Upscale lofts, high-end bar and grill coming to uptown Collinsville
A developer with a history of rehabilitating Southwestern Illinois main street properties will soon start a project in uptown Collinsville. The Collinsville City Council voted Monday to approve a redevelopment agreement with Main Street Developers LLC, of Columbia, Ill., on the historic Apex Building, located at 100-102 Main St. The second floor of the […]
Read More →Post-season awards for Kahoks boys soccer
Kahoks junior midfielder Grant Bauer has been named first team All-Conference, for the Southwestern Conference, by the Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association. Bauer and senior striker Cody Sanftleben were also named to the Illinois Section 12 All-Section team. Sanftleben and senior defender Brandon Belobraydic were 2nd-team All-Conference selections. Freshman defender Jordan Blasingame was named […]
Read More →School Report Cards released, how did your child’s school fare?
The Illinois State Board of Education warned last month that school districts across the state would have fewer students meeting state standards on the 2013 Illinois Standards Achievement Tests. According to the results of school report cards released Thursday, Collinsville’s decline was in line with state averages. Statewide, 59 percent of elementary school students who […]
Read More →International film director coming to Collinsville in search of investors
A chance meeting in Michigan led to a Collinsville native bringing an international film director to her hometown, and the theatre she “grew up in,” in search of investors for their project. Annette Hodge and her husband were vacationing on Mackinac Island when they bumped into South African film director Ryan Davy, who was staying […]
Read More →Bus driver who refused to take kids home was back on bus route the next day
The bus driver who sat in the parking lot of a local business for over an hour Monday, refusing to drive Dorris Intermediate School students home, was placed back on the bus route Tuesday morning. First Student, the bus service provider for Collinsville Unit 10, only removed the driver when contacted by the district, Superintendent […]
Read More →Collinsville and Caseyville trick-or-treating hours
*updated on Oct. 31 to include information about Caseyville Children in Collinsville and Caseyville can trick-or-treat Thursday, Oct. 31 from 5:30 – 8 p.m. At the City Council meeting Monday, Mayor John Miller reminded drivers to drive slowly and cautiously. Safety recommendations provided by the City of Collinsville and the Caseyville Police Department: Wear brightly […]
Read More →Tough defeat ends Kahoks volleyball season
The Collinsville High School girls volleyball team lost a pair of two-point games Tuesday in the Illinois High School Association Collinsville Regional, ending its season. The fourth seed Kahoks lost to top seed Belleville West 31-29 and 25-23. The Maroons will play second seed O’Fallon for the championship at 6 p.m. Thursday in Fletcher Gym. O’Fallon […]
Read More →Southwestern Conference football playoff schedule
Game times and locations have been set for the four Southwestern Conference football teams competing in the Illinois High School Association Playoffs. East St. Louis (6-3) will play Normal Community West (8-1) at 1 p.m. Saturday, at Normal Community West, in the Class 6A playoffs. The winner will pay the winner of the Bloomington (6-3) […]
Read More →Volleyball Kahoks defeat Flyers, play second round of Regionals Tuesday
The Collinsville High School girls volleyball team defeated East St. Louis Sr. High Monday to advance in the Illinois High School Association Collinsville Regional. The fourth-seeded Kahoks knocked off the Flyers in strait sets, 25-16 and 25-17, and will face top seed Belleville West at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Fletcher Gymnasium. The Kahoks came back from a […]
Read More →“Amazing mentor and role model” is 2013 Collinsville Firefighter of the Year
Assistant Chief and Fire Marshall Jim Anderson was recently named the 2013 Collinsville Firefighter of the Year for his leadership of the department’s fire prevention and inspection program, as well as his overall leadership. Firefighters are usually recognized for what they do at a house fire or on an emergency call, but there are many […]
Read More →McFall named 2013 Collinsville Teacher of the Year
The 2013 Collinsville Teacher of the Year could be forgiven if she thought the actual presentation of her award was a little anticlimactic compared to the notification that she had won. When a special assembly was called at Kreitner Elementary School, Carol McFall had no idea that she was the guest of honor. Principal Todd […]
Read More →Cougars Knock off First Place Skyhawks
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville women’s soccer got an early goal and used a staunch defensive effort to shutout Ohio Valley Conference leader UT Martin 1-0 Sunday at Skyhawk Field. With the win, SIUE improved to 11-4-3 overall and 5-3-1 in OVC play. The five wins mark the most for SIUE in three seasons playing an OVC schedule. […]
Read More →Men’s Soccer Falls to Loyola in OT
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville men’s soccer team suffered a 1-0 overtime defeat to Missouri Valley Conference foe Loyola Saturday night at Korte Stadium. Loyola (4-9-2, 1-3-1 MVC) earned the victory with less than two minutes remaining in the first overtime period when the Ramblers’ Brian Bement knocked in a loose ball from close range […]
Read More →East St. Louis defeats Kahoks, rolls into playoffs
East St. Louis continued their late season surge Friday, defeating Collinsville 42-7. The Flyers (5-2 Southwestern Conference, 6-3 overall) qualified for the playoffs with the win and have now won five consecutive games, after dropping three straight. The Kahoks (0-7 SWC, 1-8 overall) finished their second consecutive season with a single victory. In the final […]
Read More →Redhawks Edge Cougars
A late goal by Southeast Missouri’s Storm French lifted the Redhawks to a 1-0 win over Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Friday in Ohio Valley Conference women’s soccer at Houk Stadium. The Cougars dropped to 10-4-3 overall and 4-3-1 in the OVC. Southeast Missouri improved to 7-5-3 and 5-1-2 in the OVC. The loss snapped a three-game winning […]
Read More →Trio charged with Collinsville Imo’s burglary face armed robbery charges in new case
Three Collinsville area residents have been charged with the Feb. 2011 armed robbery of a State Park Place convenience story. The three were previously charged for the Aug. 2011 burglary of the Collinsville Imo’s. Samantha R. Rogers, 25, Jacob R. Niemeier, 21, and Brendan J. Toebe, 25, all of Collinsville, were charged Friday […]
Read More →Road Work on Interstate 270 and Poplar Street Bridge, 25 Oct – Nov. 1.
Metro East drivers traveling into Missouri on Interstate 270 this weekend may experience delays, but evening and overnight travel into St. Louis on the Poplar Street bridge next week is certain to be difficult. The Illinois Department of Transportation is warning that lane restrictions may cause travel delays along westbound Interstate 270 between Illinois Route […]
Read More →Collinsville hosts IHSA Girls Volleyball Regionals
The Collinsville Kahoks and Fletcher Gymnasium will host the Illinois High School Association Collinsville Regional for girls volleyball next week. The fourth seeded Kahoks (4-3 SWC, 14-16 overall) open the regional with a 7 p.m. match against fifth-seeded East St. Louis (3-6 SWC, 11-3 overall) Monday. Collinsville easily handled the Flyers 2-0 in their only previous […]
Read More →Collinsville yard sales – Oct. 25-27
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