All posts by Corey Saathoff
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Smithton man gets 30 years for child pornA 40-year-old Smithton man was sentenced Friday to 30 years in federal prison on two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of possession of visual depictions of prepubescent minors engaged in sexually explicit...
- Posted March 6, 2017
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Brush fire in Columbia bluffsThe Columbia and Millstadt fire departments responded about 2 p.m. Saturday to a brush fire on a property located up in the bluffs off Bluff Road just south of Sand Bank Road in rural Columbia. Firefighters cleared...
- Posted March 4, 2017
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Head-on crash near Red BudEmergency personnel responded about 1 a.m. Saturday to a head-on crash with injury on Route 3 at Old State Route 3 near Red Bud. The vehicles involved were a Ford pickup truck and a semi truck without...
- Posted March 4, 2017
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Austin Francis | Athlete of the WeekThe Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Dupo High School basketball player Austin Francis. The senior recently closed out his Tigers career with more than 1,000 career points scored. Francis averaged 15 points per game this season...
- Posted March 3, 2017
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Gibault Catholic High School Boys Basketball | Team of the WeekThe Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Gibault Catholic High School boys basketball squad coached by Dennis Rueter. The Hawks ended their season at 22-8 with an overtime loss at home Friday night to Marquette in...
- Posted March 3, 2017
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Woman charged with unlawful use of credit cardA 40-year-old Waterloo woman is facing multiple felonies in connection with unlawful purchases made last fall using the company credit card of her former employer. Nicole C. Johnson was charged this week in Monroe County Circuit Court...
- Posted March 3, 2017
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Waterloo named safest city in IllinoisWaterloo has been named the safest city in Illinois by the National Council for Home Safety and Security. The National Council for Home Safety and Security is a national trade association comprised of licensed alarm installers, contractors...
- Posted March 3, 2017
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Regional loss ends Waterloo’s seasonThe Waterloo High School basketball team ended its disappointing season with a 54-51 loss to Freeburg in the Class 3A Mater Dei Regional on Monday night. The Bulldogs, who finished the season with a record of 9-21,...
- Posted March 1, 2017
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Eagles clipped in OT heartbreakerThe Columbia High School basketball team ended its season in heartbreaking fashion on Monday night, falling to Jerseyville in overtime at the Class 3A Civic Memorial Regional, 40-39. “Sometimes, Cinderella’s slipper fits and sometimes it doesn’t,” Columbia...
- Posted March 1, 2017
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Hawks fall just short of regional crownThe vibe was electric inside Hustedde Gymnasium on Friday night, as Catholic school rivals Gibault and Marquette locked horns for a Class 2A regional hoops title. The full house of fans from both teams witnessed a classic...
- Posted March 1, 2017
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Federal child porn charges for Columbia manA 40-year-old Columbia man was indicted Friday on federal child pornography charges. Steven D. Blosser was arraigned Friday on a federal indictment charging him with receipt of child pornography, a news release issued Monday by Donald S....
- Posted February 27, 2017
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Field fire near East Carondelet
Several fire departments responded Monday afternoon to an out-of-control field fire along Davis Ferry Road near East Carondelet. Columbia firefighters responded shortly after 1:20 p.m. to assist Dupo. Other agencies assisting in the blaze throughout the afternoon...
- Posted February 27, 2017
