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WHS Students Earn Money For ‘SAFE’ Post-Prom
“We’re not invincible, but we are irreplaceable.” That’s the slogan for Waterloo High School’s SAFE Club, a student-led team whose goal is to promote safe driving among their fellow students…
Read MoreClass project makes life easier for CMS student
A Columbia High School construction class made the TV news over the weekend for its efforts in building a specialized bed for a young Columbia student who has cerebral palsy.…
Read MoreSchool assembly shows Waterloo has heart
By CHERYL HEMMER For the Republic-Times More than 150 students at Rogers and Gardner elementary schools in Waterloo are attempting to outwit, outplay, outlast and, ultimately, outjump each other to…
Read MoreColumbia says farewell to German exchange students
Auf wiedersehen! Columbia will say goodbye to 26 German exchange students and their fellow teachers this week when the group returns home to Gedern, Germany. Their three-week long stay here…
Read MoreFour Elected to Waterloo School Board; Columbia Tax Defeated
Four were elected to the Waterloo School Board and a proposed non-home rule sales tax of .25 percent failed by a wide margin in Columbia as a result of Tuesday’s…
Read MoreElection results announced
The polls have closed and with a 9 percent voter turnout around the county, incumbents succeeded in retaining their seats on the Waterloo School Board and Valmeyer Village Board while…
Read MoreWaterloo School Board Seats Up for Grabs
In next Tuesday’s municipal election, six individuals will be vying for four spots on the Waterloo School Board, with the top four vote-getters winning the seats. With longtime board members…
Read MoreRetiring ag teacher set high standards at Valmeyer
Those attending Thursday night’s Valmeyer FFA annual awards banquet were greeted by the word “Sir” illuminated outside the chapter greenhouse next to the high school. That one simple word has…
Read MoreColumbia school board approves city park batting cage
The Columbia School Board approved an intergovernmental agreement between the city of Columbia and the school district for the construction of a batting cage at Bolm-Schuhkraft City Park at last…
Read MoreGibault students uncover downtown Waterloo’s past
After countless hours of research and preparation, Gibault history students gave presentations last Wednesday night on historic Waterloo buildings. The presentation was done as part of a junior year history…
Read MoreWaterloo FFA celebrating 75 years
The Waterloo FFA has been a part off the school district and Monroe County as a whole for 75 years. Here, in the heart of Waterloo FFA Week, the chapter…
Read MoreGibault students uncover history of old buildings
Next week, Gibault Catholic High School students will present a semester’s worth of research on historic downtown Waterloo buildings to anyone interested in learning more about the city’s history. Gibault…
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