Friday morning crash in Columbia

Emergency personnel responded to a crash involving a semi tractor-trailer rear-ending an SUV near the intersection of Route 3 and Veterans Parkway in Columbia at 10 a.m. Friday. Responding agencies…

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CHS hires new assistant principal

Following a late-summer resignation from its previous assistant principal, Columbia High School has secured a replacement for the 2022-23 school year that began this week. Columbia Superintendent of Schools Chris…

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CHS students visit Germany

Students from Columbia High School recently returned from a roughly two-week trip to Germany. The student exchange is an annual event that takes place between Columbia and its German sister…

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Touchette shining for Grizzlies

Columbia native Cam Touchette is enjoying baseball success with the Gateway Grizzlies of the Frontier League this summer. In 31 games, the left-handed hitting and throwing outfielder is hitting .262…

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Girls tracksters medal at state

The Republic-Times coverage area was represented well at the IHSA Girls Track State Meet this weekend at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. Waterloo High School junior Molly Grohmann and Columbia…

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