Posts Tagged ‘paywall’
Eagles win Candy Cane Classic
The Columbia High School girls basketball team coasted through this year’s Candy Cane Classic at Gibault Catholic High School, taking the tourney title on Saturday. The Eagles (9-4) toppled Chester,…
Read MoreHockey teams in action
The Freeburg-Waterloo Raging Bulldogs and Columbia Ice Eagles continued play in the Mississippi Valley Club Hockey Association ahead of their rivalry match Tuesday night. On Thursday, the Raging Bulldogs picked…
Read MoreState honors for local spikers
The Champaign News-Gazette announced its 41st All-State Volleyball Team last week, with a few local high school players receiving recognition. Making the paper’s “Special Mention 50” were Gibault’s Abby Grohmann…
Read MoreLocals get Cahokia Conference kudos
Several high school athletes in fall sports at Columbia, Dupo and Valmeyer high schools were recognized by the Cahokia Conference for their accomplishments. The conference is divided into two divisions:…
Read MoreOak Hill budget OK; department split
The Monroe County Board finalized Fiscal Year 2023 preparations Monday morning as it approved the budget for the Oak Hill senior living and rehabilitation center. The annual budget for the…
Read MoreCHS renovation plans in progress
Planned renovations at Columbia High School were a major focus during Thursday’s Columbia School Board meeting. Jennifer Carlson of FGM Architects presented results of a survey conducted among CHS faculty…
Read MoreMinor renovations at Waterloo schools
The Waterloo school board’s December meeting saw little in the way of big announcements, though the progress of various buildings and grounds concerns were brought up. Waterloo Superintendent of Schools…
Read MoreFederal agent gets prison
A Cahokia man was sentenced this week to 126 months in federal prison for enticement of a minor, travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct and engaging in…
Read MoreNew smoke alarm law Jan. 1
Illinois has a new 10-year smoke alarm law that goes into effect Jan. 1. “In 2021, there were 97 residential fire deaths in Illinois and sadly nearly 70 percent of…
Read MoreCandidates file for April election
Monday afternoon was the deadline for candidates to file for inclusion on the April 2023 ballot, and Waterloo voters will see its largest number of contested races in recent memory.…
Read MoreLittle dancing snowflake
A young Columbia girl recently got to participate in a big Christmas performance. Emersyn Lane, a first grader at Eagleview Elementary, could be seen dancing across the stage Sunday at…
Read MoreSplash pad plans get ‘skinny’
The proposed splash pad at Zimmer Park seems to be getting some slight downsizing following last week’s Waterloo Park District meeting. The project was recently revealed to have a total…
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