Kahok volleyball soars past Flyerettes
East St. Louis, Ill – The Collinsville High School volleyball team opened Southwestern Conference play Wednesday with a three-set victory over East St. Louis. The Kahoks won the first set 25-22 before dropping the second 25-19. Collinsville started strong in the third set and never looked back, Head Coach Tracy Plagemann said. CHS topped the […]
Read More →Applications for military academies being accepted by Congressman Shimkus
Submitted Content Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) is now accepting applications from young men and women interested in attending one of the United States military academies. High school seniors, college students, and anyone interested should apply now for summer 2015 admission. “As the school year begins, many students are thinking about what’s next. As a […]
Read More →Frying pan toss and canoe race new to Caseyville’s Frontier Days
Caseyville will hold its annual Frontier this Saturday and Sunday at Caseyville Park. The event will feature re-enactors in period style clothing. Re-enactor goods, food and drinks will be sold both days. The re-enactors will be demonstrating a wide variety of skills, have kid-friendly activities, music, trader goods and an area set aside for visitors […]
Read More →Collinsville police searching for suspects in burglary case
The Collinsville Police Department is seeking the public’s help to identify two suspects connected to a burglary and unlawful use of a credit card. One suspect is an African-American male, believed to be approximately 40 years-old. The other is a Caucasian male, believed to 18-22 years-old. Both suspects are believed to have been in a […]
Read More →Monks Mound 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb to be held Thursday
The Brevity Fitness third annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb will be held at Monks Mound Thursday, Sept. 11. Registration begins at 5 p.m. Climbers will begin in waves, according to registration, at 6 p.m. Walkers will register for one of three circuits. Five laps of the 154 Monks Mound steps, which is the equivalent of […]
Read More →Multiple Kahok soccer schedule changes announced
In the wake of multiple weather postponed matches, the Collinsville High School soccer schedule has been juggled to accommodate all schools. The match originally scheduled for Tuesday against O’Fallon will now be played Saturday at 4:45 p.m. at Kahok Stadium. The junior varsity match will begin at 3 p.m. The Triad match, originally scheduled for […]
Read More →Veterans to receive amnesty, assistance in Madison County Friday
Madison County will host Veteran’s Amnesty Day Friday at the Madison County Courthouse. Traffic, misdemeanor, felony and ordinance violation warrants will be quashed (set aside) or reset with no arrests. Amnesty day does not apply to federal or civil contempt warrants. Other available services include receiving a new court date, speaking with a prosecutor or […]
Read More →Collinsville’s Link tabbed to be new Glen Carbon police chief
Collinsville Assistant Police Chief Todd Link was unanimously approved Tuesday by the Glen Carbon Board of Trustees to be the new chief of police for the village. The news came on Link’s 48th birthday and the 17th anniversary of the day he learned he was hired by the Collinsville Police Department. Link said he is […]
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