Driver flees possible DUI incident

The Columbia Police Department was alerted to an Illinois State Police Emergency Radio Network broadcast around 5:35 p.m. Thursday about a possible DUI driver from I-255 eastbound from Missouri onto…

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‘Dogs win Candy Cane Classic

It was another tournament, another title for the Waterloo High School girls basketball team. The Bulldogs downed Valmeyer, Columbia and Red Bud to claim their second tourney championship of the…

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R-T All-Local Volleyball Team

The high school volleyball season offered plenty of highlights locally, with Waterloo, Gibault and Valmeyer winning regional titles and the Hawks claiming a sectional crown.  That makes this year’s R-T…

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Tourney time for boys hoops

Christmas break means its time for the annual Columbia-Freeburg Christmas Tournament.  This year’s boys hoops tourney takes place Dec. 27-29 at Columbia High School. Columbia, Gibault, Waterloo and Valmeyer are…

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Quilts for Kentucky

After tornadoes tore through parts of Kentucky earlier this month, a local quilting guild stepped up to bring comfort to those who need it most.  According to national media reports,…

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