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Lady Kahoks cannot hold fourth-quarter lead, lose 6th straight

By   /  December 17, 2013  /  Collinsville High School, Girls Basketball, Sports  /  No Comments

Collinsville capped a 27-turnover night with three critical giveaways in the final 1 minute 17 seconds Monday, sending the Lady Kahoks to their sixth consecutive defeat, 48-43 against Althoff. The Lady Kahoks used an 8-0 run to end the third quarter, capped with a buzzer beating jumper by sophomore forward Gabby Morgan, to take a […]

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Cougars fall to Chicago State

By   /  December 17, 2013  /  Men's Basketball, SIUE, Sports  /  No Comments

Chicago State shot 56 percent from the field Monday and upended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville men’s basketball 81-64 at the Jones Convocation Center. Chicago State finished with four players scoring in double figures. Clarke Rosenberg led CSU with 20 points. SIUE fell to 2-9. Rozzell Nunn led the offense with 12 points and six rebounds. Chicago […]

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CHS announces monthly student awards for October and November

By   /  December 16, 2013  /  Events/Announcements  /  No Comments

Collinsville High School has announced its seniors, students and athletes of the month for October and November 2013. Senior of the Month for October – Taylor Dalley Taylor Dalley was honored for her volunteer service with the Metro East Humane Society and her early admission to the Vet Tech Institute at Hickey College in St. […]

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Matchups for Schnucks Holiday Classic announced

By   /  December 16, 2013  /  Boys Basketball, Collinsville High School, Sports  /  No Comments

Collinsville will face the Urbana Tigers in the first round of the 30th annual Collinsville Schnucks Holiday Classic, the CHS Athletic Department announced Sunday. The 16-team tournament will feature 29 games in only three days. The main floor of Vergil Fletcher Gymnasium will host 23 of the contests. The tournament kicks off at 9 a.m. […]

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Big second half lifts Mastodons over Cougars

By   /  December 16, 2013  /  Men's Basketball, SIUE, Sports  /  No Comments

Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne connected on 61 percent (19-31) of its shots in the second half, including hitting nine 3-pointers to roll past Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 95-75 in men’s basketball at the Gates Sports Center Saturday night. The Mastodons won for the third consecutive game to improve to 9-4 overall. SIUE fell to 0-4 […]

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Who, them? They are…my cousins, made of snow

By   /  December 16, 2013  /  Collinsville, News  /  No Comments

The two snow minions waving to passersby in the 600 block of North Keebler Avenue in Collinsville may appear to be the result of inspired thinking, but to the creator, they were a last minute choice to continue a tradition. Freddie Novosell Jr. was searching for ideas to continue his longtime snow sculpture habit, when […]

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IPFW goes on 3-pointer barrage, downs Cougars

By   /  December 14, 2013  /  SIUE, Sports, Women's Basketball  /  No Comments

Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne converted 13 three-pointers Saturday en route to a 96-71 victory over Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in women’s basketball. The loss broke a two-game winning streak for the SIUE women’s basketball team at the Gates Sports Center. The Cougars are now 2-8. IPFW evened its record at 6-6. Eight different Mastodon players […]

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The snow has arrived

By   /  December 14, 2013  /  Caseyville, Collinsville, Maryville, News  /  No Comments

The heavy snow that was forecast last week skipped the Collinsville area, but not this week. Snow began falling around 9 p.m. Friday and continued through the night. Accumulation has already reached 2-3 inches, with another 1-3 inches possible. Heavy snow was falling Saturday morning, but should stop by 10 a.m., the National Weather Service […]

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Late technical, two point second quarter dooms Kahoks in three-point loss

By   /  December 14, 2013  /  Boys Basketball, Collinsville High School, Sports  /  No Comments

Collinsville lost to O’Fallon 48-45 Friday, unable to overcome a two-point second quarter and a technical foul late in in a two-point game With 1 minute 35 seconds remaining and Collinsville (0-3 Southwestern Conference, 3-5) trailing 40-38 Friday, Head Coach Darin Lee was whistled for a technical foul. Lee did not appear to be demonstrative […]

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Unwrapped, $5-8 toys needed for Kreitner toy drive

By   /  December 13, 2013  /  Events/Announcements  /  No Comments

The Collinsville High School Student Council needs your help providing toys to students at Kreitner Elementary School. For many at the school, where 94.6 percent of the students are considered low income, the toy the CHS Student Council provides may be the only one they receive this holiday season. Each year, the Student Council collects […]

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Wanted Caseyville woman captured

By   /  December 13, 2013  /  Caseyville, Collinsville, Maryville, News  /  No Comments

  ***Updated *** Caseyville Police have captured Kristen G. Miller, 20, of Caseyville. Miller was wanted in connection with a daylight robbery in Alhambra. Previous story — Police are searching for a Caseyville woman charged as an accomplice, with two from State Park Place, in a home burglary in Alhambra. Kristen G. Miller, 20, of the […]

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After 10-year hiatus, Saint Nick back at Collinsville’s favorite landmark

By   /  December 13, 2013  /  Collinsville, News  /  No Comments

A 12-foot tall, 400-pound Santa Claus is clinging to the legs of the World’s Largest Catsup bottle for the first time in a decade. The figure, wrapped in lights and colorful garland, first appeared in 2000 with the help of “The Catsup Bottle Lady” Judy DeMoisy, who organized the donation of change from Collinsville school […]

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Updated at 3:30 p.m. – Another winter weather advisory dud?

By   /  December 13, 2013  /  Caseyville, Collinsville, Maryville, News  /  No Comments

***Current as of 2:28 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13*** Note that the forecast is changing frequently. This story will be updated frequently throughout the day. The most recent update from the National Weather Service has snowfall beginning at 8 p.m. rather than 9 p.m.  This is two hours earlier than the 10 p.m. estimate provided with the […]

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O’Fallon attempts 32 first-half free throws in victory over Lady Kahoks

By   /  December 13, 2013  /  Girls Basketball, Sports  /  No Comments

Collinsville and O’Fallon were tied at 15 early in the second quarter Thursday when a Lady Panther parade broke out at the free throw line. O’Fallon attempted a staggering 23 free throws in the second quarter at the Panther Dome, connecting on 15. After the game was knotted at 15, the Lady Panthers (1-1 Southwestern […]

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Contract with Unit 10 office employees finalized

By   /  December 11, 2013  /  Caseyville, Collinsville, Education, Maryville, News  /  No Comments

***Updated to include response from Union President Lisa Langenstein*** The Collinsville Unit 10 School Board approved a new contract with the Service Employees International Union, Local 316 at a special meeting Tuesday. The union represents all office personnel filling positions classified as a secretary and bookkeeper, with the exceptions of: Secretary to the Superintendent of […]

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Breakfast with Santa, Christmas on the farm

By   /  December 11, 2013  /  Events, Living  /  No Comments

The people of Collinsville will not have their Christmas plans derailed by frosty temperatures. Residents and visitors showed up in force Friday and Saturday to take part in the Christmas in Collinsville event in uptown Collinsville, despite temperatures hovering around 20 degrees. The weather was no warmer Sunday, but that didn’t stop Collinsvillians from going […]

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Flyers late free throws spoil Lady Kahoks comeback

By   /  December 11, 2013  /  Collinsville High School, Girls Basketball, Sports  /  No Comments

The Collinsville girls basketball team grabbed an early lead Tuesday in East St. Louis, let it slip away and then clawed back, before ending up on the wrong side of a 60-50 score. A night after suffering a 58-point loss, the Lady Kahoks (0-2 Southwestern Conference, 2-4) put that memory behind them and ran out […]

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Flyers cruise past cold-shooting Kahoks

By   /  December 11, 2013  /  Boys Basketball, Collinsville High School, Sports  /  No Comments

The Collinsville boys basketball team surrendered only 21 first-half points to the East St. Louis Flyers Tuesday, but needed nearly four quarters to score that many for themselves on their way to a 59-33 Southwestern Conference loss. After taking a 3-2 lead early in the first quarter, the Kahoks (0-2 SWC, 3-4) were outscored 14-1 […]

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Christmas in Collinsville held on frigid weekend

By   /  December 10, 2013  /  Events, Living  /  No Comments

Visitors to uptown Collinsville braved the cold to celebrate Christmas in Collinsville Dec. 6 and 7. The Collinsville Main Street Community Association hosted the event, which included the official lighting of the Christmas tree at the Collinsville Township Office, a holiday house tour and visits with Santa Claus at the Miner’s Theatre. The originally scheduled […]

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Detective Bud Jeremias named Collinsville’s November Employee of the Month

By   /  December 10, 2013  /  Events/Announcements  /  No Comments

A detective with the Collinsville Police Department that helped extract a confession from the man accused of shooting the owner of Ferguson TV, VCR and Satellite Service in Caseyville was named the City of Collinsville Employee of the Month for November. Bud Jeremias assisted Caseyville Police during the investigation of the Nov. 14 shooting. Phillip […]

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