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Mixed feelings about school safety in Columbia
Some expressed confidence in the administration’s ability to keep the schools safe. Others shared frustrations with a lack of initiative toward increasing security within the Columbia School District. Regardless of…
Read MoreWHS grad on front lines of cancer research
A Waterloo High School graduate is putting her extensive education in biology to good use, joining the ongoing fight against cancer. Jordan Bartlebaugh, the daughter of Diane Lux-Holmen and David…
Read MoreExpelled CHS student makes alarming post
Columbia High School principal Brian Reeves emailed parents Thursday after he discovered a student recently expelled for two years for earlier threats made another concerning social media post last week.…
Read MoreColumbia special ed concerns discussed
“I think we need to be very transparent on what we’re doing.” This call to discuss a sensitive issue regarding the Columbia School District’s special education department came from Columbia…
Read MoreKatie Albert Travelogue
My name is Katie Albert. I am a Waterloo High School graduate, resident of Waterloo, and full-time student at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville majoring in psychology with a minor in…
Read MoreLocal schools rank among best in state
Two Monroe County school districts are ranked among the top 100 in the state of Illinois in a report recently released by backgroundchecks.org, a website that helps users find public…
Read MoreWaterloo, Columbia OK budgets
The Waterloo and Columbia city councils Monday night passed budgets for the 2018-19 fiscal year that begins May 1. Waterloo passed a $29 million balanced budget, up about $1.26 million…
Read MoreCHS student expelled for threats
The Columbia School Board unanimously voted Monday night to expel a student who allegedly threatened several Columbia High School students via social media last month and included their names on…
Read MoreCHS parents want better communication following threat
A number of parents have criticized the Columbia School District’s efforts to keep their children safe following its response to an alleged threat from a Columbia High School student, in…
Read MoreCEO students pitch business ideas to local sharks
At the Monroe County CEO’s first “Shark Tank” event last Wednesday in the Waterloo High School auditorium, four “sharks” carefully weighed the merits of the various pitches students made. The…
Read MoreActions taken following threat by CHS student
Columbia police are investigating and Columbia school officials have notified parents following comments made by a Columbia High School student that are being treated as threats. “Columbia High School administration…
Read MoreProtest highlights students’ views on gun control
The cold weather last Wednesday morning didn’t stop dozens of Columbia High School students from huddling outside the school in remembrance of the victims of a recent Florida high school…
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