Independence Day tussle with police ends with Taser show for local man
What started with a woman screaming for help on July 4 ended with two police officers kicked and the suspect on the receiving end of multiple Taser deployments and four felony charges. Tyler W. Vaughn allegedly dragged a female in an apartment in the 500 block of Village Drive in Glen Carbon Friday and intentionally […]
Read More →Eric Flohr, 2008 Illinois Principal of the Year, leaves Collinsville High School
The man who helped coin the phrase, “high school of champions,” has left Collinsville High School to become the principal of a high school in Rockton, Ill. During the eight years Eric Flohr was the principal at Collinsville High School, he was named the Illinois High School Principal of the year (2008) by the National […]
Read More →Man allegedy enters Fairmont City home to pick fight, charged with two felonies
Not happy with the results of a fight earlier in the day, Pedro J. Orozco entered a home in Fairmont City at 8 p.m. Saturday to challenge the same man to another fight, Fairmont City Police allege. The fight ended with Orozco, of the 1900 block of Benton Street, Granite City, and the victim at a local […]
Read More →New Chain of Rocks Canal Bridge to open to westbound traffic on July 11
The new Chain of Rocks Bridge will welcome its first cars on July 11, when the westbound lanes of the Interstate 270 structure are open to traffic. Under construction since 2011, the Illinois Department of Transportation plans to open the bridge fully by the end of September, when it will be opened to eastbound traffic. […]
Read More →Maryville moving towards creating TIF districts
By a unanimous vote of the Village Board on June 18, Maryville set in motion the process to create at least one Tax Increment Finance district in the village. The creation of TIF districts would signal a shift for the town of about 7,487, which nearly doubled in population from 2000 to 2010, but many […]
Read More →Caseyville Police involved in second car chase in two weeks, nab both suspects
Caseyville Police found themselves in their second car chase in two weeks Thursday. Richard D. Malone Jr., 35, of East St. Louis, was pulled over at the intersection of Illinois Route 157 and California Drive at 11:41 p.m. Thursday. Driving on a suspended license, Malone admitted to the officer that he had cannabis in his […]
Read More →Marco’s Pizza to open alongside Family Video in Collinsville
The owners of Family Video plan to open a Marco’s Pizza, alongside their Collinsville video store location, by the middle of October. The stores at 108 St. Louis Road will not simply be neighbors, there will be a window between the businesses allowing customers to place and pick up a Marco’s Pizza order from inside […]
Read More →Celebrating the Catsup Bottle’s 65th birthday with the Weinermobile
The 2014 edition of the World’s Largest Catsup Bottle Festival will celebrate the 65th birthday of Collinsville’s iconic water tower turned roadside attraction. The festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 13. In its 16th year, the event, also dubbed a birthday party and car show, will welcome the Oscar […]
Read More →Where to find Metro East fireworks and festivals on July 4 and 5
Although American’s celebrate Independence Day on July 4 each year, some Metro East towns have chosen to work on a one-day delay in 2014. Troy and Granite City will be traditionalist, hosting fireworks displays on July 4. Caseyville, Belleville and Edwardsville have chosen July 5 for their festivals and fireworks. Troy – July 4 Troy […]
Read More →Friday trash and recycle collection delayed until July 5 for Collinsville residents
Collinsville residents who have their trash and recycle picked up on Fridays will have a one day delay in service this week. The routes will, instead, run on Saturday, July 5.
Read More →Collinsville Police sergeant graduates from the Southern Police Institute
***Submitted Content*** On May 9, 2014 Sergeant Charles Mackin graduated from the Southern Police Institute, Administrative Officers course session 131 in Louisville, Ky. The Southern Police Institute is a division of the Department of Justice Administration, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Louisville. It is an advanced education and training institute whose mission is […]
Read More →Under investigation by police, Collinsville High School educator and coach fired
The Collinsville Unit 10 School Board voted unanimously Monday to terminate Dan Munoz. Munoz, 33, was an educational assistant, head boys golf coach and assistant baseball coach at Collinsville High School. Assistant Chief Tom Coppotelli, of the Collinsville Police Department, confirmed that an investigation is ongoing involving Munoz, but could not confirm the nature of the […]
Read More →Summer food program offers free lunch for school age children
The Illinois Coalition for Community Services and St. John Evangelical United Church of Christ in Collinsville have partnered to provide needy school age children a free lunch this summer. St. John church, at 307 W. Clay St., serves a hot lunch Monday through Thursday from 12 – 1 p.m. to children 18 and under. There […]
Read More →First installment of Madison County property taxes due
***Submitted content*** EDWARDSVILLE — Madison County Treasurer Kurt Prenzler is reminding taxpayers that the first installment of their tax bills is coming due. “With the holiday weekend I want to remind everyone that the first of four installments will be due July 9,” Prenzler said. “I want to make sure it doesn’t slip someone’s […]
Read More →Collinsville husband and wife indicted for bank robbery
A Collinsville couple was indicted by a United States Grand Jury for the May 24, 2013 robbery of Scott Credit Union in O’Fallon, Ill. Steve M. Dodson, 46, and wife Denise K. Dodson, 43, were each charged with one count of robbery and one count of conspiracy to commit robbery, United States Attorney Stephen R. […]
Read More →Thwarting “tater haters,” Big Idaho® Potato poses for photo ops at Catsup Bottle®
Toting a 28-foot-long, 12-foot-wide, 11.5-foot-tall plywood potato around the county requires one long truck and many permits. The average person may not know that permits are needed to haul the Great Big Idaho® Potato around the country, or that the 72-foot long truck is often required to avoid cities by using an interstate bypass. One […]
Read More →Jennifer Mann joins Unity Hospice as director of clinical services
***Submitted content*** Collinsville, Ill. – Unity Hospice of Greater St. Louis recently announced that Jennifer Mann of St. Charles, Mo., joined the company as director of clinical services (photo available at http://bit.ly/UnityHospiceDCS). Area Administrator Gay Little made the announcement. In her new role, Mann will provide management to Unity Hospice clinical staff as well as […]
Read More →Two from Collinsville awarded $1,000 Anderson Hospital scholarships
Chase Kern and Kaitlyn Korte, of Collinsville, were two of five area students recently awarded $1,000 scholarships from the Anderson Hospital Medical Staff. The scholarship program was created in 2004 by the Medical Staff Executive Committee to promote advanced education in health careers. “We hope these talented students will come back to the area to […]
Read More →Collinsville Police to conduct roadside safety check on July 2
The Collinsville Police Department announced its intention to conduct another roadside safety check. The department will check for impaired and unsafe drivers, as well as other violations, on July 2 from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. The department conducted a similar check on June 27 as part of increased traffic enforcement between June 25 and […]
Read More →Caseyville attorney fee increase drastically different than previously reported
The Metro Independent published a story on May 16 noting the dramatic increase in pay for Caseyville village attorneys after Leonard Black took office. The story contained incorrect pay information for prior village attorneys. The corrected figures prove a less dramatic increase. The May 16 story compared payments made to village attorneys from June 2012 […]
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