Kahoks limp to 1-2 finish at the CYC tournament
The Collinsville High School boys soccer team thought they had righted the ship when they won the second game of the CYC Bob Guelker tournament Wednesday, only to suffer their worst defeat of the season Thursday. The Kahoks (4-7-1) bowed to St. Louis University High (8- 4) in the opening game of the tournament by […]
Read More →Kahoks respect, do not fear, Edwardsville
Make no mistake, the 1-3 Kahoks, coming off a 1-8 season, will not be intimidated when they step onto the field Friday night against the states’ fifth ranked Class 7A team, the Edwardsville Tigers. “Football players don’t walk into a game scared,” Collinsville Head Coach John Blaylock said. The coaches have to ensure the players […]
Read More →Annual Celebration of World Faiths at SIUE
The colloquium as part of the Annual Celebration of World Faiths will take place from 7-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 at the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Center for Spirituality and Sustainability. The interfaith colloquium is titled, “What’s Your Vision of the Divine? Exploring the Singularities and Similarities of Diverse Spiritual Traditions.” The Center is located […]
Read More →City to pay firefighters $103,000 in overtime dispute
Collinsville has agreed to pay their firefighters $103,000 for wages not received after the city changed overtime rules for the fire department in June 2012. The new policy required firefighters to remain on duty for the entire 2-3 hours of their on-call shift. Previously, firefighters called-in to cover on-duty staff who responded to an emergency […]
Read More →Unit 10 balance budget approved
A balanced 2013-2014 budget was approved by the Collinsville Unit 10 School Board Monday. The tentative budget approved by the board on Aug. 19 showed an overall deficit of about $4.5 million. The majority of the difference can be attributed to the flexibility of cash basis accounting. Although it is acceptable to do so, past […]
Read More →Three uptown businesses awarded TIF funds
Improvement projects at Hair Just For You, Herr Funeral Home and Ashmann’s Pharmacy were all approved for tax increment financing by the Collinsville City Council Monday. Ashmann’s Pharmacy, 209 E Main St, is receiving a second round of TIF funds this year. While working on the building’s west wall – as part of the project […]
Read More →School Board votes to request annexation of school by Caseyville
The police department that serves the Hollywood Heights Special Needs Center, is not Caseyville’s, which is two miles away, but rather the St. Clair County Sheriff’s department nine miles south in Belleville. The school, formerly an elementary school, recently re-opened as a special needs center, is currently in unincorporated St. Clair County, which means it […]
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