Posts Tagged ‘columbia’
Columbia edges Gibault in rivalry showdown
In Columbia’s first real challenge since a 0-0 draw at Granite City to start its soccer season, the Eagles topped rival Gibault at home on Tuesday night, 1-0. The game…
Read MoreBig Wins for Local Football Squads
If it’s a Friday night in September, then it is time for high school football. Two local teams came out ready to play, posting big wins. Columbia tops Dupo Columbia…
Read MoreRoad work on Route 158 to begin Sept. 14
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced road work will begin Monday, Sept. 14, on both directions of Route 158 from Route 3 in Columbia to Route 15 in Belleville, weather…
Read MoreSongs4Soldiers concert continues to grow
The third annual Songs4Soldiers benefit concert takes place Saturday afternoon at a new venue: Bolm-Schuhkraft City Park in Columbia. A suggested donation of $10 is asked for admission when the…
Read MoreColumbia bests Waterloo in rivalry game
Waterloo and Columbia met in their annual Route 3 rivalry football game Friday night at Waterloo High School. For only the second time in the past six seasons, the Eagles…
Read MoreFootball season kicks off for area teams
All three area teams hosted games to open up the 2015 high school football season on Friday night. Columbia easily defeated Wood River, 49-0. Last season, also in week one,…
Read MoreMonday afternoon murder-suicide in Columbia
A second victim has died in a murder-suicide that occurred late Monday afternoon outside 901 High Ridge Drive in Columbia in the Pioneer Ridge subdivision. Police initially responded to the…
Read MoreSenior centers to reopen Monday
With the signing of legislation by Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner that allows the state to release more than $5 billion in federal money that had been held up due to…
Read MoreRollover crash on I-255 near Columbia
The Columbia and Dupo fire departments assisted Columbia police and EMS and Illinois State Police with a rollover crash that occurred about 6:15 p.m. Friday on I-255 near the Davis…
Read MoreState budget mess causes senior centers to close
Due to the lack of a state budget, Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council senior center locations in Waterloo, Columbia, Red Bud and other communities across the region will cease operations…
Read MoreColumbia hit hard by heavy rainfall
Heavy rains hit Columbia hard late Monday afternoon, dropping an estimated three to five inches of precipitation in less than an hour. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood…
Read MoreColumbia receives star treatment in making of new film
Columbia welcomed with open arms a movie production crew with well-known Hollywood actors as the filming of a dark comedy took place recently at various locations in town. “Columbia is…
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