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Columbia outlasts Waterloo, 19-13

The annual Monroe County football showdown between rivals Waterloo and Columbia proved to be as entertaining as advertised Friday night at Waterloo High School. Both squads capitalized on special teams…

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Columbia vs. Waterloo: who will prevail?

With just one game under their belts so far this season, the Waterloo Bulldogs (1-0) and Columbia Eagles (1-0) football teams will battle it out on the gridiron in one…

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Gibault shocks SLUH; Columbia stays hot

Fresh off a first place finish in the Metro Cup tourney, the Gibault Hawks soccer team defeated Saint Louis University High School on Tuesday night for the first time in…

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Gibault grad competes in amateur championship

Local athlete Steven Souchek made a name for himself as a golfer at Gibault, but lately has been making an even bigger name for himself countrywide. Souchek competed in the…

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Candidates announce for elected county offices

Three men — two Republicans and one Democrat — last week announced their candidacies for various Monroe County offices in the 2014 election. Tuesday marked the first day for prospective…

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County buys new ambulance

The Monroe County Board met Tuesday morning following the Labor Day holiday, and in its first action of the month, gave final approval for the purchase of a new county…

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Two local students score perfect on ACT

Two students attending high schools in Monroe County recently earned perfect ACT scores. Sam Schrader, a senior at Gibault Catholic High School in Waterloo, and Ian Boyer-Edwards, a senior at…

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Columbia church hopes to save 143-year-old school

In order to raise funds to save an old schoolhouse built in 1870, members of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Columbia are hosting a basket auction next Saturday evening. Restoring…

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Police Blotter 8/28/13

Columbia Police Aug. 23 Meghan E. French, 28, of Fults, was arrested for DUI, failure to report an accident to police, driving while suspended and no insurance at 531 Old…

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Waterloo man injured in Idaho parachute accident

A Waterloo man was seriously injured Saturday in Idaho after his main parachute failed to deploy during a bridge jump. Twin Falls County Sheriff’s Sgt. Dave Benefiel told The Times-News…

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