All posts by Corey Saathoff

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  Truck fire in Waterloo Schnucks parking lot

  The Waterloo Fire Department responded about 6:20 p.m. Thursday to a fully engulfed pickup truck fire in the rear of the Schnucks parking lot near McDonald’s. Monroe County EMS and the Waterloo Police Department also responded to...

  • Posted October 12, 2018
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  It’s crunch time for area soccer teams

  The high school soccer season is going down to the wire, with only a couple of regular season games remaining until regionals start next week. Defending Class 2A state runner-up Gibault is looking strong down the stretch,...

  • Posted October 10, 2018
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  Bulldogs spiking at right time

  With regional pairings announced Friday, local high school volleyball teams know their postseason paths as they enter the final week of regularly scheduled matches. Waterloo is peaking at the right time. Gibault, Columbia and Valmeyer are just...

  • Posted October 10, 2018
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  Three local golfers advance to state

  Three local high school golfers advanced to this weekend’s state golf tournaments by virtue of strong performances Monday in the sectional round. Waterloo High School golfer Tre Wahlig and Columbia High School golfers Mikaela Kossina and Casey...

  • Posted October 10, 2018
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  Tough night for local football teams

  Three local high school football teams wound up on the wrong end of their Friday night contests. The most stunning defeat of the night happened at Breese Central, where Columbia was up 24-7 at halftime but lost...

  • Posted October 6, 2018
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  Regionals loom for soccer squads

  The postseason path has been made known and local high school soccer teams are priming to bring their “A” games into the stretch run.  IHSA regional pairings were announced Friday in Class 1A and 2A. Class 1A...

  • Posted October 3, 2018
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  Volleyball teams stay on the attack

  With a couple of weeks remaining in the regular season, local high school volleyball teams are gearing up for the postseason.  IHSA regional pairings will be announced this Friday afternoon. Valmeyer (14-14) has only nine players on...

  • Posted October 3, 2018
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  Local golfers advance to sectionals

  Two Waterloo courses were hopping Tuesday with high school regional boys golf action. The Class 2A regional took place at Annbriar Golf Course with Waterloo and Columbia competing among a tough field. The Class 1A regional was...

  • Posted October 3, 2018
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  Eagles win thriller over Freeburg; ‘Dogs fall just short

  In an exciting night of early autumn high school football action Friday night, Columbia outlasted Freeburg in a thriller while Waterloo fell just short in its homecoming game against Jerseyville. The Eagles remained perfect on the season...

  • Posted September 29, 2018
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  Arrests made in Dupo burglaries

  Dupo police have charged three men in connection with a string of burglaries that occurred in town earlier this month. On Sept. 13, officers responded to several burglaries to motor vehicles and two garage break-ins. Following an...

  • Posted September 26, 2018
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  Soccer teams keep kicking

  The Columbia, Gibault and Waterloo soccer squads have kept pretty busy schedules of late, preparing for a postseason that looms ahead in just a couple of weeks. Playing its third rivalry match of the season, the two...

  • Posted September 26, 2018
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  Sunday morning crash in Columbia

  Columbia police, fire department and EMS personnel responded about 9:10 a.m. Sunday to a two-vehicle crash on Route 3 at Palmer Road. A female occupant of one of the vehicles reported a wrist injury following the crash.

  • Posted September 23, 2018
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