Kahok girls golf falls to O’Fallon
The O’Fallon Panthers defeated the Collinsville Kahok girls golf team Thursday 187-196 in a Southwestern Conference match played at Tamarack Country Club. Sidney Bost and Alynnah O’Leary tied for low score for the Kahoks with 48. Abby Burns shot a 49 and Addison Wickiser a 51. The Kahoks are 2 – 4 for the season […]
Read More →Kahok soccer beat Missouri soccer power CBC
Collinsville, Ill – A 44th minute goal from a freshman carried Collinsville past visiting Christian Brothers College High School Thursday. Jacob Hamann snagged ball in the penalty box that bounced free when several players collided. Hamann put a bouncing shot on goal that went past the out-of-position CBC goalkeeper. A Cadet defender chased the ball […]
Read More →Fire ravages another Collinsville home
Gary Peccola found a growing fire in his basement Thursday morning when he went to check on an alarm. Peccola, the Collinsville Unit 10 School Board president, grabbed a rug and tried to stamp out the fire. More magazines on the rack, on which it is thought the fire may have originated, began to catch […]
Read More →Worth the wait, Kahok soccer tops Highland for season-opening win
Highland, Ill – Senior Brett Langley punched home a penalty kick in the 36th minute of the first half for the deciding goal in Collinsville’s 1-0 victory Wednesday over Highland. The call that put Langley on the penalty mark for the game winner may have been a bit soft in a physical game played by […]
Read More →IDOT announces public meetings for input on future transportation programs
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Acting Transportation Secretary Erica J. Borggren today announced that the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) will seek input into the development of its upcoming Multi-Year Program (MYP) for fiscal years 2016-2021. Public meetings will be held in communities throughout the state. The first meeting will be held at the IDOT office in […]
Read More →Nearly 30 years later, City of Collinsville still seeks closure on landfill
The City of Collinsville municipal landfill off Lebanon Road, just past Arnotti Lane, was closed for business in 1986, yet 28 years later, post-closure care continues. The landfill site was the last of many in Collinsville since it was founded in the early 1800’s as Unionville. Some of the more recent landfill sites were at […]
Read More →Third time is not a charm, Kahok boys soccer postponed again
The Collinsville High School boys soccer team was to have played its third game of the season Tuesday, against Belleville West. Instead, the team is still waiting to take the pitch to begin the 2014 season. Heavy rain overnight Monday made Oerter Park in Columbia, Ill. unplayable. The park is the site of Belleville West home matches while […]
Read More →Medical cannabis patient and caregiver application process begins Tuesday
Patient and caregiver registration for the Illinois Medical Cannabis Pilot Program starts Tuesday. The Illinois Department of Public Health is now accepting applications for the medical cannabis registration identification card electronically and through the mail for qualifying patients and caregivers. Applicants whose last names begin with letters A through L can submit an application from […]
Read More →Tuesday’s Kahok soccer match moved to Oerter Park in Columbia, Ill
Weather postponed the first two Kahok boys soccer matches this year and the installation of field turf at Belleville West High School has forced the relocation of the team’s third attempt to start the season. The Southwestern Conference opener for both teams will be played at 6:45 p.m. Tuesady at Oerter Park in Columbia, Ill.
Read More →One week, 122 kids, $1,508: Why the ALS challenge is about more than cold water
Dennis Barr, whose wife, Mary, died of ALS in February, is not tired of watching the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Using his smart phone, Barr filmed Jefferson Elementary School students dumping buckets of ice water onto the heads of their teachers Friday. Before the cold water flowed, first-grade teacher Christy Reid spoke for the Collinsville […]
Read More →Family devastated by fire says thank you: “It’s like something you see in a movie”
Fire engulfed the Schwartz home in Collinsville on Aug. 9, leaving the family of six with little more than the clothes they were wearing. The family was devastated by the thought of starting to rebuild only two days before school started for the four children. “The first two mornings we woke up in tears,” Courtney […]
Read More →Collinsville electronics and appliance recycling extended through 2014
The electronics and appliance recycling events have been extended through 2014. WeCycle-Belleville will accept old electronics and appliances in the public parking lot at Main and Seminary in uptown Collinsville from Noon to 6 p.m. the second Friday of each month, through 2014. WeCycle-Belleville donates the proceeds they receive from recycling the items to the Miner’s Institute […]
Read More →Collinsville Area Vocational has impressive showing at national skills competition
Two 2014 Collinsville High School graduates and three recent CHS graduates represented the Collinsville Vocational Center in the Skills USA 50th National Leadership and Skills Conference in June. The group brought home three top 10 and a top 15 finish. Ryan Brunton, a 2014 CHS graduate, was 4th in the nation in Precision Machining. Fellow […]
Read More →Kahok Soccer Golf Classic to benefit CHS soccer programs
The 9th annual Kahok Soccer Golf Classic will take place Sept. 12 at Oak Brook Golf Course, with all proceeds to benefit the Collinsville High School boys and girls soccer programs. The four-person best ball scramble will begin with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. There will be multiple flights. Prizes, contests, dinner, beverages, skins, […]
Read More →Metro Independent Athlete of the Week: CHS volleyball for show of compassion
The Collinsville High School volleyball team went 2-0 this week, but it is what they did before their season started that earned them Metro Independent Athlete of the Week honors. The team began their season Tuesday in Fletcher Gym. Before the match, the Kahok volleyball team gave each McCluer North player a flower as a […]
Read More →Close game late gets away, Althoff defeats the Kahoks
A long touchdown pass brought the Collinsville Kahoks to within six points of Althoff with 1:44 remaining in the game Friday. Five plays later and the Crusaders had sealed a 34-14 victory. The opening half for both teams looked exactly like a season opening half. Each team threw an interception and lost a fumble. Collinsville […]
Read More →SIUE women’s soccer loses season opener
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville women’s soccer lost its first game of the weekend to IUPUI 2-1. “It was not our best showing, we have a lot more to give,” said SIUE Head Coach Derek Burton. “We can’t play apprehensively at this level.” The Cougars opened up the game strong with a header from junior Cassidy Sherman in the […]
Read More →Collinsville Police searching for armed and dangerous fugitive
Police are searching for a 21-year-old Collinsville man accused of stabbing a man during an attempted robbery. Tre Laron Barnscomb, of the 800 block of S. Morrison Avenue in Collinsville, allegedly stabbed a 22-year-old man following a dispute Wednesday in the 100 block of Idlerun Drive, Collinsville. Barnscomb, who knows the victim, fled before police […]
Read More →Collinsville Education Scholarship Foundation to host golf scramble
A group dedicated to awarding scholarships to Collinsville area high school students is hosting a fundraising golf scramble on Oct. 1. The Collinsville Education Scholarship Foundation golf scramble will begin with a 1 p.m. shotgun start at Arlington Greens Golf Course. Registration and lunch begins at noon. The cost is $80 per golfer or $320 […]
Read More →Football Kahoks look to avenge heartbreaking loss to Althoff
The Collinsville Kahoks open the 2014 season Friday against Althoff, just as they did a year ago. They are hoping for a different result. Collinsville opened the 2013 season by rumbling for more than 400 yards rushing at Althoff. A Jordan Miller fourth quarter touchdown gave the Kahoks a come-from-behind 21-17 lead, but it would […]
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