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Hilltoppers off to fast start
BY JEREMY KOVARIK For the Republic-Times The Hilltoppers began the season with hopes of winning the Midwest Swim Conference championship. Off to a 4-1 start, they look to be headed…
Piranhas remain undefeated
BY JEREMY KOVARIK For the Republic-Times Once again, the Waterloo swim team is off to a strong start. On Saturday, the Piranhas hosted their only home meet of the year…
Police Blotter 6/26/13
Columbia Police June 17 Jessica A. Schmidt, 35, of Columbia, was arrested on an in- state warrant at 366 W. Liberty Street. Brett R. Spinner, 20, of East Carondelet, was…
Fatal crash in Waterloo on Sunday
A fatal crash occurred early Sunday afternoon on Route 3 just south of South Market Street in Waterloo. Witness accounts from the scene indicate that a Geo Prizm was traveling…
Prayer vigil held for slain Columbia teen
A prayer vigil was held Friday for slain Columbia High School student Erin Schneider, 17, who was found dead inside a home at 237 South Riebeling Street early Thursday afternoon.…
Ex-boyfriend arrested for murder of Columbia teen
Columbia police arrested 20-year-old Jordan Kuykendall Saturday for first-degree murder in the stabbing death of his ex-girlfriend Erin Schneider, 17, on Thursday. He is currently under police guard at a…
Popular Waterloo Walmart greeter passes away
The Waterloo Walmart sadly announces the passing of longtime greeter John Petraitis of Cahokia, who died yesterday at the age of 68. He had been employed at Walmart since 2005,…
Retiring teachers gave their all to ICS
The halls of Immaculate Conception School in Columbia will be lacking two familiar faces when school starts up again following the retirements of Joan Johnson and Diane Stechmesser. Their combined…
A history lesson on Columbia’s farm in the city
As drivers pass by the Reichert Farm on North Main Street in Columbia each day, few realize what the farm symbolizes. Some may notice it, nestled among subdivisions and modern…
How do they do it? Determining property taxes
Just as astronomers calculate the acceleration of the expansion of fringes of the universe, and economists develop models to project future business patterns and impacts, it falls to someone to…