Interstate 44/55 ramp from Poplar Street Bridge to close Tuesday, open in 2015
The perpetual long lines to get into the one lane that carried traffic from the Poplar Street Bridge to both southbound Interstate 55 and westbound Interstate 44 may be coming to an end, but not until mid-2015. Construction will begin on the bridge will begin overnight Tuesday, with the ramps closed by the morning of Wednesday, […]
Read More →In final month on the job, Kathy Pitzer is Unit 10 Teacher of the Month
Kathy Pitzer will soon walk out the doors of Summit Elementary School and into retirement. She will be taking an Edward Jones Unit 10 Teacher of the Month Award with her. Pitzer is dedicated to her students and comes to work every day with a smile on her face, Summit Principal Julie Haake said. “She […]
Read More →Preview: Lady Kahoks meet Edwardsville in Sectional semifinal tonight
The Edwardsville girls soccer team has lost only one game this season, March 27 at Kahok Stadium to Collinsville. When the two teams meet again tonight, the Lady Kahoks (14-5-2) will put more stock in advancing to the Sectional Championship game than being the team to defeat the Lady Tigers (21-1) this season. Collinsville went 6-0 […]
Read More →Is Collinsville’s mosquito spraying safe or effective?
The return of summer signals the return of mosquitoes and the early morning – or early evening – buzz of the City of Collinsville’s mosquito fogging truck traveling the city streets attempting to temporarily rid the area of the nuisance insects. Mosquito fogging is effective only for mosquitoes that come into contact with the insecticide […]
Read More →CMS bowling State champions share Athlete of the Week honors
The Collinsville Middle School boys and girls bowling teams share honors as the The Metro Independent athlete of the week. Earlier this spring, both teams won their second consecutive State championship in the Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic Association State tournament. The team tournament has only been held for two years, and the Trail […]
Read More →Girls soccer Sectional time and location changed
The first round Sectional matchup between Collinsville and Edwardsville has been moved to Granite City High School. The game will be played at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The game was most recently scheduled to be played at 4:30 p.m. at Gordon Moore Park in Alton. The winner of the Tuesday match will play the Sectional championship at […]
Read More →Holten’s hat trick headlines Lady Kahoks’ Regional championship
For the third consecutive year, and fourth year out of five, the Collinsville High School girls soccer team is Regional champions. Freshman Emily Holten scored early and often for the Kahoks (14-5-2), netting the first hat trick of her high school career in the 5-0 victory over Belleville West. Kahoks Head Coach Clay Smith said […]
Read More →Kahoks baseball loses regular season finale
The Kahoks started their regular season finale with a bang, but fell 10-4 to Jersey Community High School. In the top of the first inning, Zach Mathes hit a two-run home run, scoring Grant Bauer, who had singled. Jerseyville scored a run in the bottom of the inning to make the score 2-1 CHS (19-15) […]
Read More →Softball Kahoks close regular season with split against Highland
On the final day of the regular season, the Collinsville softball team split a non-conference doubleheader Friday afternoon with Highland. In the first game, the Kahoks (17-18 overall) lost 13-0 in five innings, but they rebounded to defeat Highland 4-1 in the second game. The trouble started early for the Kahoks in the first game. […]
Read More →Road Work on Interstate 255 between Horseshoe Lake Road and I-270
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that several ramps on Interstate 255 will be closed temporarily in June. At 7 p.m., June 1, all ramps at the Interstate 255 and Illinois 162 interchange will be closed until 7 p.m., June 2. Starting at 7 p.m., June 2, the following ramps will be closed until […]
Read More →Caseyville man indicted for allegedly stealing from railroad retirement board
Dennis Harold French, 51, from Caseyville, was recently indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that he stole unemployment and disability benefits from the United States Railroad Retirement Board. French allegedly defrauded the board by concealing his unemployment status in order to receive occupational disability benefits from May 2009 until June 2012. The charge carries a […]
Read More →Houck tosses no hitter, collects three hits in Kahoks victory
Collinsville’s senior ace Tanner Houck threw a no-hitter against Carbondale Thursday afternoon, and the Kahoks beat the Terriers 3-2. Houck was 3-for-3 at the plate, drove in two runs and scored the game-winning run. He threw a complete game, struck out seven, walked two and hit two others. The senior right hander is now 6-3 on […]
Read More →Bost one-hits Granite City, softball Kahoks win big
Sidney Bost’s one-hit pitching performance Thursday propelled the host Collinsville High School softball team past Southwestern Conference foe Granite City 11-1. Bost also chipped in from the plate, with two hits, a sacrifice, two RBI and a run scored. Bost scored in the second as part of a two-run inning that helped the Kahoks (16-16, […]
Read More →Collinsville yard sales, May 23-25
The following addresses in Collinsville are having yard sales this weekend. May 23 1905 Golfview 117 Southwood Trace 125 Southwood Trace 402 Camelot 417 Camelot 111 Linda 540 Pennsylvania 1117 Williams 715 Osborn 501 High School 650 Lasalle 138 Sunset Avenue 519-7 Loop Street 1299 Alice May 24 117 Southwood Trace 125 Southwood Trace 402 […]
Read More →Lady Kahoks to meet Belleville West in Regional Final Friday
The Collinsville High School girls soccer team will play Belleville West in the Regional final Friday at 6 p.m. at Belleville West High School. Belleville West was 10-7 overall and 2-4 in the SWC in the regular season. Collinsville won the regular season game between the two schools 1-0 April 8 at Kahok Stadium. The Lady Kahoks beat Belleville East in their […]
Read More →Free electronics recycling event at Caseyville Public Library
The Caseyville Public Library will hold a free electronics recycling event from 1-4 p.m. May 31. Accepted items include computers, monitors of all types, printers, scanners, laptops and tablets, televisions, still and video cameras, MP3 players, VHS tapes, DVDs and CDs. Batteries of all types will also be accepted, as well as cell phones and […]
Read More →Collinsville woman accused of bilking elderly couple of $60,000
***Updated to note that Rosen was captured in Troy*** The St. Clair County State’s Attorney’s Office, on Wednesday, charged Kathy J. Rosen, of Collinsville, with financial exploitation of an elderly person. Caseyville Police were first called to the 8800 block of Bermuda Drive in Caseyville on Aug. 8, 2012, to address an elderly fraud complaint. […]
Read More →Softball Kahoks beat the rain, but not Alton Marquette
With a bit of rain and thunder threatening, the Collinsville High School softball team took to the field to play Alton Marquette Wednesday afternoon. The teams completed two innings before the skies finally opened up and forced an hour-long rain delay. After the teams retook the field, the Explorers (9-23 overall) defeated the Lady Kahoks […]
Read More →Caseyville mayor gets his wish on fifth attempt, police chief fired
Mayor Leonard Black’s feeling was correct, the situation with Police Chief Jose Alvarez has ended, for now, the way he has wanted since Feb. 12; Alvarez was fired Wednesday at a special meeting of the Caseyville Board of Trustees. Black said on May 15 that he had a feeling the situation with Alvaraz was “going in […]
Read More →Charges filed in shooting death of former CHS football player
A Collinsville woman was indicted by a grand jury on May 15 in the shooting death of Andrew M. Birch. Katelyn R. Stapleton, 26, of 100 block of the W. Main was charged with involuntary manslaughter, a felony. Birch died of a single gunshot wound to the head in the early morning hours of Feb. 23. The incident occurred in […]
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