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Second graders publish book
A group of second graders at Rogers Elementary School in Waterloo recently did something most adults have not done. The students became published authors. “It’s great because we all wrote…
Read MoreCHS class covers music history
A new course at Columbia High School is giving students a perspective on history they normally would not get until college, if ever. That class is called social/political history of…
Read MoreCHS considers rebranding
Columbia High School will soon be getting a makeover. CHS Principal Brian Reeves spoke to the Columbia School Board at its January meeting about wanting to rebrand the school by…
Read MoreTeaching impeachment
For only the third time in America’s history, a president has been impeached. The U.S. House of Representatives voted in December to impeach President Donald Trump, and Trump’s trial began…
Read MoreCHS student dies
The Columbia school district notified parents Thursday that a Columbia High School student died that day. The student was identified as Hope Alexis Campos. “Our thoughts and sympathies are with…
Read MoreOut with the 2010s
As this decade comes to a close, many people are taking time to reflect on what happened in their lives. The Republic-Times asked a few people to do the same…
Read MoreValmeyer FEA donates to Shriners
A group of Valmeyer High School students donated to help children less fortunate than themselves. The Valmeyer High School Future Educators of America recently provided blankets to Shriners Hospital for…
Read MoreColumbia School Board OKs tax levy
The Columbia School Board approved its 2019 tax levy, which is payable next year, at its meeting Thursday night. The district is seeking to levy approximately 4.2 percent more than…
Read MoreWaterloo School Board OKs tax levy
The Waterloo School Board unanimously approved its 2019 tax levy, which is payable next year, at its meeting Monday night. The district is requesting to levy $18,187,522, which is an…
Read MoreThe singing superintendent
At a recent Waterloo School Board meeting, the board discussed adding guitar classes to Waterloo High School’s music program. Board president John Caupert jokingly suggested Waterloo Superintendent of Schools Brian…
Read MoreLocal schools among tops in state
The Waterloo and Columbia school districts rank among the best in the state in student proficiency, according to Illinois State Report Card data. In Waterloo, 61.6 percent of students scored…
Read MoreNew program forms future machinists
Southwestern Illinois College and Red Bud High School have joined to train for a well-paying profession in great demand. RBHS has become an extension of SWIC’s precision machining technology program.…
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