Freezing rain covers the Collinsville area, winter weather advisory in effect
A weather system developed in southeast Missouri late Sunday night, bringing a wintry mix, including freezing rain into the Metro East. The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory until noon Monday for the area. With ice accumulating overnight, commuters may find hazardous travel conditions on untreated surfaces. At about 3 a.m. Monday, Collinsville […]
Read More →CHS student selected to participate in statewide honor jazz event
Collinsville High School senior Zack Schmitt was one of only 15 Illinois students selected to participate in the Eastern Illinois University Honor Jazz Combo Day. Schmitt participated in private lessons and workshops with the EIU jazz faculty during the daylong event on Nov. 10. Students, selected through recommendations and a submitted audition recording, concluded the […]
Read More →Ameren offers tips for natural gas safety in the home
Submitted content With the home heating season underway, Ameren Illinois is reminding customers to take immediate action if they smell natural gas. “A customer should never smell natural gas in or around their home or business. If they do, they need to leave the premises immediately and call us,” said Richard J. Mark, president and […]
Read More →Fund created for three small Collinsville children whose parents died in car crash
A fund has been created to assist three Collinsville siblings, age 7 months to 6 years, who lost their parents in a car accident early Saturday morning. Guadalupe, 26, and Gerardo, 30, Oseguera died in a single car accident in East St. Louis. The couple had three children, Gavino, 7 months, Lilian, 4 years old […]
Read More →Updated: Collinsville quiet after Brown grand jury decision
Updated at 3:20 p.m. Nov. 25 to note the CHS boys basketball for Nov. 26 has not been cancelled. The game will be played at 7 p.m. at CHS. Collinsville Police and the school district are reporting no activity out of the ordinary a day after a St. Louis County grand jury decided not to […]
Read More →Michael Brown grand jury results coming Monday, Collinsville schools prepared
The St. Louis County grand jury has reached a decision on whether to indicate officer Darren Wilson in the Aug. 9 shooting death of Michael Brown. The St. Louis County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney has confirmed that the decision will be announced later Monday. The area has been making preparations for weeks in anticipation […]
Read More →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 Police on increased patrols until Nov. 30
The Collinsville Police Department announced that it will be increasing patrols until Nov. 30 in an effort to reduce traffic accidents and injuries during the start of the holiday season. In conjunction with the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Collinsville Police Department will enforce DUI, seat belt and mobile phone usage violations. The department will adopt […]
Read More →Collinsville man named a Noyce Math Scholar at SIUE
Michael Nichols, of Collinsville, was one of eight Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students to be named a Noyce Math Scholar. The SIUE Robert Noyce Scholarship Program, created with two grants totaling $2.2 million from the National Science Foundation, helps to recruit and prepare 60 science and mathematics teacher candidates over five years for work at […]
Read More →State Park boil order lifted
The Boil order that was in effect for the area of State Park served by the Collinsville Water Department was lifted yesterday, Collinsville Director of Water / Wastewater, Dennis Kress. Water to be used for cooking or drinking no longer needs to be boiled for five minutes before using. Ice cubes made Wednesday or Thursday may […]
Read More →Collinsville Unit 10 Teachers of the Month announced
Michelle Rennie is often the first to arrive in the morning at Webster Elementary School, and often the last to leave. Steve Blind is a teacher with a great attitude that helps teachers communicate district wide. Rennie’s dedication earned her the September Collinsville Unit 10 Teacher of the Month award. In her 10th year at […]
Read More →Long-time Collinsville employee adjusting to new role as city clerk
Kim Wasser’s first job with the City of Collinsville was as a part-time police dispatcher in 1989. Twenty five years later, she was named the city clerk. With the exception of a seven-year stint with Kerr-McGee, Wasser has been with the City of Collinsville since her days as a part-dispatcher. Her familiarity with the City, […]
Read More →State Park under boil order
The area of State Park served by Collinsville water is under a boil under until further notice, the City of Collinsville said. This also includes 9500, 9502, 9504 and 9510 Collinsville Rd., 30 Ramey St. and all Collinsville water customers on the north side of Collinsville Road, west of Interstate 255. Water to be used […]
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 →Updated – Man charged with assaulting 6-year-old on Collinsville school bus
Updated Nov. 18 at 10 a.m. with information about prior complaint from parent A man who is accused of walking onto a Collinsville school bus Monday morning and threatening a 6-year-old boy with a belt if the boy did not stop bullying his daughter was charged with assault and battery Monday. Malvain Crain, 33, of […]
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 →Texas woman confesses to Collinsville Wal-Mart armed robbery
A woman reportedly on the run after committing a business burglary in Texas has confessed to police that she is also responsible for the Nov. 9 armed robbery in the parking lot of the Collinsville Wal-Mart. Caniece D. Johnson, 27, of Brazoria, Tex., was charged today in Madison County of a Class X felony for armed […]
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 →Madison County ranks #1 in Illinois in vehicle versus deer accidents
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that deer versus vehicle crashes decreased again in 2013, with Madison County leading the state in those accidents. With 432 deer versus vehicle accidents in 2013, Madison County barely topped Cook County, which had 426. Will County, just to the south of Cook County, came in a distant […]
Read More →CARD to discuss increasing debt at Wednesday special meeting
The Collinsville Area Recreation District could vote Wednesday evening to increase the debt of the district by about $180,000 to $200,000. The cash strapped district needs to increase operational fund balances to ensure it does not have to move balances around between funds to pay debts before June, Board Commissioner President Patrick Collins said. An […]
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