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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Skills that pay the bills

It was quite an eventful weekend for local students who participated at the statewide SkillsUSA competition in Peoria.  Career Center of Southern Illinois student Dawson Goldschmidt of Valmeyer took first…

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Fun for everyone at ACE Olympics

Following a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, students with disabilities from across several local school districts gathered once again for the highly-anticipated ACE Olympics.  The Athletes Challenging Each Other Olympics,…

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