’s 4-3 win in game one of the best-of-three Varsity 2A finals…
Columbia American Legion bar has new look
From recognizing veterans on national holidays to simply promoting patriotism in every sense of the word, the Columbia American Legion has been a strong presence in the community. Many frequent…
WHS senior served as inspiration to many
A family in mourning shuffled through the south entrance of Quernheim Funeral Home Friday afternoon, exhibiting the anguish wrought by unthinkable loss. A grief-stricken patriarch led the group around the…
Columbia talks future projects
The Columbia City Council Committee of the Whole discussed an array of topics from downtown beautification to both cash flow and traffic flow during its Monday night meeting. City engineer…
Longtime MASC member keeps wheels turning
In 2000, Doylene Daniels saw an ad in the newspaper calling for auditions for a Monroe Actors Stage Company production of “Arsenic and Old Lace.” Daniels had a penchant for…
Scout project helps locate cemetery burials
Thanks to a local boy scout, families will have a much easier time finding their loved ones’ graves at Palmier Cemetery in Columbia. Millstadt Troop 622 Boy Scout Andrew Romano…
Woman charged with theft of homeowners association funds
A Waterloo woman is alleged to have stolen more than $73,000 in funds over a period of nearly six years through her capacity as a local homeowners association official. Emily…
Police Blotter | 2/7/2018
(Editor’s note: Information in this report is gathered directly from area police agencies, county courts and emergency radio dispatch. The public is reminded that defendants are presumed innocent until proven…
Injury crash south of Waterloo
Morning rush hour traffic was tied up following a two-vehicle crash that occurred about 6:30 a.m. Wednesday in the area of 5151 State Route 3 near the Kingdom Hall of…
Two-vehicle crash on I-255
Columbia police, fire and EMS joined Illinois State Police in responding about 5:20 p.m. Tuesday to a two-vehicle crash on eastbound I-255 near the 4.8 mile marker on the Illinois…