Posts Tagged ‘columbia’
Krebel, Touchette 2013 R-T Bowling MVPs
The Republic-Times is proud to announce the premiere of the Republic-Times All-Local team. The team is chosen through voting by the local coaches of that sport as well as the…
Read MoreLocal Vietnam War casualty receives a worthy tribute
Army Staff Sergeant Robert F. Holden of Columbia would be 67 years old today had he survived the grueling Vietnam War. Even so, Holden’s memory lives on in the hearts…
Read MoreColumbia moves closer on Brockland
During a Committee of the Whole meeting of the Columbia City Council Monday night, the proposed new Brockland auto dealership on Old State Route 3 north of Columbia was discussed.…
Read MoreGirls Soccer Metro Cup Schedule
The annual Metro Cup kicks off the girls high school soccer season Monday, with Gibault playing in the Nike Pool at Metro East Lutheran and Columbia playing in the Puma…
Read MoreColumbia courting Brockland auto dealership
Columbia could soon be home to yet another auto dealership, if the price is right. Bob Brockland Buick-GMC has been in discussions with the City of Columbia for a potential…
Read MoreFire destroys rural Columbia home
Three area fire departments battled a sunset blaze that destroyed a family’s home in rural Columbia shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday. The Columbia Volunteer Fire Department received assistance from Millstadt…
Read MoreRecovering addicts tell of past drug abuse, offer help
A crowd of 75 eager listeners filled the banquet room at Bully’s Smokehouse in Columbia last Tuesday night to hear from members of St. Louis Heroin Help during a public forum sponsored by the Columbia Kiwanis Club.…
Read MoreFreeburg downs Columbia 59-53 in OT
The Columbia Eagles (15-14) and Freeburg Midgets (10-18) boys basketball teams played to a second regulation tie game in 10 days on Monday night. This time, the outcome was different,…
Read MoreJudge again sides with ministry in Coleman wrongful death suit
A judge dismissed counts against Joyce Meyer Ministries in a recently refiled wrongful death lawsuit against the ministry and its former employee, Chris Coleman, during a hearing held Wednesday afternoon…
Read MoreSavannah Wittenbrink | Athlete of the Week
Columbia girls basketball player Savannah Wittenbrink is this week’s Republic-Times Athlete of the Week. Wittenbrink helped lead her team to a Sectional semifinal berth this season, making the Eagles one…
Read MoreColumbia girls basketball | Team of the Week
The Columbia High School girls basketball team is this week’s Republic-Times Team of the Week. Columbia battled its way into the Class 3A Waterloo Sectional Semifinals, in the program’s first…
Read MoreEagles fall short at sectionals
Sectionals have been a bit of a road block for Columbia athletics this season. With the Eagles’ state tournament hopes so close but just out of reach, many of the…
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