State health department promotes diabetes awareness and prevention
Submitted Content This November, American Diabetes Month, Illinois Department of Public Health Director LaMar Hasbrouck is encouraging everyone to learn their risk factors for diabetes and how to reduce or eliminate them. Diabetes is a serious chronic disease caused when blood sugar (glucose) levels are above normal and a hormone called insulin is not able […]
Read More →Collinsville Firefighters give coats to Unit 10 children in need
The high temperature in Collinsville Monday was 27 degrees, which is 28 degrees below normal for Nov. 17. It was a perfect day for some of the neediest Collinsville elementary school students to receive a brand new coat from the Collinsville Fire Department. Collinsville firefighters passed out coats at Renfro and Webster elementary schools Monday, […]
Read More →Caseyville terminates Alvarez again, ready to move on to next police chief saga
Village of Caseyville attorneys were in court numerous times over the past six months arguing that Police Chief Jose Alvarez had no right to a hearing before he was terminated on May 21. After tens of thousands of dollars in attorney’s fees, a judge ruled on Nov. 6 that the Village Board must give Alvarez […]
Read More →In shadow of Ferguson, CHS minority students explore law enforcement careers
Collinsville High School teacher Barbara Lindauer asked a simple question while watching the violent protests that unfolded in Ferguson, Mo., following the shooting death of Michael Brown in August, “could something like that happen in our community?” The Ferguson riots were partly blamed on a deep distrust between American minorities and American police officers, who […]
Read More →Caseyville, 200 police agencies ramping up patrols over Thanksgiving holiday
The Caseyville Police Department announced that it will join with 200 other Illinois law enforcement agencies conducting increased patrols during the Thanksgiving holiday period. Beginning Nov. 17, Caseyville officers will heavily enforce seatbelt, alcohol and cell phone violations. Additional enforcement will take place late at night, when seatbelt use is at its lowest and impaired […]
Read More →St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department to increase patrols during Thanksgiving holiday Season
Submitted Content Police and safety officials in St. Clair County are reminding residents to fasten their seat belts and drive sober over the Thanksgiving holiday, or run the risk of receiving a ticket. The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department is joining the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Illinois State Police and local law enforcement agencies […]
Read More →Roadwork, including a turn lane into the Jaycee Sports Complex, to begin Wednesday
The Illinois Department of Transportation will begin work Wednesday on a project between Collinsville Middle School and Interstate 255 that will cause intermittent lane closures until mid-summer 2015. IDOT will widen that portion of Collinsville Road to five lanes, with the fifth lane being a bi-directional turn lane. The turn lane will be used for westbound […]
Read More →Caseyville Police searching for bank robbery suspect
Updated with additional details at 4:05 p.m. Nov. 7 Caseyville Police are searching for a woman that robbed the FCB Caseyville Bank Friday morning. An African-American female entered the bank at approximately 11:25 a.m and handed the teller a note, acting Caseyville Police Chief Frank Moore said. “I don’t know what was in the note, but […]
Read More →CHS announces October Character Education Students of the Month
The winners of the October Character Education Students of the Month award at Collinsville High School were recently announced. The character trait for the month was “be honest; be true to yourself and others.” The winners were Sabas Avalos-Rangel, Jordan Bohnenstiehl, Samantha Buettner, Brittney Frazer, Hayden Juenger, Derron Miller, George Ramirez, Jake Reimler, Jacob […]
Read More →State Board of Education and Illinois PTA offer tips on parent-teacher conferences
Submitted Content As school districts across Illinois complete their first quarter in the classroom, parents and teachers are convening for individual conferences to review students’ grades and classroom experiences. In the digital age, such meetings are often not the first time parents and teachers have exchanged information this school year, but the conference may be […]
Read More →Alvarez reinstated as Caseyville employee, board ordered, again, to re-vote on firing
Caseyville Police Chief Jose Alvarez is once again an employee of Caseyville. Thursday, Judge Stephen McGlynn again invalidated the Village Board’s vote on May 21 to fire Alvarez. McGlynn had ruled on Oct. 3 that Alvarez was entitled to a hearing before a vote to terminate him and that what took place at a Village […]
Read More →Clocks move back one hour this weekend, parents don’t get any more sleep
Time in most of the United States will revert to standard time at 2 a.m. Sunday, giving people without young children an extra hour of sleep. Parents with young children, especially those little darlings that do not like to sleep, will not reap any benefit from the extra hour added to Nov. 2, 2014. Attempts […]
Read More →Increased patrols announced for Halloween weekend
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that it, the Illinois State Police and local police agencies will be looking for drunk and unbuckled drivers on Halloween. According to IDOT, 19 traffic deaths have occurred in the past five years between the hours of 12 a.m. Oct. 1 to 5:59 a.m. Nov. 1. A driver […]
Read More →CHS announces students and athletes of the month
Collinsville High School today announced its first batch of student of the month honorees. Earning recognition for Senior of the Month for August was Kelsie Jeffries, who was elected treasurer of the State of Illinois Student Council. Ebby Ross was the senior class honoree for September. Ross was chosen to be a “First Scholar” […]
Read More →Kahoks rally around PA announcer, statistician after home destroyed by fire
Collinsville firefighters were called out to a home in the 100 block of Glen Street just after 1 a.m. Sunday morning to find a home engulfed in flames. A devout Collinsville High School sports worker and fan lived in the home and lost everything he owned, except the clothes he had taken with him on […]
Read More →Despite judge’s order, Caseyville has no plan to re-vote on police chief termination
Months of wrangling in court appeared to have concluded on Oct. 3 when a judge ordered a revote on the termination of Caseyville police chief Jose Alvarez, but the saga continues, as the Village has no plan to honor the order. Village Trustee Brenda Williams, chairperson of the police and fire commission for the Board […]
Read More →Collinsville Police to increase presence at CHS Friday after rumors of gun threat
A Collinsville High School student was the unknowing victim of cyberbullying last week and the subject of recycled rumors Thursday that have once again activated the Collinsville Police Department. A CHS student started a rumor on social media last week that another student was going to bring a gun to school Friday, Oct. 17 and […]
Read More →Collinsville High School hosts Parent U, a drug awareness presentation
The Collinsville High School Auditorium will be the scene Thursday evening for a drug awareness presentation designed to educate parents about drug use by kids. A CHS administrator will provide insight into what it is like to be the mother of a victim. Detective Chris Coyne of the Troy Police Department will provide information to […]
Read More →Collinsville High School announces first quarter Honor Roll
Updated on Oct. 23 to add Kristine Schneider – Dominguez, who was inadvertently omitted from the original list Collinsville High School today announced its first quarter Honor Roll students. Students must have a GPA of 3.4 or higher to be named to the Honor Roll. Student Name Grade Level ACEVEDO, EDGAR M 9 AKERS, ASHLEY M […]
Read More →Petitions now available for 2015 Caseyville Village Board election
Anyone interested in running for the Caseyville Board of Trustees can now pick up an election packet at Village Hall (909 South Main St.). A candidate will need to obtain a minimum of 58 signatures and a maximum of 108. Additional information is available in the Illinois 2015 Candidates Guide, available at http://www.elections.state.il.us/Downloads/ElectionInformation/PDF/2015CanGuide.pdf. Filing begins […]
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