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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  Cross-town rivals play to a draw

  Cross-town rivals Waterloo and Gibault faced each other on the soccer pitch at Waterloo High School early Monday evening, battling to a 1-1 tie in a well-played match between young varsity squads. Gibault (7-6-3) scored with the...

  • Posted April 17, 2019
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  Hawks, Eagles soaring on the diamond

  The Gibault and Columbia baseball teams enjoyed success over the weekend while Waterloo split two recent conference contests and Valmeyer is in the midst of a losing streak. The Hawks (13-3) dropped a 5-4 contest at Mascoutah...

  • Posted April 17, 2019
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  Waterloo OKs budget

  The Waterloo City Council adopted an annual budget for the city during its meeting on Monday night. The budgeted expenditures for the fiscal year of May 1, 2019 through April 30, 2020 are $29,233,530 compared to $30,550,567...

  • Posted April 17, 2019
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  Structure fire in Millstadt

  The Millstadt and Columbia fire departments responded about 9:30 a.m. Saturday to a residential structure fire in the 700 block of Admiral Wendt Parkway off North Polk Street in Millstadt. The fire was knocked down within a...

  • Posted April 13, 2019
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  Columbia Softball | Team of the Week

  The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Columbia High School softball team. The Eagles are 10-2 on the season following recent wins over Belleville East, Carlyle and Salem.

  • Posted April 12, 2019
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  James Brandon | Obituary

  James L. Brandon, 94, of Waterloo, died April 9, 2019 in Red Bud. He was born Nov. 23, 1924, in Santarem, Brazil, son of the late Joseph Franklin and Anna (nee Harsha) Brandon. James was a member of...

  • Posted April 11, 2019
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  Soccer season reaches second half

  Local high school girls soccer teams have reached the midway point of the regular season as the focus shifts to building momentum for the playoffs. Columbia (12-1) picked up two more wins last week, defeating Breese Central,...

  • Posted April 10, 2019
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  Baseball teams blasting ahead

  The high school baseball season is heating up as local squads enter the heart of their regular season schedules. It had been smooth sailing for Waterloo (8-2) this spring until  Monday’s Mississippi Valley Conference opener against Mascoutah....

  • Posted April 10, 2019
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  Thunderstorm rolls through Monroe County

  A Sunday evening thunderstorm resulted in calls for emergency agencies to respond to a handful of incidents in Monroe County. The Columbia Fire Department responded to a few storm-related calls, most notably a fallen tree on a...

  • Posted April 7, 2019
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  Fire destroys Columbia home

  Multiple departments battled a Saturday afternoon house fire in the 1500 block of Rueck Road in Columbia. The Columbia Fire Department responded shortly after 1:30 p.m., with the Waterloo and Millstadt fire departments assisting at the scene...

  • Posted April 6, 2019
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  Stolen checks cashed at Columbia bank

  Columbia police are investigating the use of stolen checks totaling more than $1,800 from Commerce Bank, 995 Columbia Center, on Wednesday. Police said one woman cashed a check for more than $900 inside the bank, and another...

  • Posted April 3, 2019
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  Soccer teams kicking ahead

  The Columbia High School girls soccer team finally fell from the ranks of the unbeaten over the weekend, but the Eagles are still flying high at 10-1 overall. Meanwhile, Waterloo and Gibault are also rounding into for,...

  • Posted April 3, 2019
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