Rickman powers Kahoks past Belleville West
By Phil Knapper – Metro Independent Contributor BELLEVILLE — The healthier Emondre Rickman gets, the better the Collinsville Kahoks will be. That statement was backed up brilliantly by Rickman Friday night at Belleville West, as he scored 19 points and pulled down 9 boards in a 66-59 Kahoks win. “That was his best performance,” Collinsville […]
Read More →Collinsville Middle School students get a sexting lesson
Amy Gabriel asked a group of about 40 Collinsville Middle School students Friday morning if they knew there were legal consequences to sexting. Approximately 10 percent raised their hand to say they did know before Gabriel’s presentation. Now 100 percent know, and that is why Gabriel, assistant Madison County state’s attorney, was willing to spend […]
Read More →Not so fast, Mayor. Caseyville Board reappoints police chief
One week after Caseyville Mayor Len Black terminated Police Chief Jose Alvarez, the Village Board overruled him by a unanimous 6-0 vote. In a video obtained using the Freedom of Information Act, Alvarez can be seen at the monthly Village Board meeting in full uniform sitting in the front row. As the meeting progressed, City […]
Read More →CMS boys finish fourth at State Tournament
The Collinsville Middle School boys basketball team lost Thursday in the third place game of the Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic Association State Tournament. The Trail Blazers lost 51-24 to Marion. Benton, which beat CMS to advance to the championship game, won the state championship by knocking off Centraila 36-35. Team members include 7th graders Bryson […]
Read More →Collinsville High School Science Club qualifies for State Science Olympiad
By Rachel Heston-Davis, Metro Independent Contributor Early on the morning of Saturday, Feb. 15, fifteen students from Collinsville High School rose early, jumped in the car and headed off to an event they had practiced for all year. These students gave up their weekend sleep to compete with other schools for the chance to advance […]
Read More →Three suspected heroin overdose deaths in one day catalyst for task force
Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Gibbons and Sheriff Bob Hertz called three suspected heroin overdose deaths within a six-hour period in the county last week a catalyst to action. “Three deaths in one day, quite frankly, sends a message to a lot of people,” Hertz said. Gibbons compared the moment to the overdose death of […]
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