All posts by Corey Saathoff

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  Saturday morning crash on Route 158

  Route 158 was closed to traffic in Columbia shortly before 9 a.m. Saturday following a vehicle crash at Centerville Road with road blockage and minor injuries. Columbia police, fire and EMS responded to the scene as well...

  • Posted December 9, 2017
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  Ice Eagles, Raging Bulldogs keep winning

  The Columbia Ice Eagles and Freeburg-Waterloo Raging Bulldogs stand atop the Mississippi Valley Club Hockey Association standings this season as both remain unbeaten. The two rivals will clash for the first time this season Dec. 21 at...

  • Posted December 6, 2017
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  Hawks, Eagles hooping it up

  The Gibault and Columbia girls basketball teams are playing well ahead of next week’s Candy Cane Classic in Waterloo. The annual tournament begins Monday night at Gibault and continues through Dec. 16, with the host Hawks competing...

  • Posted December 6, 2017
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  R-T All-Local Soccer Team

  Monroe County has pretty much become the soccer capital of Illinois, with five straight state tournament appearances among Gibault, Columbia and Waterloo, including three titles. With such an abundance of talent, it becomes difficult to narrow down...

  • Posted December 6, 2017
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  Saturday morning incident resolved peacefully

  Waterloo police received assistance from neighboring agencies in handling a delicate situation involving a woman threatening to do harm to herself and possibly in possession of a weapon early Saturday morning at a mobile home in the...

  • Posted December 2, 2017
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  Rollover crash in Valmeyer

  The Valmeyer Fire Department, Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Monroe County EMS responded about 6:05 a.m. Friday to a single car rollover crash with injuries on East Woodland Ridge halfway up the hill from Bluff Road in...

  • Posted December 1, 2017
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  Search for possible J.B. Bridge jumper

  The Columbia Fire Department responded about 6 a.m. Friday to assist Mehlville Fire Department and St. Louis County Police Department personnel in the search for a possible jumper off the Jefferson Barracks Bridge on I-255. Columbia firefighters...

  • Posted December 1, 2017
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  Columbia cruises past Waterloo for first win

  Monroe County rivals Columbia and Waterloo clashed on the basketball court Wednesday night at the inaugural Mascoutah Tip-Off Classic, with the Eagles coasting to a 63-36 win. Waterloo took its only lead of the game with a...

  • Posted November 30, 2017
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  Wednesday evening crash in Columbia

  Columbia police, fire department and EMS personnel responded about 5:45 p.m. Wednesday to a two-vehicle crash on Admiral Parkway (Route 3) at Valmeyer Road. Police said a 2003 Ford F250 driven by Steven Short, 65, of Hillsboro,...

  • Posted November 30, 2017
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  New coach to lead Dupo boys hoops

  The Dupo High School boys basketball team has a new head coach who hopes to usher in a winning spirit following years of disappointment for the program. Steve Roustio takes over a Tigers squad that finished 6-21...

  • Posted November 29, 2017
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  Pirates set sail for hoops treasure

  The Valmeyer High School boys basketball team returns a solid crop of starters from last season’s squad that went 14-14. Many team members were key components of the baseball squad that enjoyed success in the spring. “We...

  • Posted November 29, 2017
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  Gibault boys hoops a work in progress

  The Gibault Catholic High School boys basketball team will be looking to new faces this season following the departure of several seniors from last year’s squad that went 22-8. Longtime Hawks head coach Dennis Rueter, who reached...

  • Posted November 29, 2017
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