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Baseball teams get back into swing of things
Umpires dusted off home plate and yelled “Play ball!” to start the 2014 high school baseball season last week. Gibault, Columbia, Valmeyer and Dupo were all in action, while Waterloo…
Columbia bank robbers face federal charges
A man and a woman from Chesterfield, Mo., were arraigned last week on federal charges stemming from a February 2013 bank robbery in Columbia. They were caught and arrested last…
Hirsch enters sheriff’s race
Kevin Hirsch, 56, of Fults, formally announced this week that he is seeking the office of Monroe County Sheriff this November as an Independent. Hirsch, who works at Menard Correctional…
A family reunion of sorts at Garden Place
In a tidy, well-decorated room at Garden Place Senior Living in Waterloo, 93-year-old Cathy Harberding waited by the phone. She waited not for family members to visit, but instead anticipated…
Mounds study has strong local connection
Most everyone in this region is familiar with Cahokia Mounds, but did you know Native American burial grounds extend in all directions of the region from there, including south into…
Police Blotter 3/19/14
Columbia Police March 11 – Sergio Morales-Garcia, 49, of Collinsville, is charged with felony obstructing justice after police said he provided CPD officer Jason Donjon with the false name of…
Fire call on Ames Road
The Red Bud Fire Department was paged around 2:35 p.m. Monday to 2637 Ames Road in Monroe County for a pasture on fire, which was nearing the woods. The county…
Hawks softball set to take flight in 2014
The Gibault Catholic High School softball team is coming off a very good 2013 campaign that ended with a winning record and a trip to the regional championship game, which…
Eagles to rely on pitching, defense in 2014
Columbia returns eight players from last year’s baseball team that finished 22-13 under head coach Keith Jany. The Eagles graduated nine players from its 2013 team, but Jany is expecting…
Columbia softball reloading for continued success
The Columbia softball team is coming off a very successful 2013 campaign, and many of the key ingredients are still in place to take the program to new heights. The…