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WJHS showcase develops passion for reading
A bow tie made of book pages and an email auto signature: “I am currently reading: ‘The Swap’ by Megan Shull” demonstrate Andy Mayer’s unique teaching style. Mayer, a WJHS…
Read MoreCompetitive fire drives twins to success
They walked the halls together throughout the Columbia school system and will do so again this fall at Millikin University as twins Korbin and Kalli Farmer take their respective athletic…
Read MoreWaterloo schools display heart of giving
It’s become an annual tradition for Waterloo elementary school students, and this year’s event didn’t disappoint. Led by program emcee Josh Hogan, students and teachers at Rogers and Gardner elementary…
Read MoreGibault seniors ‘serve as Jesus served’ in Ecuador
Several Gibault Catholic High School students took their senior service project to new heights – 8,000 feet above sea level in the Ecuadorian Andes mountains to be exact. Fourteen students…
Read MoreFinnerty, Taake crowned WHS prom royalty
The Waterloo High School prom took place Saturday at Orlando Gardens in South St. Louis County. The theme was “Bright Lights, New York Nights.” The honor of queen and king…
Read MoreTraining helps CCSI prepare for the worst
Active shooter incidents at schools, movie theaters and shopping malls have become frequent enough incidents in this country that training to respond to them is more prudent now than ever.…
Read MoreLanghans leaving Columbia with lasting memories
For 56 years, Ron Langhans has been serving the Columbia community. Whether as the owner of Ron’s Pharmacy — now Khoury Pharmacy — or as a school board member for…
Read MoreHigh turnout for primary election
Nearly half of Monroe County’s registered voters showed up at the polls Tuesday for the primary election, which determined five local races of interest and two important school tax measures.…
Read MoreElection preview in this week’s R-T
Two Republicans running for state senate Two candidates are vying for the Republican party nomination in the race for 58th District State Senator, as they seek to succeed longtime Republican…
Read MoreSwim by 10 program could be a life saver
There is virtually no limit to the learning offered in the exceptional schools in Monroe County schools. And a pilot program for second graders at Rogers Elementary in Waterloo goes…
Read MoreStudents learn gripping account of Holocaust
Columbia High School students sat unusually silent and uncharacteristically still for 40 minutes on Friday as they listened to Vera Emmons tell the story of her mother, Gerda Luner, and…
Read MoreRauner commits to education in budget address
One week after President Barack Obama called for bipartisanship during a speech to legislators in Springfield, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner last Wednesday spoke about his proposed 2017 fiscal year budget…
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