New manager at Helping Strays

Columbia native Kim Kocher is joining the Helping Strays team as the organization’s new shelter manager. A recent announcement shared by Helping Strays explains that Kocher has had extensive experience…

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Police Blotter | 11-23-22

(Information in this report is gathered from police agencies, county courts and emergency radio dispatch. The public is reminded that defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty and charges may…

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Tuesday crash near JB Bridge

The Columbia Fire Department was paged shortly after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday to respond with police and EMS to the scene of a two-vehicle crash with lane blockage on I-255 southbound…

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Monday crash near YMCA

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Columbia Fire Department joined EMS personnel in responding at 10:40 a.m. Monday for a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 3 and EE…

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Bulldogs, Hawks win tourneys

The Waterloo and Gibault girls basketball teams started their season with some hardware for the school trophy case. Waterloo won three games in the Columbia Tip-Off Classic – including a…

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It’s time for boys hoops 

The high school boys basketball season gets underway with one local squad in a week-long tournament and a cross-town rivalry clash this weekend.  Columbia opened its promising 2022-23 campaign with…

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Hockey squads hit the ice

In Mississippi Valley Club Hockey Association action last week, the Freeburg-Waterloo Raging Bulldogs and Columbia Ice Eagles had mixed results. On Thursday, the Raging Bulldogs (2-1-2) led 4-0 before settling…

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Waterloo AD offers thanks

“It takes a village.” We have all heard that saying, and it is true.  Waterloo High School Athletics would like to take this time to thank the “village” for all…

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