Four area player named to All-State football teams
Despite having the best record in Class 7A, the Edwardsville Tigers landed only one player on the Illinois Class 7A All-State team. Althoff senior quarterback Eric Mertens was named to the Class 4A team. East St. Louis had a pair of players honored in Class 6A. The Illinois Football Coaches Association All-State teams were named […]
Read More →Volunteer firefighter charged with arson
Fire investigators in State Park found it suspicious that two abandoned homes, without gas or electricity, caught fire in the early morning hours of Sept. 4. The Illinois State Fire Marshal’s office was called in to investigate the blazes at 8507 Fairway Blvd. Based on evidence at the scene, investigators determined that the fire at […]
Read More →Collinsville’s new police chief ready for horseradish and catsup
Steve Evans grew up in a town with the area’s largest shopping center. The population swelled during the day and dwindled after business hours. After 46 years of watching the ebb and flow of traffic, Collinsville’s newest chief of police is eager to experience life in a more stable town. Evans is a Fairview […]
Read More →Nov. 20 Collinsville boil order lifted
The City of Collinsville announced that the boil order issued Nov. 20 for the addresses listed below has been lifted. The boil order was issues as a result of scheduled work on the water main along Illinois Route 159. The affected addresses were: – 499, 501, 502, 503, 506, 508, 510, 512, 514, 516, 621, […]
Read More →Starting from scratch, CHS boys basketball season preview
Dealing with roster turnover is an annual issue in high school basketball, but the team Collinsville High School will send on to the floor in 2013-2014 will bear little resemblance to the team that finished 13-18 last season. Gone are the top four scorers and top three rebounders. Junior center Sean Davis averaged less than […]
Read More →CHS boys basketball 2013-2014 roster
Number NAME POS HT YR 2 Jamal Wellmaker G 5′ 9″ JR 10 Nic Gonet G 6′ 0″ JR 21 Jacob Shaffer G 6′ 1″ SR 22 Jake Moore G 5′ 11″ SR 23 Anfirnee Wilkinson G 5′ 10″ JR 24 Ronnie Midgett G 5′ 10″ FR 25 Brett Langley G 5′ 11″ JR 34 […]
Read More →Youth key to Lady Kahoks’ success
The Collinsville High School girls basketball team enters their 2013-2014 campaign with two seniors and many questions about how the team will develop. With four juniors and eight sophomores on the roster, the team is young. “We’re finding ourselves right now, but we’re going to be OK,” Head coach Lori Billy said. Billy is optimistic […]
Read More →CHS girls basketball 2013-2014 roster
Number NAME Position Height Year 10 Andrea Frerker G 5′ 2″ 2017 11 Julie Scheiter G 5′ 11″ 2016 12 Hanna Liljegren G 5′ 3″ 2016 13 Kaitlyn Fischer G 5′ 8″ 2017 14 Ashley Burgess G 5′ 4″ 2016 15 Gabrielle Phinney G 5′ 6″ 2015 20 Paige Giacoletto G 5′ 9″ 2015 21 […]
Read More →UIC defeats Cougars
Tierny Austin shot 6 of 11 from the field Wednesday and finished with a team-high 14 points but the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Cougars took an 88-65 loss against the University of Illinois Chicago. UIC guard Rachel Story led all scorers with 27 points, including five three-pointers. She shot 8 of 13 from the field […]
Read More →Caseyville shooting victim “doing extremely well”
The 66 year-old Caseyville woman shot Nov. 14 during a robbery attempt is expected to be released from the hospital by this weekend. Judy Ferguson was shot six times and suffered 12 wounds – six entry and six exit wounds – during the incident, Police Chief Jose Alvarez said. Three of the wounds were very serious, […]
Read More →CHS softball standout signs with Quincy University
Collinsville’s three-time all-conference and two-time all-area outfielder, Jessica Ledford, signed a national letter of intent Monday to play college softball at Quincy University. The Kahoks’ leadoff hitter, Ledford led the team last season in hits (52), doubles (7), triples (6), total bases (74) and runs scored (44). Her .437 average and .492 on-base percentage were […]
Read More →CHS Choir and Jack Schmitt Ford Lincoln fundraiser this Saturday
Jack Schmitt Ford Lincoln of Collinsville and the CHS CHoir are holding a “Drive One for Your School” fund-raising event at Collinsville High School Saturday Nov. 23, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For each person who completes a short test-drive, Jack Schmitt Ford Lincoln will donate $20 to the choir. Only one test-drive per household. […]
Read More →Correction for Nov. 20 boil order in Collinsville
A previous story listed the incorrect addresses that will be affected by the scheduled boil order beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday Nov. 20. The correct addresses are: – 499, 501, 502, 503, 506, 508, 510, 512, 514, 516, 621, 623 Delavan – 500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 508, 510, 518, 522, 524, 530, […]
Read More →Boil order along 159 lifted
The boil order in affect for the following Collinsville addresses has been lifted. – 1491, 1502, 1600, 1602, 1610, 1700, 1701, 1706, 1710 and 1713 Vandalia Street – 181, 182, 183, 191, 192, 193, 194, 201, 202, 203 and 204 Burlington Drive – 117, 118, 120, 121, 122, 123, 125, 126, 128 and 129 Mounds […]
Read More →Charles JK Sparks wanted by Collinsville Police
Collinsville Police are searching for a man accused of kicking in the door of a home in the 800 block of Watt Street, Collinsville, and holding a knife to the throat of a female occupant. Police said Charles JK Sparks, 43, of the 1300 block of Bridal Spur, Troy, fled the scene when the woman’s […]
Read More →SIUE’s A Season for The Child continues with “The Velveteen Rabbit”
Submitted story A Season for the Child (SfC), the family-oriented live theater season presented by the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Friends of Theater and Dance (FOTAD), continues its 24thseason with a holiday special in two separate showings at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30. The Velveteen Rabbit will take the stage in Katherine Dunham Hall by […]
Read More →Muslim-American Comics Featured in “Allah Made Me Funny” Tuesday
The community is encouraged to attend the showing of “Allah Made Me Funny” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19 in the Lovejoy Library’s Abbott Auditorium on the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus. During the film, Muslim comics will skewer everything from family to food to American politics, and their fellow Muslims. This series is made […]
Read More →Immediate boil order for Collinsville residents near 159, another scheduled for Wednesday
The City of Collinsville has issued an immediate boil order for residents and businesses on and near the Illinois Route 159 ongoing construction The following addresses are under an immediate boil order: – 1491, 1502, 1600, 1602, 1610, 1700, 1701, 1706, 1710 and 1713 Vandalia Street – 181, 182, 183, 191, 192, 193, 194, 201, […]
Read More →Updated with game times – Flyers and Tigers squeak into state football semifinals
**Updated at 1:05 p.m. Monday with game day and time information. Updates are in bold within the story*** East St. Louis and Edwardsville finally met some resistance on their runs through the Illinois High School Association state playoffs. After winning their first two playoff contests by a combined score of 101-28, the Edwardsville Tigers (12-0) […]
Read More →Women’s basketball collects 79-76 victory over UMKC
Tierny Austin hit a pair of free throws with 18.4 seconds left as Southern Illinois University Edwardsville edged Kansas City 79-76 in the Cougars’ home opener Saturday at the Vadalabene Center. SIUE women’s basketball, 1-2, picked up a career-high 23 points from CoCo Moore and 11 from Alexis Chappelle. Moore shot 10 of 14 from the field with most […]
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