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American Softball Association Illinois All-Star Team | Team of the Week
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the American Softball Association Illinois All-Star Team, which featured players from Waterloo, Columbia and Red Bud high schools. The team faced off against…
Read MoreColumbia priest spreads message of joy
Sometimes, there is nothing more refreshing than a smiling face. Every Sunday, parishioners of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Columbia see just that in Father Carl Scherrer. Bishop Wilton Gregory…
Read MoreState Bank to expand into Columbia soon
State Bank of Waterloo announced plans to expand its facilities into Columbia. “We thought Columbia was a nice community for us,” bank president Kevin Day said. “It just made sense.”…
Read MoreMotorcycle crash on I-255 in Dupo
Emergency personnel including a medical helicopter responded about 7 a.m. Thursday to a crash involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck on southbound I-255 at milepost 10 near the Route…
Read MoreColumbia receives special Main Street designation
The hard work and dedication of Columbia officials and downtown merchants earned the city official accolades in the form of recognition on Monday as the 46th Main Street program in…
Read MoreSacrifices Honored on Memorial Day
Memorial Day was observed across Monroe County and the nation on Monday. It is a day that honors those who have lost their lives in military service to our country,…
Read MoreHawks win in penalty kicks over Eagles in sectional thriller
Gibault girls soccer head coach Matt Reeb couldn’t have imagined a better birthday present. On the fifth-year coach’s 29th birthday, his Hawks defeated rival Columbia 1-0 in a thrilling penalty…
Read MoreEagles, Hawks set for sectional soccer showdown
Girls soccer rivals Columbia and Gibault will meet again, this time in a Class 1A sectional semifinal set for 7 p.m. Tuesday at Columbia High School. The Eagles won their…
Read MoreEagles, Hawks advance to regional finals
It was a tense and at times frustrating match, but in the end, the Columbia Eagles got the result they wanted. The top seed in their own regional, Columbia dominated…
Read MoreCrop-dusting helicopter crashes in Columbia field
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded shortly after 8 p.m. Wednesday to a report of a crop-dusting helicopter down in a field in the area of 9500 D Road near…
Read MoreTigers sink Pirates in Kaskaskia Conference clash
In a baseball game that had a championship feel, the Dupo Tigers edged Valmeyer at home on Thursday, 5-4. There was much at stake, as the Pirates were looking to…
Read MoreCrash in Columbia near Walgreens
Columbia fire and police departments, along with Monroe County EMS, responded to a two-vehicle crash with one injury on northbound Admiral Parkway at Admiral Weinel Boulevard in Columbia at about…
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