Posts Tagged ‘columbia’
Bulldogs barking loud in MVC
The Waterloo High School baseball team is clicking on all cylinders as the Mississippi Valley Conference schedule heads into the final stretch. The Bulldogs improved to 17-4 overall and a…
Read MoreColumbia wins Monroe County Softball Tournament
The Columbia High School softball team continued its recent stretch of solid all-around play by winning the Monroe County Softball Tournament in Waterloo on Thursday. The Eagles improved to 15-3…
Read MoreWaterloo dominates Bi-County Track Meet
The Waterloo High School track and field program is putting together a fantastic spring with the postseason looming in a couple of weeks. On Wednesday, the Waterloo boys and girls…
Read MoreTree falls on power lines in Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department responded to a fallen tree over power lines on Centerville Road near Walnut Drive shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday. Storms rolled through the region late Tuesday…
Read MoreThree-car crash on Route 3 in Columbia
Columbia police, fire and EMS personnel responded about 5 p.m. Monday to a three-car crash on Route 3 at Bottom Avenue with a possible minor injury. All occupants of the…
Read MoreAction packed weekend of high school baseball
Local high school baseball teams crammed in a few games this weekend between raindrops with conference play looming. In a Friday evening showdown at GCS Ballpark in Sauget, the Gibault…
Read MoreMan charged with sexual exploitation of child
On April 1, Steven D. Walker, 24, of Granite City, was transported from the Pontoon Beach Police Department to Monroe County on an arrest warrant for sexual exploitation of a…
Read MoreBulldogs edge Eagles in walk-off thriller
In a rematch of last year’s thrilling regional final won by Waterloo in walk-off fashion, the Bulldogs did it again to their cross-county rival on Friday. After watching Columbia take…
Read MoreLocal police catch Missouri robbers
Four suspects in a Missouri robbery were apprehended in Columbia late Wednesday morning after they fled across the river in a stolen car and abandoned it in the Columbia Lakes…
Read MoreItems stolen from unlocked cars in Columbia
Columbia police are investigating the theft of items from unlocked vehicles early Thursday morning. Two cars on the parking lot of the Meadow Ridge East condominiums, located at Veterans Parkway…
Read MoreEagles end season with sectional loss to Centralia
The Columbia Eagles ran into a buzzsaw Wednesday night at the Class 3A Highland Sectional, falling 59-37 to highly ranked Centralia. An early barrage of three-pointers by the Orphans put…
Read MoreColumbia wins regional title in thriller over Mater Dei
With a capacity crowd on hand, Columbia edged Mater Dei for the Class 3A regional hoops crown at home on Friday night, completing an undefeated season in its home gym.…
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