Columbia hires new superintendent

The Columbia School Board unanimously voted Thursday night to hire Chris Grode as the district’s new superintendent. Grode will take over July 1 from Victor Buehler, who has been serving…

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Segobiano bids Columbia farewell

For 27 consecutive years, Columbia Superintendent of Schools Gina Segobiano has attended monthly school board meetings.  She has ran 200 of those as superintendent.  Last Wednesday marked the last time…

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Columbia School Board OKs budget

The Columbia School Board approved the school district’s 2019-20 budget at Thursday’s board meeting.  The budget shows the district having $22,945,154 in revenue and $23,182,494 in expenditures.  Although the budget…

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New trail OK’d in Columbia

The Columbia Department of Public Works has another project to add to its already busy schedule. The city recently received a Transportation Alternatives Program grant, a federally-funded program designed to…

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New asst. principal, SRO in Columbia

The Columbia school district will have two high-profile new faces after Thursday’s school board meeting.  The board hired a new assistant principal for Columbia High School and met the district’s…

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Columbia School Board talks turf

Columbia Superintendent Gina Segobiano told the Columbia School Board at last Tuesday’s April meeting that the district is in the early stages of replacing the turf at its multi-purpose field. …

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Columbia election results are in

After two weeks of anticipation, the final results for the April 2 municipal elections came in, with all candidates who were leading on election day officially winning.  There were 211…

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Election wait continues

Eighty-two of the 211 absentee ballots in last week’s consolidated election have arrived at the Monroe County Clerk’s Office.  Most of those are valid, but Monroe County Clerk Jonathan McLean…

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Columbia hears from teachers, parents

Dozens of community members attended Thursday’s Columbia School Board meeting, a dozen of whom addressed the board.  Most of those 12 expressed support and gratitude toward the school district and…

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