13 is lucky number for softball Kahoks
The Kahok softball team scored its second straight 10-run win Monday, beating East Alton-Wood River 13-3. The Oilers (4-8) jumped on top with three runs in the top of the first inning, but starter Sidney Bost shut the door the rest of the way. Despite the three-run first, Collinsville High School coach Cindy Kolda said […]
Read More →Collinsville agrees to buy former post office building, more parking coming ASAP
***Updated to clarify that the $300,000 – $350,000 figure provided was for demolition of the building and construction of the parking lot *** The Collinsville City Council, by a 4-1 vote Monday, approved the $250,000 purchase of the building and lot at 130 S. Center St., home to the post office for 50 years. The […]
Read More →Monday CHS baseball and girls track cancelled, softball pending
The Collinsville High School baseball game, scheduled for Monday at 4:30 p.m. in Centralia, has been cancelled. No make-up date has been announced. The girls track meet, scheduled for 4 p.m. Monday at Waterloo has been cancelled. As of 11:30 a.m., the Kahok softball game at 4:30 p.m., against East Alton-Wood River, has not been […]
Read More →Collinsville City Council to vote Monday on purchase of old post office building
The future of the former post office building at 130 S. Center Street in uptown Collinsville may soon become clear. The closure of the uptown post office on Jan. 31 has had many residents wondering what will become of the building that has been a fixture at the corner of Center Street and Grove Avenue […]
Read More →Freeze warning issued, snow likely
The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning from 11 p.m. Monday night until 9 a.m. on Tax Day, April 15. Although temperatures were near 60 degrees in the early morning hours Monday, they will be dropping throughout the day, with an overnight low of 29 expected. The National Weather Service is calling for […]
Read More →Pink truck joins Tiger Services fleet for cancer awareness
Tiger Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning Services has added a pink truck to its fleet of more than 20 distinctive tiger-striped vehicles that can be seen all over the Metro East. The truck, which was rolled out in February, joins a pink van that has been going on service calls for the company since January, […]
Read More →Friends of Lovejoy Library trivia night set for Friday, April 25
The Friends of Lovejoy Library will host its inaugural Trivia Night from 7-10 p.m. Friday April 25. Lovejoy Library’s second floor will provide a unique setting for an entertaining evening. The trivia competition will feature 10 rounds of general knowledge questions created by the Keepers of the Flame of Knowledge. A silent auction and attendance […]
Read More →Dates announced for boys basketball summer camp at CHS
The Collinsville High School boys basketball coaches will host three camps this summer. Some of the CHS boys basketball players will help the campers. The boys basketball summer camps will be as follows: – Grades 3-5 will be June 2-5 (12:15-3:00pm) Cost is $60. After May 30 $70 – Grades 6-8 will be June 9-12 […]
Read More →Free energy efficiency training offered at Selsius
Selsius™ Corporate & Career Training of Southwestern Illinois College is a host site for a series of energy efficiency and management training seminars this spring. Through the Illinois Green Economy Network (IGEN), Selsius will offer the following free training sessions: – Preventive and Predictive Maintenance Equipment Best Practices, April 23 from 8 a.m. to 5 […]
Read More →Mouse Races on May 17, a Night of Family Fun
Belleville, IL — Enjoy a unique “night at the races” when the Scottish Rite and Children’s Dyslexia Center host Mouse Races and a silent auction on Saturday, May 17, at the Scottish Rite building, 1549 Frank Scott Parkway in Belleville. The mice will race for entertainment only, so bring the kids for an evening of […]
Read More →SWIC to host spring job fair April 23
If you are looking for a new job or just want to explore your employment possibilities, it is time for you to attend the Spring Job Fair at Southwestern Illinois College. The fair runs from 9 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, April 23 in the Belleville Campus Varsity Gym, 2500 Carlyle Ave. All job seekers are […]
Read More →SIUE announces Cougar Performance Camp
Train like a Cougar this summer with the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Strength and Conditioning staff. In the past decade, sports performance has evolved from athletes training to gain a competitive advantage to training to stay ahead of their competition. The goal at Cougar Performance is to provide local athletes with the opportunity to enhance […]
Read More →Dierbergs is the latest to carry products from Maryville’s Code 3 Spices
***Submitted Content*** Maryville-based Code3 Spices’ barbeque spice blends are now on shelves in every Dierbergs grocery store in the St. Louis metropolitan area. The business startup, which launched in late 2012, inked the deal in early March. The upscale grocer has 24 stores across the bi-state area plus one store at Lake of the Ozarks, […]
Read More →Sophia Sharos is inaugural Metro Independent Athlete of the Week
Collinsville High School girls soccer player Sophia Sharos is the first ever Metro Independent Athlete of the Week. Sharos scored three goals and contributed an assist to lead the Lady Kahoks to a pair of conference victories this week. Two of Sharos goals this week, and four this year, have been game winners. She has […]
Read More →Baseball Kahoks split doubleheader with Pekin Dragons
After a convincing 11-2 game one victory over host Pekin, Collinsville could not hold a sixth inning lead, losing 5-4 in the second game of a doubleheader Saturday. The Kahoks (9-3) drew five walks in the first inning of game one and sent all nine men to the plate as they grabbed a 4-0 lead […]
Read More →Bats wake up; Kahok softball victorious
Before their game Friday, Collinsville softball coach Cindy Kolda suggested her struggling hitters take a simplified approach to their at bats: see the ball, hit the ball, do not over think it. The back to basics approach paid off for the Kahoks, with a 12-2 victory at Breese Central. Eight errors committed by the Cougars […]
Read More →New principals coming to three Collinsville schools
Two retirements and one resignation in Collinsville Unit 10 set off a game of musical chairs in the district to fill the vacated positions. Vicky Reulecke is retiring from her position as director of curriculum and assessment and Dave Stroot is retiring as principal of Caseyville and Jefferson elementary schools. Mathew Noyes is stepping down […]
Read More →Unit 10 has new field trip procedures after five left behind at Busch Stadium
Two adults and three Dorris Intermediate School students they were chaperoning on a school trip to Bush Stadium Wednesday were accidentally left at the stadium. The five went souvenir shopping following the afternoon science exhibit and baseball game, and arrived late to the area where they were to meet their bus, which had left without […]
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Lady Kahoks soccer trounces Alton, moves to 4-0 in conference
The only thing that could stop the Collinsville High School girls soccer team Thursday night was the weather. The Lady Kahoks 5-1 victory over Alton was delayed 25 minutes because of lightning was in the area. Three players scored their first goal of the year for Collinsville (5-2-1, 4-0 Southwestern Conference), and Sophia Sharos notched […]
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