Preview: Kahoks football at Althoff Catholic
Collinsville’s football season will not be won or lost Friday night on the candy cane-striped field at Lindenwood University in Belleville, but the game has the potential to have a big impact on the program. First-year head coach John Blaylock has been working to instill a winning attitude in a team that went 1-8 last […]
Read More →World’s Largest Catsup Bottle welcomes food friend
There are some culinary combinations that are just natural: salt and pepper, butter and popcorn, spaghetti and meatballs, pizza and beer and, of course, potatoes and ketchup. The latter two paired themselves in majestic fashion Wednesday when the world’s largest fabricated potato visited The World’s Largest Catsup Bottle ®. Collinsville firefighter David Bennett brought his […]
Read More →Three new pocket parks coming to Collinsville
The Collinsville City Council approved a $423,940 tax-increment financing expenditure Monday to bring three urban parks to the uptown area. Existing green spaces along Illinois Route 159, from Main Street to Clay Street, will be renovated to have stamped brick walkways to match the streetscape project, a large brick wall, sculpture, a backlit Collinsville sign, […]
Read More →Kahoks get late equalizer, draw with Althoff
Junior midfielder Grant Bauer fought through the Althoff defense with 10 minutes remaining in Wednesday’s match and put a shot on goal that was turned away. The ball bounced around among the group of players battling in the penalty area. Bauer ended up on the ground. Suddenly, the ball fell at Bauer’s feet. He managed […]
Read More →Monkey goes on Midwest tour, former owner charged with unlawful possession of primate
An Alton woman who had her pet monkey taken from her this summer in a custody dispute was charged Monday with three counts of unlawful possession of a primate, a misdemeanor. Kendra Hougland and her former pet Java Macaque monkey, Nina, were at a dog-related even in Grafton on June 2 when Nina bit a […]
Read More →The long road to the Glen Carbon Sam’s Club grand opening
The stream of cars that will file into the Glen Carbon Sam’s Club for the grand opening today will give the impression that there was never a doubt the store would open. It was not long ago, however, that the development was almost shelved. The Sam’s Club project, first proposed in March 2011, seemed to […]
Read More →State Comptroller salutes J.R. Kelly Company – The Horseradish House
The largest supplier of horseradish roots in the United States was recently saluted by Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka for its contribution to Illinois agri-tourism. The Collinsville based J.R. Kelly Company – The Horseradish House markets 10 to 12 million pounds of horseradish per year. “It is incredible to have JR Kelly Company continue to support agriculture […]
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