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School board approves Costello salary, calendar

The Waterloo Board of Education on Monday night approved next year’s official school calendar and a two-year contract for future Waterloo High School Principal Lori Costello. The 2014-15 school year…

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Candidates make their case ahead of primary

More than 60 interested voters came to the Monroe County Annex in Waterloo last Wednesday evening for the Monroe County Farm Bureau’s “Meet the Candidates” forum ahead of the March…

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Bulldogs take first conference title in 33 years

Tuesday’s senior night at Waterloo High School was made more special, as the boys basketball team captured its first conference title since 1981 and its first ever Mississippi Valley Conference…

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Police Blotter 2/19/14

Columbia Police Feb. 12 – Candance L. Wright, 18, of Cahokia, was arrested for obstructing a police officer. Feb. 18 – Jeremy E. Speer, 18, of Millstadt, was arrested in…

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Three injured in early morning crash

Three persons were transported to area hospitals for treatment of various injuries sustained in a single-vehicle rollover that occurred around 12 a.m. Monday on a Floraville Road curve at the…

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Columbia Lakes housing plan

Local developer Joe Koppeis attended Thursday’s Columbia School Board meeting to present information about a possible future building development in Columbia Lakes. In 2011, both the city council and school board heard multiple presentations and…

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GNC store coming to Waterloo

A General Nutrition Center (GNC) location is moving into the former HTC store next to Schnucks at 156 Waterloo Commons Drive. The national chain with 6,000 health food stores in the U.S.…

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Waterloo teen injured in skateboarding accident

A male Waterloo High School student is recovering at a St. Louis hospital from injuries that include a fractured skull following a skateboarding accident that occurred around 5:50 p.m. Sunday…

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Police looking for man following Thursday incident

Columbia police are seeking assistance from the public in locating a wanted man following a Thursday morning incident that started in Waterloo and resulted in him eluding police near Dupo.…

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Columbia bowler goes 40 times perfect

For most bowlers, a 300 game – 12 strikes in a row – is a fantasy.  It is a dream never to be achieved. For a few, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime…

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