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CHS project, cell tower discussed
However brief, the July meeting of the Columbia School Board touched on a range of topics including the final step for funding renovations at Columbia High School, service contracts for…
Read MoreNobbe joins ROE
Just a few weeks following the appointment of Regional Superintendent of Schools Ryan McClellan, the Regional Office of Education announced that a longtime teacher in the area will be stepping…
Read MoreImmaculate Conception realizing the dream
A year after announcing a capital campaign for a major renovation to the parish grounds, Immaculate Conception Church in Columbia hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Sunday, marking the start of a…
Read MorePDR school story is unique
This area of Southwestern Illinois has a long history for which its residents are very proud, with locals possessing a strong appreciation for the various historic monuments and buildings in…
Read MoreMcClellan to run ROE
The search for new leadership at the Monroe-Randolph Regional Office of Education has concluded with the appointment of a longtime local teacher and administrator. Per Monroe County Republican Central Committee…
Read MoreFond farewell for Fehrenz
Columbia Middle School recently said “so long” to a science teacher of over three decades who dedicated her career to supporting her peers and helping students find their own passion…
Read MoreCrash course on college
Several dozen local students met at the University of Illinois Extension Office at the Monroe County Annex in Waterloo on June 17 for the Building Life Skills workshop. Multiple organizations…
Read MoreSchool board talks summer projects
Summer projects around the district received plenty of attention at the June 16 meeting of the Waterloo School Board, though a substantial chunk of the meeting was also dedicated to…
Read MoreRegional superintendent search continues
The successor to retiring Regional Superintendent of Schools Kelton Davis remains to be selected – although it appears that person will be appointed soon. In what was described by Monroe…
Read MoreICS names new principal
Immaculate Conception School in Columbia recently announced that Michael Crean will serve as its new principal beginning July 1. Crean, who previously taught fourth grade at ICS, succeeds departing principal…
Read MoreGagen is history at CHS
Among those educators who have stepped away with the start of summer is a history teacher of 30 years who’s spent all of them at Columbia High School, having brought…
Read MoreToennies taught with flair
The end of this past school year also marked the end of a teaching career for a Waterloo history-lover who always brought a passionate performance to his lessons. One of…
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