Collinsville yard sales Saturday, June 7
Collinsville Yard Sales this week are listed below. Saturday, June 7 422 Bell 1129 Carraway Court 327 N. Clinton 1607 Frederick 122 Kroener 107 Mark Drive 415 Meadow Lane 532 Meadow Lane 511 Ridgemont 202 Rosemary 1211-B State 711 Strong 99 Wendler 1204 Waverly 418 W. Main 1 Oak Leaf 110 Echo Wood Drive 208 […]
Read More →Two Collinsville residents charged following federal sting
Two Collinsville residents have been charged after a federal sting operation intended to stop abuse of the Medicaid program in Illinois. Angel D. Jones, 50, and Lawrence M. Thigpen, 53, were two of 14 indictments announced by United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois Stephen R. Wigginton, and Gerald Roy, special agent in charge, […]
Read More →West Nile virus detected in Madison County mosquitoes
Between the storms and the heat, the spring and summer months bring plenty of causes for concern in the Metro East, but now the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has confirmed a new danger: the first positive reports of the West Nile virus in Illinois for 2014. Madison County Health Department employees collected a […]
Read More →Friday’s South, in Uptown Collinsville, to expand
Friday’s South plans to head east, but it is not leaving town with some of Collinsville’s favorite pizza: It is just expanding into the vacant building adjacent to its current location. KJK Enterprises Inc, which owns the real estate where Friday’s South is located, has already bought the adjacent building and begun the remodel work. According to Eric […]
Read More →Houck to get another crack at Busch Stadium mound
Collinsville ace and University of Missouri recruit Tanner Houck will get at least one more opportunity to pitch from the mound he hopes to one day visit regularly as a Major League player. He and 52 other high school all-stars will take part in the fifth annual PNC Bank High School Baseball Showcase, to be held […]
Read More →Gaming expansion bill on hold, future of Fairmount Park in limbo
Senate Bill 1739, the gaming expansion bill that had many in the Collinsville area concerned about the future of Fairmount Park, will not be voted on in the spring session. The proposal would have allowed for video gaming at horse racing tracks in Illinois, but there has been no clear consensus on how to include […]
Read More →Kahoks’ season ends with 2-1 Regional loss to Belleville East in 11 innings
Sometimes, one can be a big number. It is the number of runs the Collinsville High School baseball team lost by in its first-round Regional game against Belleville East Thursday evening. It is the number of runs the Kahoks scored in the 11-inning 2-1 loss. It is the number of runs they led by from […]
Read More →Get ready to toss a root, the International Horseradish Festival returns, June 6-8
People from Collinsville and around the world will be at Woodland Park June 6-8 to put their best root forward at the International Horseradish Festival. The event is returning for its 27th year, with hot air balloon rides, a recipe and a Bloody Mary contest, bounce houses for kids, live bands, it’s own variation of a […]
Read More →Baseball Preview: Kahoks v. Lancers; winner to face West, which shocked O’Fallon
The Collinsville High School baseball team will play Belleville East in the first game of the 2014 Regional Thursday, May 29, at 4 p.m. at Belleville East High School. The Kahoks, who finished the regular season 19-15 overall and 8-6 in the Southwestern Conference, split two games with the Lancers this year. Each team on its own field. Collinsville won […]
Read More →Kahoks girls soccer season ends in Sectional loss to Edwardsville
On Tuesday evening, the Collinsville High School girls soccer team had a chance to beat Edwardsville in the postseason for the third consecutive year, and hand the Tigers just their second loss this season. Unfortunately for the Kahoks, Edwardsville (22-1) came away with the 4-0 victory in the first round of the Sectionals. Collinsville Head […]
Read More →Interstate 44/55 ramp from Poplar Street Bridge to close Tuesday, open in 2015
The perpetual long lines to get into the one lane that carried traffic from the Poplar Street Bridge to both southbound Interstate 55 and westbound Interstate 44 may be coming to an end, but not until mid-2015. Construction will begin on the bridge will begin overnight Tuesday, with the ramps closed by the morning of Wednesday, […]
Read More →Softball Kahoks close regular season with split against Highland
On the final day of the regular season, the Collinsville softball team split a non-conference doubleheader Friday afternoon with Highland. In the first game, the Kahoks (17-18 overall) lost 13-0 in five innings, but they rebounded to defeat Highland 4-1 in the second game. The trouble started early for the Kahoks in the first game. […]
Read More →Road Work on Interstate 255 between Horseshoe Lake Road and I-270
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that several ramps on Interstate 255 will be closed temporarily in June. At 7 p.m., June 1, all ramps at the Interstate 255 and Illinois 162 interchange will be closed until 7 p.m., June 2. Starting at 7 p.m., June 2, the following ramps will be closed until […]
Read More →Caseyville man indicted for allegedly stealing from railroad retirement board
Dennis Harold French, 51, from Caseyville, was recently indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that he stole unemployment and disability benefits from the United States Railroad Retirement Board. French allegedly defrauded the board by concealing his unemployment status in order to receive occupational disability benefits from May 2009 until June 2012. The charge carries a […]
Read More →Houck tosses no hitter, collects three hits in Kahoks victory
Collinsville’s senior ace Tanner Houck threw a no-hitter against Carbondale Thursday afternoon, and the Kahoks beat the Terriers 3-2. Houck was 3-for-3 at the plate, drove in two runs and scored the game-winning run. He threw a complete game, struck out seven, walked two and hit two others. The senior right hander is now 6-3 on […]
Read More →Lady Kahoks to meet Belleville West in Regional Final Friday
The Collinsville High School girls soccer team will play Belleville West in the Regional final Friday at 6 p.m. at Belleville West High School. Belleville West was 10-7 overall and 2-4 in the SWC in the regular season. Collinsville won the regular season game between the two schools 1-0 April 8 at Kahok Stadium. The Lady Kahoks beat Belleville East in their […]
Read More →Softball Kahoks beat the rain, but not Alton Marquette
With a bit of rain and thunder threatening, the Collinsville High School softball team took to the field to play Alton Marquette Wednesday afternoon. The teams completed two innings before the skies finally opened up and forced an hour-long rain delay. After the teams retook the field, the Explorers (9-23 overall) defeated the Lady Kahoks […]
Read More →Baseball Kahoks drop second straight conference game, lose 5-2 to Edwardsville
The Collinsville High School baseball team (18-14 overall, 8-6 Southwestern Conference) fell 5-2 to Edwardsville Tuesday afternoon. The Tigers (27-6 overall, 11-3 SWC) started the scoring early as the second batter, Austin Werner, hit a double that drove in Collin Clayton from first base. Brock Weimer flew out to right for the first out of […]
Read More →Lady Kahoks win Regional match against Belleville East 4-0
Mikayla McCarthy started the post season where she finished the regular season, scoring. McCarthy scored her eighth goal in the past four games less than a minute into the Kahoks 4-0 Regional win over Belleville East Tuesday in a game played at Belleville West. Collinsville Head Coach Clay Smith said McCarthy is playing with a […]
Read More →Baseball Kahoks lose 4-3 in extras to Belleville East
In a preview of a Regional match-up scheduled just over a week away, the Collinsville and Belleville East high school baseball teams played their final regular season matchup. The game went to extra innings before Collinsville (18-13 overall, 8-5 Southwestern Conference) lost 4-3 in the eighth inning in Belleville. The Kahoks’ runs came not with […]
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