Columbia School District unveils new logo
After months of anticipation and weeks of buildup on social media, the Columbia School District released its...
Coronavirus cases continue across the region
Monroe County’s coronavirus case total has risen by 20 since June 23, and it saw potentially its 13th death from the virus...
Schools plan for fall return
With every region of the state currently in Phase 4 of the state’s reopening plan, one of the most pressing questions on...
Region enters Phase 4
Every region in Illinois is scheduled to move to the fourth phase of the state’s reopening plan...
Teacher sues after Facebook fiasco
A Columbia Middle School teacher filed suit in Monroe County court earlier this month after a false...
Culler: teaching in Columbia was ‘dream come true’
A Columbia teacher who has affected almost three decades of youngsters is now retired, as Jeanie Culler...
Six new coronavirus cases reported in Monroe County
Monroe County reported six new COVID-19 cases between Monday and Tuesday, bringing the overall total to 115.
Monroe County...
Retiring teacher livened up classroom
The self-described “oldest teacher in the building” is now retired from Waterloo High School, as math teacher...
Schmersahl ‘grateful and blessed’ for career
When she first joined the Columbia School District, Linda Schmersahl was hired as a substitute teacher for...
Mueller elected state FFA president
The Illinois FFA held its annual convention over the weekend, with the proceedings taking place online due...
Monroe County tops 100 coronavirus cases
It took roughly 10 weeks from the first reported case, but Monroe County passed the century mark of coronavirus cases last week.
Longtime Columbia teacher retires
When Denise Cogo started teaching kindergarten at Parkview Elementary School in Columbia in the fall of 1998,...