Body of missing Collinsville man found in St. Louis, death ruled a homicide
***Updated at 10:15 a.m., Feb 12 with additional details about manner of death*** A Collinsville family is in mourning today after St. Louis police confirmed that a body found along the railroad tracks near 3000 Wharf Street in North St. Louis, near the Mississippi River, is that of missing 22-year-old Collinsville man, Joe Hartsoe. On […]
Read More →Three Collinsville football players sign national letters of intent
Nate Collier, Josh Harris and Cody Reynolds signed national letters of intent Tuesday to attend Ridgewater College. Ridgewater is a junior college in Willmar, Minn. The Warriors went 5-4 last year in the Minnesota College Athletic Conference. The trio of recruits all called Ridgewater a great opportunity for them. Collier and Davis both chose the […]
Read More →Collinsville Middle School boys basketball team headed to State
The Collinsville Middle School Boys defeated Waterloo Junior High, Saturday to advance to the Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic Association State Finals in the large school division. The Trail Blazers will play in the quarterfinals at 10:45 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 15 against Mt. Carmel. The winner will advance to the semifinals, at 6 p.m. […]
Read More →Lady Kahoks lose nail-biter
By Phil Knapper – Metro Independent Contributor A crazy final minute put an end to a crazy good girls basketball game at Belleville East Tuesday night, as the Lady Lancers knocked off Collinsville 49-48. East (7-6 Southwestern Conference, 13-11) had a 48-45 lead, but turned the ball over with 50 ticks left, giving Collinsville a […]
Read More →Two Kahok wrestlers advance to sectionals
The season will continue for at least two Collinsville wrestlers ,who advanced to the Sectional tournament in Normal, starting Friday. Dylan Johnson and Cody Pope won first and third place respectively at the Granite City Regional Saturday to move one step closer to the State Tournament. Fellow seniors Brandon Fisher and Alex Stowers took fourth […]
Read More →Jones scores double-double in loss
Micah Jones recorded her second double-double of the season for SIUE women’s basketball, but the Cougars dropped a 69-60 decision Monday at the Vadalabene Center to Southeast Missouri. “Micah can score. That’s one of the many things she has proven,” said SIUE Head Coach Paula Buscher. “We try to get her as many touches as […]
Read More →Collinsville post office mix up costs some thousands of dollars
When Carrie Cushing went to the new Collinsville post office on Feb. 4 to collect her mail, she was greeted with an unwelcome surprise, the address for her business had changed. The U.S. Postal Service delivered a letter, dated Jan. 14, to all Collinsville post office box holders informing them of the pending move of […]
Read More →Snow, cold strand Santa on the Catsup Bottle
Santa Claus spent 10 years away from the World’s Largest Catsup Bottle, and now, it seems, he cannot get enough. The 12-foot tall, 400-pound Saint Nick was placed on a leg of the water tower in early December, where he remains into early February. President and CEO of the non-profit World’s Largest Catsup Bottle Inc., […]
Read More →Kreitner Alumna and Wells Fargo team for $2,000 donation to the school
Kreitner Elementary School Principal Todd Pettit likes to tell his students that they can achieve anything they want if they graduate from high school and college. This is not a novel message, but when delivered at a school where 98 percent of the students receive free or reduced lunches, it is a message that does […]
Read More →Another day, another dusting of snow for the Collinsville area
In the new normal in the Collinsville Unit 10 area, we refer to receiving up to one-half inch of snow as a dusting. The National Weather Service is calling for another dusting today, mostly between 4-5 p.m., but with possible accumulations until 9 p.m. A large band of light snow,the length of Missouri and Nebraska […]
Read More →Photo Gallery: Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge
On a day when the mercury struggled to topple 30 degrees, thousands of people showed up for the opportunity to walk, cycle, jog or drive a classic car across the Stan Musial Veterans memorial bridge, the newest bridge connecting Illinois and Missouri over the Mississippi. Visitors on the Illinois side of the bridge parked in […]
Read More →Collinsville knocks off North Tech for third straight win
By Phil Knapper – Metro Independent Contributor Ni’Sean Rigmaiden had a big night for the North Tech Eagles, scoring a game-high 27 points, but a balanced Collinsville Kahoks team received scoring from eight different players and was able to solve North Tech’s aggressive, trapping defense in a 64-49 win Saturday night at the Nashville Sports […]
Read More →Late mistakes end Lady Kahoks 6-game win streak
In a game they never led, and trailing by as many as 12 in the third quarter, Collinsville fought back to within a point late in the fourth quarter Saturday, but could not execute down the stretch, losing to Highland 53-48. The Lady Kahoks missed a layup and three free throws, and committed two turnovers, […]
Read More →Stewart, Davis lead Cougars past Skyhawks
Donivine Stewart scored a career-high 24 points Saturday to lead Southern Illinois University Edwardsville to its sixth consecutive home win, an 84-78 victory over the University of Tennessee Martin in Ohio Valley Conference play at the Vadalabene Center. The win moved the Cougars to 6-5 in the OVC and into second place in the West Division, one-half game […]
Read More →SIUE stuns UT Martin 65-62
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville women’s basketball sent a shockwave through the Ohio Valley Conference Saturday with a 65-62 victory over the University of Tennessee Martin at the Vadalabene Center. It was the first OVC loss of the season for the Skyhawks, which fell to 17-7 overall and 10-1 in conference play. SIUE improved to 7-17 […]
Read More →Kahoks ride nine 3-pointers to victory over Granite City
The Collinsville High School boys basketball team made only one 3-point field goal in the second half of Friday’s game against Granite City. Fortunately for Kahoks fans, they made eight triples in the first half. The Kahoks (3-6 Southwestern Conference, 10-12) grabbed an early lead that they twice relinquished, before going ahead for good with […]
Read More →Hurting family offers reward for missing Collinsville man
Desperate for information, Joe Hartsoe’s family has issued a $500 reward for information that leads to locating him. Hartsoe’s sister, Ashley Hartsoe, said it has been hard for the family to not have answers for the 10 weeks that he has been missing. “We need and deserve to know something, we need closure,” Ashley said. […]
Read More →Seven Kahoks sign letters of intent to play college sports
Four Collinsville High School girls soccer players, two football players and the state’s top ranked triple jumper signed national letters of intent Thursday to continue their athletic careers in college. Girls Soccer Holly Bluemner, Southwestern Illinois College – Bluemner was a first-year starting goalkeeper for the Lady Kahoks in 2013. Bluemner was in the net […]
Read More →CHS college signings of 2014
CHS College signings for 2014 Name Sport College Lauren Hostetter Dance McKendree University Allysa Blaylock Girls soccer McKendree University Matty Merlak Girls soccer Webster University Chelsea Noser Girls soccer Webster University Holly Bluemner Girls soccer Southwestern Illinois College Harry Uyehara Football McKendree University Sam Wilson Football Quincy University Josh Davis Football Ridgewater College Cody Reynolds […]
Read More →Lady Kahoks roll to 6th straight victory
The Collinsville Lady Kahoks jumped out to an 11-2 lead Thursday night against Granite City and were never seriously threatened on their way to a 61-33 Southwestern Conference road victory. Collinsville (5-6 SWC, 10-11) racked up its sixth consecutive victory and swept its season series against the Lady Warriors by a combined 112-61 score. Granite […]
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