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Locals excel at Illinois State Fair

Following up on the success of this year’s Monroe County Fair, locals continued to make names for themselves at the Illinois State Fair, which took place Aug. 7-17 in Springfield.…

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Fall sports begin practices

At high schools across the county the fall sports season kicked off Aug. 14 with the first day of practices for football, boys soccer, volleyball, girls tennis, boys and girls…

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Police Blotter 8/14/13

Columbia Police Aug. 9 Devan Munie, 19, of Columbia, was arrested for possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia. Aug. 10 Devon L. McClenahan, 29, of Columbia, was arrested…

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Columbia Fall 2013 | underclassmen schedules

CHS Boys Soccer JV Boys Soccer Schedule 2013 CHS Football JV Football Schedule 2013 Freshmen Football Schedule 2013 CHS Volleyball JV Volleyball Schedule 2013 Freshmen Volleyball Schedule 2013 CHS Boys…

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Police blotter – 08/07/13

Columbia Police Aug. 2 Larry D. Howard, 31, of Winfield, Mo., was arrested for DUI, speeding and improper driving on the shoulder on Admiral Parkway northbound at Carl Street. Aug.…

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Local farm provides sod for St. Louis soccer match

Two of the top professional soccer teams in the world played on grass grown in Monroe County when they faced off Saturday at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis.…

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End of an era at Liefer’s Garage

Up until Friday, Erwin “Erv” Liefer had run the oldest privately owned business in Waterloo. “I’m probably the oldest business owner in town, too,” he said with a laugh last…

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Hog business booming in the bottoms

A T-shirt seen recently said: “Wouldn’t we all be healthier if vegetables tasted like bacon?” Unfortunately, they just don’t. But fortunately, bacon does. Pork is big business in Monroe County,…

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Concord mission trips open hearts, minds

This summer, two teams from Concord Presbyterian Church in Waterloo traveled on mission trips, one to Joplin, Mo., and one to the small Central American country of Belize. Joplin was…

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