Posts Tagged ‘columbia’
Woman charged in Columbia heroin overdose death
Monroe County Chief Deputy Coroner Bob Hill released Wednesday morning the cause of death of Jason M. Yaekel, 32, the Columbia man who died Aug. 4 at his residence in…
Read MoreStorage shed destroyed by fire in Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department responded about 6:45 p.m. Saturday to a small storage shed on fire behind a residence in the 500 block of West Bottom Avenue between Walnut and…
Read MoreFriday Night Lights: Eagles soar, Bulldogs fall
With clear skies for a change, local high school football fans were treated to the return of Friday Night Lights as Columbia, Waterloo and Dupo were all at home. Rain…
Read MoreHit-and-run driver at large
The Columbia Police Department and area police are on the lookout for a maroon 2000 Ford 4-door vehicle involved in a hit and run Tuesday at Route 3 southbound just…
Read MoreEagles soar to 4-0 with win at Wesclin
The Columbia High School football team waited out the storm Friday night and rained down with offense on Saturday, winning 44-13 at Wesclin on Saturday. Eagles quarterback Greg Long threw…
Read MoreSpring election process starting
Illinoisans anticipate a lot of excitement for the upcoming November elections with county, state and national candidates running for office. But just over the horizon are the municipal elections, which…
Read MoreEagles win again; ‘Dogs postponed
The Columbia High School football team improved to 3-0 with a weather-shortened 42-0 victory at Dupo on Friday. Meanwhile, Waterloo is forced to play on Saturday for the second time…
Read MoreEagles top Bulldogs, 27-10
Columbia capitalized on Waterloo turnovers and penalties with big plays to down its football rival at home Friday night, 27-10. The Eagles dazzled the home crowd with a nifty double…
Read MoreEagles win fourth straight county golf tourney title
Call it a “four-peat” for the Columbia High School boys golf team. On a beautiful late-summer day for golfing at Annbriar in Waterloo, the Eagles bested cross-county rivals Gibault, Waterloo…
Read MoreGolf teams set to tee off in county tourney
Monroe County is loaded with golf talent, and local high school teams are putting those skills on display to start the season. The Columbia, Gibault, Waterloo and Valmeyer boys golf…
Read MoreVolleyball teams hoping to spike in tourney play
Volleyball season is spiking ahead for area high school squads, with many early season tournaments in store through the holiday weekend. Gibault began play in the Marissa-New Athens Labor Day…
Read MoreLocal high schools score well on ACT
The state’s average composite ACT score for 2016 graduates came out to 20.8 — about one point lower than Monroe County schools — as schools move to SAT testing for…
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