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Retiring ag teacher set high standards at Valmeyer
Those attending Thursday night’s Valmeyer FFA annual awards banquet were greeted by the word “Sir” illuminated outside the chapter greenhouse next to the high school. That one simple word has…
Police blotter | 3/18/15
Columbia Police March 11 – Manav Misra, 37, of Columbia, was arrested on South Main Street at Market Street for a St. County warrant stemming from an ordinance violation for…
Sheri Coleman’s brother sued for misappropriating charity funds
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the brother of murder victim Sheri Coleman, alleging that money raised for charity by the local community was spent…
Missouri woman charged with Friday child abduction in Columbia
Columbia police are seeking help from the public in locating a Missouri woman wanted on two counts of child abduction. Shortly after 10:40 p.m. Friday, Columbia police officers began an…
CFD fire call on Eckert Lane
Columbia Fire Department personnel responded shortly after noon Sunday to a yard fire that caught the back side of an attached garage on fire at 837 Eckert Lane. The homeowner…
Brush fire near Maeystown
The Maeystown Fire Department responded shortly after 12:40 p.m. Saturday to a brush fire reported in the area of Ashley Lane at Kaskaskia Road.
Two-vehicle accident on Rt. 156 at S. Meyer Ave.
Emergency personnel responded Friday to a two-vehicle accident on Route 156 at South Meyer Avenue in Valmeyer with minor injuries reported. The roadway was blocked as a result of the…
Disc golf coming soon to Konarcik Park
Disc golf is rumored to have gotten its start as early as the 1900s, but in 2015, it will be played for the first time in Waterloo. Disc golf, also…
CPD stops vehicle wanted in Smithton armed bank robbery
At about noon on Thursday, Columbia police stopped a vehicle wanted in a Smithton armed bank robbery on Route 3 near Wedgewood Drive. Columbia police pulled over a silver Mitsubishi…
Columbia Middle School volleyball | Team of the Week
This week’s Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Columbia Middle School volleyball team coached by Rachel Mathews. The team finished the season with an overall record of 14-3 and…