Columbia NewsLocal news for Columbia, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Maverick Technologies, Ranken form recruiting partnership- June 29, 2008 Maverick Technologies announced Wednesday that it has accepted its first two Ranken Technical College graduates into its Project Support Center recruiting partnership program.http://www.topix.net/city/columbia-il/2008/06/maverick-technologies-ranken-form-recruiting... Columbia Police Chief completes FBI Academy- June 27, 2008 Columbia Police Chief Joe Edwards recently completed the FBI National Academy program in Quantico, Virginia.http://www.topix.net/city/columbia-il/2008/06/columbia-police-chief-completes-fbi-academy?... Monroe County levees holding- June 24, 2008 As flooding threatens part of the Midwest, only one area road has been closed as the result of high water and rural Monroe County is otherwise in good shape.http://www.topix.net/city/columbia-il/2008/06/monroe-county-levees-holding?fromrss=1 Materials sought for 150th celebration book- June 23, 2008 Columbians, push the warning signal. There is no time to sit and wait for an event that happens once every 150 years.So gather all those photographs and memories because the Celebration 2009 Committee is putting together a book.http://www.topix.net/city/columbia-il/2008/06/materials-sought-for-150th-celebration-book?... Council sees early budget problems- June 22, 2008 Everybody knows the economy is bad, including, of course, the City of Columbia.The ink hasn't even begun to dry on the fiscal year 2008-09 budget yet and problems already have surfaced.http://www.topix.net/city/columbia-il/2008/06/council-sees-early-budget-problems?fromrss=1 Monroe County declares emergency prior to fooding- June 21, 2008 The county was declared a disaster area Friday by the Monroe County Emergency Management Agency, joining Randolph and St.Clair counties as a preemptive strike due to flood conditions along the Mississippi River.http://www.topix.net/city/columbia-il/2008/06/monroe-county-declares-emergency-prior-to-fo... Ellis settles into new role- June 18, 2008 As a resident of Tacoma, Wash., during the eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980, Paul Ellis knows a thing or two about surviving a disaster.So when he stepped into the politically charged environment of Columbia as the city's new Economic Development Coordinator earlier this year, Ellis was prepared.http://www.topix.net/city/columbia-il/2008/06/ellis-settles-into-new-role?fromrss=1 Columbia's first hotel will open soon- June 17, 2008 In August, a 77-room Hampton Inn is scheduled to open at the Admiral Trost Center, according to Terry Johnson, a partner in Columbia Hospitality LLC (which owns the new hotel) and owner of Johnson Properties. The Hampton Inn will be the first hotel in Columbia, just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis.http://www.topix.net/city/columbia-il/2008/06/columbia-s-first-hotel-will-open-soon?fromrs... Green genes- June 16, 2008 When Generation X started the drive for recycling in the 1980's, there was no way they could have envisioned how far this simple dream would come.America has become green, worrying about never before spoken terms like "carbon footprint" and "cap and trade" emissions.The fever has even swept into Columbia, where an unanticipated throng of citizens stormed Recycling Day 2008 on June 7.http://www.topix.net/city/columbia-il/2008/06/green-genes?fromrss=1 Metro-east named flood-hazard area- June 14, 2008 New maps that have been in the works for months by federal officials show much of the metro-east along the Mississippi River is being designated a flood-hazard area.http://www.topix.net/city/columbia-il/2008/06/metro-east-named-flood-hazard-area?fromrss=1 |