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Area mayors air state budget woes in Belleville

Mayors of 11 area municipalities joined forces in Belleville Wednesday, at the city hall there, to express dismay over proposed cuts in the State’s Local Government Distributive Fund that would…

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Police investigating bullet hole found in residence

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and the Columbia Police Department are investigating a bullet hole found on a residence April 5 in the Country Crossings subdivision off Gilmore Lake Road.…

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Mueller to run track, cross country at SLU

Catch him if you can. He’s already left his mark on the track and cross country programs at Waterloo High School, and now Lance Mueller is hoping for similar success…

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Defense is key to WHS soccer success

It’s hard to win in soccer, or any sport, if you don’t score. The Waterloo High School girls soccer team’s suffocating defense is making it tough for opponents to do…

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Class project makes life easier for CMS student

A Columbia High School construction class made the TV news over the weekend for its efforts in building a specialized bed for a young Columbia student who has cerebral palsy.…

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Columbia approves budget

At Monday night’s meeting of the Columbia City Council, aldermen approved a budget for the fiscal year that begins May 1. The total budget is for $15,580,384 in expenditures and…

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School assembly shows Waterloo has heart

By CHERYL HEMMER For the Republic-Times More than 150 students at Rogers and Gardner elementary schools in Waterloo are attempting to outwit, outplay, outlast and, ultimately, outjump each other to…

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Columbia says farewell to German exchange students

Auf wiedersehen! Columbia will say goodbye to 26 German exchange students and their fellow teachers this week when the group returns home to Gedern, Germany. Their three-week long stay here…

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Gas leak on South Main Street in Columbia

Columbia police, fire and EMS responded shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday to a natural gas leak at a construction site in the 700 block of South Main Street. Main Street…

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Waterloo crosswalk project begins on Main Street

Waterloo city officials said work will begin this week on stamped brick-like crosswalks at the intersections of Main and Third streets and Main and Mill Streets outside the courthouse. Beginning…

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