All posts by Corey Saathoff

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  CFD assists with large brush fire near Sauget

  The Columbia Fire Department assisted several departments in battling a large brush fire Sunday afternoon behind the chemical plant in Sauget, which spread from the area of Route 3 and Falling Springs Road all the way to...

  • Posted February 13, 2017
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  Rueter wins 700th game

  Legendary Gibault Catholic High School boys basketball coach Dennis Rueter won the 700th game of his illustrious career in a 41-26 home victory over Mascoutah on Friday night. With a packed gym on hand for the historic...

  • Posted February 12, 2017
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  Crash on I-255

  Traffic was restricted to one lane on eastbound I-255 as Columbia police and fire personnel assisted Illinois State Police with a two-vehicle crash just east of the JB Bridge on Saturday night. The crash occurred about 8:30...

  • Posted February 11, 2017
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  Fire call in rural Dupo

  The Columbia Fire Department assisted the Dupo, Prairie du Pont and Cahokia fire departments in responding to a storage trailer fire reported in the 900 block of Sugarloaf Hill Road in rural St. Clair County shortly after...

  • Posted February 10, 2017
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  Ross Schrader | Athlete of the Week

  The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Waterloo High School basketball player Ross Schrader. The junior is averaging nearly 13 points per game to go along with four rebounds per game for the Bulldogs this season. Schrader...

  • Posted February 10, 2017
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  CHS Varsity Cheer | Team of the Week

  The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Columbia High School cheerleading squad. The Eagles placed second overall in the medium varsity division of the IHSA state competitive cheerleading finals in Bloomington over the weekend. In January,...

  • Posted February 10, 2017
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  Structure fire in Dupo

  Columbia Fire Department personnel assisted Dupo, Prairie du Pont and Cahokia firefighters with a structure fire in the 200 block of Stone Street in Dupo shortly after 8 p.m. Wednesday. Pictured is the fire as seen on...

  • Posted February 8, 2017
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  Hawks win hoops Battle of Waterloo, 61-53

  The Gibault basketball team won its 10th straight game Tuesday night, toppling cross-town rival Waterloo in a hard-fought contest at WHS that moved legendary coach Dennis Rueter to the brink of a milestone. The Hawks defeated the...

  • Posted February 8, 2017
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  Girls bowlers advance to sectional

  The postseason is underway for high school girls bowling, and six locals struck it big in regional play over the weekend to advance to the sectional round. The Waterloo High School girls bowling team just missed advancing...

  • Posted February 8, 2017
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  Waterloo thief arrested again

  A Waterloo man with multiple prior theft convictions was charged Monday with stealing $40,000 cash and other items from his parents’ home last week. Adam C. Kempf, 34, remains at the Monroe County Jail in Waterloo on...

  • Posted February 7, 2017
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  CHS cheerleaders place second at state

  The Columbia High School cheerleading squad placed second at the IHSA state meet held in Bloomington over the weekend. The Eagles placed second in Friday’s preliminary round, earning a shot at the final on Saturday. Columbia finished...

  • Posted February 6, 2017
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  Waterloo man gets 8 years in prison

  A Waterloo man was sentenced in federal court to more than eight years in prison for possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of a stolen vehicle. Todd O. Sweet, 51, was sentenced Friday at...

  • Posted February 6, 2017
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