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Gibault Hawks win sectionals
Last season, the Gibault soccer team was flying high heading into their sectional game. The Hawks had just earned an exciting playoff victory over rival Columbia, and would face Alton…
Eagles finish regular season undefeated, Bulldogs fall
The Columbia Eagles football team completed a perfect regular season at 9-0 on Friday night, defeating Nashville on the road, 42-14. The Eagles built up a 35-0 lead at halftime…
Smoke reported to WFD
Waterloo fire was just dispatched to the area of Hamacher and Washington for a report of smoke, but it was quickly determined to be an outdoor fire pit so they…
Gibault defeats Columbia in soccer sectional
One team would go home. The other would advance to the sectional final. When Gibault and Columbia met on Wednesday night, players from each side knew the stakes. They knew the…
Dupo girl takes to the ice for the Blues
Dupo native Kristie Keys has been a hockey fan all her life and now gets to experience the game in a whole new way as a member of the St.…
Waterloo school board reviews tax levy
The Waterloo Board of Education reviewed the Capital Development Board state grant and the upcoming 2013 school tax levy in Monday’s meeting. Superintendent Jim Helton said all school districts have…
Tentative trial date set for Kuykendall
Jordan Kuykendall appeared in a Monroe County courtroom last Wednesday. Charged with first-degree murder for the June 27 stabbing death of his 17-year-old ex-girlfriend, Erin Schneider, in Columbia, Kuykendall and…
Gibault student has Hope For Tomorrow on his side
Gibault Catholic High School has been affected firsthand by cancer this year, but the students and Gibault community have pitched in to make sure their own are cared for. Matthew…
Levee repairs set to start in county
Work to upgrade existing levee systems along the Mississippi River in the metro east is set to begin next month right here in Monroe County. Monroe County Commissioner Delbert Wittenauer…
Columbia honored for Sister Cities partnership
Columbia has been selected as 2013 Sister City of the Year by the Illinois Sister Cities Association. Ingrid Soraghan of the Columbia Sister Cities group said they received the phone…