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Bulldogs take first conference title in 33 years
Tuesday’s senior night at Waterloo High School was made more special, as the boys basketball team captured its first conference title since 1981 and its first ever Mississippi Valley Conference…
Read MoreGNC store coming to Waterloo
A General Nutrition Center (GNC) location is moving into the former HTC store next to Schnucks at 156 Waterloo Commons Drive. The national chain with 6,000 health food stores in the U.S.…
Read MorePolice looking for man following Thursday incident
Columbia police are seeking assistance from the public in locating a wanted man following a Thursday morning incident that started in Waterloo and resulted in him eluding police near Dupo.…
Read MoreGirls bowling teams end season at sectional
With only one loss between them all season, the Waterloo and Columbia girls bowling teams both looked to be on their way to fantastic finishes. That was not quite the…
Read MoreShane Lenhardt | Athlete of the Week
Waterloo High School basketball player Shane Lenhardt is the Republic-Times Athlete of the Week. Lenhardt is averaging 14 points per game over the past four contests to lead the way…
Read MoreGirls basketball season over for most local teams
The Waterloo and Columbia girls basketball teams entered regional play this week after closing out the regular season. Gibault, Valmeyer and Dupo all lost in regional play last week, ending…
Read MoreHawks win thriller over Bulldogs, 47-46
One of the teams was ranked in the state’s top 10. The other was riding a 10-game winning streak. When cross-town rivals Gibault and Waterloo met last Tuesday night, there…
Read MoreWHS wrestling trio falls short of state
The Waterloo High School wrestling program made some great strides this season, but it just did not end as hoped. First was the bitter disappointment of placing third in the…
Read MoreForum exposes harsh reality of local drug problem
Rocketing case numbers and harsh truths from both local and state figureheads were the topics of Thursday night’s community forum addressing the issues of heroin and prescription drug abuse in…
Read More3A Girls basketball play begins this week
Last week marked the start of girls basketball regionals in Illinois. Each of the local 1A and 2A schools, including Valmeyer, Gibault, Dupo and Red Bud were eventually eliminated from…
Read MoreColumbia, Waterloo girls bowling | Teams of the Week
The Columbia and Waterloo girls bowling teams are this week’s Republic-Times Teams of the Week. Both advanced to this weekend’s sectional tournament in Alton with stellar team performances at regionals.…
Read MoreEagles, Raging Bulldogs in hockey playoffs
The Columbia Eagles and Waterloo-Freeburg Raging Bulldogs hope to build on strong finishes to the regular season in the MVCHA playoffs, which started last week. Columbia (9-7-1) started the playoffs…
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