All posts by Corey Saathoff

About Corey Saathoff

Corey is the editor of the Republic-Times. He has worked at the newspaper since 2004, and currently resides in Columbia. He is also the principal singer-songwriter and plays guitar in St. Louis area country-rock band The Trophy Mules.

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  Friday night frights: Bulldogs, Eagles fall

  It was an unlucky Friday the 13th for the Waterloo and Columbia football teams. Needing a win to keep their playoff hopes alive, the Bulldogs dropped a heartbreaker at home to Triad, 23-14. Waterloo cut Triad’s lead...

  • Posted October 14, 2017
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  Waterloo runners dominate MVC meet

  The Waterloo High School boys cross country team won the Mississippi Valley Conference Championships at Principia College on Thursday, with the girls team placing second and Bulldog runners Adam Robson and Jenna Schwartz winning individual titles. The...

  • Posted October 13, 2017
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  Bulldogs, Eagles and Hawks kicking into regionals

  The Waterloo, Columbia and Gibault soccer teams each concluded regular season play on high notes this week as regional play looms. For the first time in program history, the Bulldogs completed a perfect 10-0 showing in the Mississippi...

  • Posted October 13, 2017
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  Thefts from unlocked vehicles in Columbia

  Columbia police are investigating thefts from unlocked vehicles in town. Officers were first called shortly before 7 a.m. Monday to the 600 block of Amber Court to investigate recovered property found along the side of the road. The...

  • Posted October 12, 2017
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  Local golfers enjoy postseason success

  Several local high school golfers, including one team, advanced out of their respective regionals last week and participated in the sectional round Monday.  When the last putt was tapped in, two Gibault golfers qualified for the state...

  • Posted October 11, 2017
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  Volleyball teams go pink for a cure

  Cross-town volleyball rivals came together for a great cause Thursday night.  The Waterloo and Gibault volleyball teams competed in their annual Dig Pink match for breast cancer awareness in the Waterloo High School gym.  Waterloo won in...

  • Posted October 11, 2017
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  Crash on Route 156 east of Waterloo

  Emergency personnel responded about 2:55 p.m Saturday to a two-vehicle crash with possible injury on Route 156 at L Road east of Waterloo. No other information was immediately available.

  • Posted October 7, 2017
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  Eagles win homecoming game; ‘Dogs lose at Highland

  Columbia won its homecoming game in exciting fashion while Waterloo ran into a buzzsaw at Highland in Friday night football action. The Eagles traded scores with Cahokia Conference rival Breese Central all night before finally emerging victorious,...

  • Posted October 7, 2017
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  Crash on Route 3 in Waterloo

  Waterloo police and fire and Monroe County EMS responded about 7:45 p.m. Thursday to a two-vehicle crash with possible injuries at the intersection of Route 3 and North Market Street. One of the vehicles involved was a...

  • Posted October 5, 2017
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  Kelly is senior softball hall of famer

  Cyndi Kelly was inducted into the National Senior Softball Hall of Fame on Sept. 21. She was presented a plaque during a ceremony that took place in Dalton, Ga. Kelly, a retired Waterloo High School physical education...

  • Posted October 4, 2017
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  Soccer teams roaring to the finish

  Only a few regular season games remain for the Columbia, Gibault and Waterloo soccer squads ahead of what promises to be an exciting postseason. All three local teams are in Class 2A for the first time this...

  • Posted October 4, 2017
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  Man flees from police in jail parking lot

  Members of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Waterloo Police Department were on the lookout for a man who ran from police in the parking lot of the Monroe County Jail in Waterloo on Monday night. The...

  • Posted October 3, 2017
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