Posts Tagged ‘columbia’
Boys hoops action heating up
The high school basketball season is going full speed with holiday tournaments on the horizon. Columbia (3-4) defeated Freeburg at home on Friday night, 53-39, giving head coach Mark Sandstrom…
Read MoreEagles win Candy Cane Classic title
The Columbia High School girls basketball team capped off another successful Candy Cane Classic with a victory over Marquette to win the tourney title Saturday afternoon at Gibault Catholic High…
Read MoreRough weekend for boys hoops squads
The early season woes continue for most of the local high school boys basketball teams, as evidenced this weekend. Waterloo and Gibault dropped two games each and Columbia lost at…
Read MoreSaturday morning crash on Route 158
Route 158 was closed to traffic in Columbia shortly before 9 a.m. Saturday following a vehicle crash at Centerville Road with road blockage and minor injuries. Columbia police, fire and…
Read MoreStructure fire in Dupo
The Columbia Fire Department assisted Dupo, Prairie du Pont and Cahokia firefighters in responding about 2:30 p.m. Thursday to a structure fire at a single-story home in the 200 block…
Read MoreFlorence E. Haberl | Obituary
Florence E. Haberl (nee Metter), 93, of Columbia, died Dec. 6, 2017, in Waterloo. She was born Aug. 11, 1924, in Columbia, daughter of the late Albert and Cora Metter…
Read MoreIce Eagles, Raging Bulldogs keep winning
The Columbia Ice Eagles and Freeburg-Waterloo Raging Bulldogs stand atop the Mississippi Valley Club Hockey Association standings this season as both remain unbeaten. The two rivals will clash for the…
Read MoreHawks, Eagles hooping it up
The Gibault and Columbia girls basketball teams are playing well ahead of next week’s Candy Cane Classic in Waterloo. The annual tournament begins Monday night at Gibault and continues through…
Read MoreFriday morning crash on Columbia’s Main Street
A 29-year-old Columbia man was arrested for DUI and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident following a crash that occurred about 5:20 a.m. Friday in the 600 block…
Read MoreMonroe County kicking off Illinois Bicentennial celebration
Having recently celebrated its 200th anniversary, Monroe County is now ready to help kick off the upcoming Illinois Bicentennial with some local events. Illinois officially became a state on Dec.…
Read MoreCar ends up in culvert near Columbia Walgreens
Columbia police assisted an 86-year-old Missouri woman driving a Jeep Cherokee who got stuck in the culvert at the driveway entrance to Admiral Weinel Boulevard next to the Columbia Walgreens…
Read MoreColumbia cruises past Waterloo for first win
Monroe County rivals Columbia and Waterloo clashed on the basketball court Wednesday night at the inaugural Mascoutah Tip-Off Classic, with the Eagles coasting to a 63-36 win. Waterloo took its…
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