Posts Tagged ‘columbia’
Columbia power outage update
Ameren is using a large crane this afternoon to replace the main transformer at its substation on North Briegel Street in Columbia following a four-hour-long power outage last night that…
Read MoreWinter weather shutdown in Monroe County
The winter storm arrived as predicted on Sunday, dropping nine inches of snowfall and more to most areas of the Republic-Times readership area and a smattering of light snow continuing…
Read MoreSchnucks buys Market Place in Columbia
Leaders of the St. Louis-based Schnucks grocery store chain on Thursday announced the purchase of Market Place in Columbia. The grocery store, located at 1000 Columbia Centre, was a Koppeis…
Read MoreBulldogs fall in championship game to Marquette
Waterloo gave Marquette all they could handle for three periods, but the Explorers pulled away in the fourth to take their third Columbia-Freeburg Holiday Tourney title in as many years.…
Read MoreHoliday hoops: Waterloo blasts Columbia; Gibault keeps winning
Waterloo faced Columbia in the semifinals of the Columbia-Freeburg Holiday Tournament Friday night with a berth in the championship game at stake. The Bulldogs wasted little time from the opening tip-off,…
Read MoreVehicle break-ins, residential burglaries reported in Columbia
Columbia police are still seeking help from the public as they investigate a rash of burglaries to motor vehicles that occurred starting Christmas night and continuing through Monday. Shortly before…
Read MoreColumbia police, schools brighten holidays for others
Every year since 2004, Columbia Police Department’s Family Assistance Program plays Santa Claus to a number of local families, brightening their holidays with the help of generous youth in the…
Read MoreArea bowlers finish out the year on a roll
Area bowlers are heating up the lanes heading into Christmas break. Columbia After participating in back-to-back-to-back matches Dec. 10-12, then hitting the lanes again Dec. 17, the Eagles have a…
Read MoreBoys holiday hoops tourneys tip off after Christmas
Tournament scores/results will be posted to the R-T Sports Page “Recent Sports Scores” ticker as they become available. Boys basketball players won’t have had much time to recover from Christmas…
Read MoreCandy Cane Classic wraps up
Action continued last week in the Candy Cane Classic girls basketball tournament as Red Bud defeated Cahokia, 57-42, while Roxana topped Wood River, 54-48, Dec. 17. On Dec. 18, Windsor…
Read MoreSpecial Christmas for one local veteran
The second of four veterans to benefit from funds raised during a special concert organized this past summer was awarded a surprise Christmas gift last week. The Songs4Soldiers organization, founded…
Read MoreCandy Cane Classic tips off at Gibault
Gibault Catholic High School opened up their annual Candy Cane Classic girls basketball tournament play Monday by defeating Waterloo, 45-41. Kendra Davis led the Hawks in scoring with 18 while…
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