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Thwarting “tater haters,” Big Idaho® Potato poses for photo ops at Catsup Bottle®

By   /  July 2, 2014  /  Events, Living  /  No Comments

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 […]

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Collinsville Police to conduct roadside safety check on July 2

By   /  July 1, 2014  /  Collinsville, News  /  No Comments

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 […]

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Caseyville attorney fee increase drastically different than previously reported

By   /  July 1, 2014  /  Caseyville, News  /  1 Comment

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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No internet, no problem: New concealed carry application process announced

By   /  June 30, 2014  /  Caseyville, Collinsville, Fairmont City, Illinois, Maryville, News, Region  /  No Comments

The Illinois State Police announced Monday a way for residents to obtain a concealed carry permit if they do not have access to the internet. Applicants can contact the department’s Firearms Services (FSB) Customer Service Center phone line at 217-782-7980 and provide the same concealed carry license application information that is currently required through the on-line process. […]

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Collinsville City Council wrap: Turn lane into Jaycee Sports Complex coming in 2015

By   /  June 30, 2014  /  Collinsville, News  /  No Comments

Hundreds of people make a left turn into the Collinsville Jaycee Sports Complex on any given summer or fall weekend, most are probably peeking into their rearview mirrors and clutching their steering wheels, hoping no one coming down the road at 45 mph collides with them. The white knuckled drivers will be given a reprieve […]

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Kahok Dance Team announces summer camp dates

By   /  June 30, 2014  /  Collinsville High School, Sports  /  No Comments

***Submitted Content*** The Collinsville High School Dance team has announced its summer junior camp will take place July 28 to August 1. All girls entering grades K-8 are welcome to participate and will be instructed by the Kahok Dance Team Varsity and Junior Varsity Squads.  The program is designed to help improve skills in basic […]

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Coppotelli becomes sixth Collinsville PD graduate of FBI National Academy

By   /  June 30, 2014  /  Collinsville, News  /  No Comments

Less than 1 percent of law enforcement officers in the United States are graduates of the FBI’s National Academy. When Assistant Police Chief Tom Coppotelli recently crossed the finish line of the 6.1-mile “Yellow Brick Road,” he became the sixth graduate produced by the 43-man Collinsville Police Department. The FBI National Academy is a 10-week […]

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Convicted sexual predator arrested in Caseyville

By   /  June 29, 2014  /  Caseyville, News  /  No Comments

A man with pending court dates related to 20 traffic violations and two possession of cannabis charges from six law enforcement agencies is in jail on another charge after being stopped for speeding by Caseyville Police 12:30 a.m. Saturday. Daniel E. Bell, 29, of the 8800 block of Bermuda Avenue in Caseyville was charged with […]

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PACT program shows at-risk kids that police are more than enforcers in uniforms

By   /  June 29, 2014  /  Collinsville, Maryville, News, Region  /  No Comments

Twenty children mingled easily with police officers from seven local agencies Friday at Splash City Water Park in Collinsville. The children talked and laughed with each other and the officers. For Collinsville Police Officer Terry Wasser, it was another successful year of the Police and Children Together – Collinsville camp. “The biggest thing we try […]

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Police investigating report of possible sexual abuse at Splash City

By   /  June 27, 2014  /  Collinsville, News  /  No Comments

Collinsville Police are investigating a report of possible sexual abuse involving two minors at Splash City Waterpark in Collinsville. Police were called to the waterpark at about 2 p.m. Thursday to investigate after a Splash City staff member observed two males, ages 17 and 12, engaged in a sexual act. The two were part of […]

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Area crime news: embezzlement to finance fling with exotic dancer does not pay

By   /  June 26, 2014  /  News, Region  /  No Comments

A St. Louis man was sentenced to one year and one day in jail, followed by three years of supervised release, following an embezzlement conviction. Kevin D. Dowell, 37, a former manager of human resources at FKG Oil Company in Belleville, falsified mileage expense reports, used a company credit card for personal expenses and transferred funds […]

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Man accused of stealing landscape plants from Our Lady of the Snows Shrine

By   /  June 25, 2014  /  News, Region  /  No Comments

According the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department, a Belleville man went shopping for landscape plants at Our Lady of the Snows Shrine, twice, but paid using the five-finger discount. Police were called to the shrine on June 9 after a report that six landscaping plants were removed from various locations. Apparently happy with the price […]

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Collinsville Police to conduct roadside safety check on June 27

By   /  June 25, 2014  /  Collinsville, News  /  7 Comments

The Collinsville Police Department announced that it will conduct a roadside safety check on June 27 between 9 p.m. and 2 a.m. The safety check is part of increased traffic enforcement between June 25 and July 6. In conjunction with the Illinois Department of Transportation, the department will enforce DUI, seatbelt and cell phone usage […]

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Local student’s earn academic honors at McKendree University

By   /  June 25, 2014  /  Events/Announcements  /  No Comments

The following students from Collinsville, Maryville or Caseyville were recognized for their academic achievement at McKendree University for the Spring 2014 semester. President’s List, Spring 2014 (4.0 GPA) Collinsville: Megan Doty, senior, English; Lisa Graham, senior, sociology-criminal justice emphasis. Dean’s List, Spring 2014 (3.60 to 3.99 GPA) Caseyville: Gage Christopherson, sophomore, undeclared Maryville: Lauren Bicanic, senior, […]

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New discount grocery store coming to Collinsville

By   /  June 25, 2014  /  Collinsville, News  /  1 Comment

Aldi will soon have competition for the grocery store with the lowest prices in Collinsville, and its chief competitor will be in its former location. Ruler Foods plans to open a new store by the end of 2014 in The Orchard Shopping Center. The discount grocery store will be at 1984 Vandalia St., the original […]

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Lindendwood University-Belleville to open extension site in Collinsville

By   /  June 24, 2014  /  Collinsville, News  /  No Comments

Collinsville has been chosen as the first extension site of Lindenwood University-Belleville. Classes will begin this fall in the 15,000 square-foot space at 1101 Easport Plaza Drive, the university said in a press release. Volkert, Inc. recently moved into the same building, which was occupied until March by Sanford Brown Business College. Lindenwood will have […]

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Caseyville Park to get outdoor gym

By   /  June 24, 2014  /  Caseyville, News  /  1 Comment

Thanks to a $30,000 grant, Caseyville Park will have its own outdoor gym next summer. A cardio stepper, chest and back press, squat press and ab crunch are among the machines that would normally be found in a gym, but will be overlooking a lake at Caseyville Park. Brian Rader, Caseyville’s director of public works, […]

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Great Big Idaho® Potato returning for more World’s Largest Catsup Bottle®

By   /  June 23, 2014  /  Events, Living  /  No Comments

Unable to resist another pairing of the greatest combination since water, barley, hops and yeast were magically mixed together to make beer, the Great Big Idaho® Potato is making a return visit to the World’s Largest Catsup Bottle®. The six-ton pseudo spud will take up residence at the 170-foot tall Catsup Bottle from 12-5 p.m. […]

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Madison County treasurer referred for investigation, calls charges political

By   /  June 23, 2014  /  Caseyville, Collinsville, Fairmont City, Illinois, Maryville, News  /  1 Comment

It is still not clear what Madison County Treasurer Kurt Prenzler hoped to accomplish when he held a press conference in front of the St. Clair County Administration building on May 30. Prenzler presented results of an analysis that at least two of his staff members helped compile while working in the Madison County Treasurer’s […]

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16th annual MERBL All-Star game coming June 29

By   /  June 22, 2014  /  Events/Announcements  /  No Comments

The Metro East Recreational Baseball League will host its 16th annual All-Stare game Sunday, June 29 at Fletcher Field. High school-aged players from Metro East communities will compete in the 5 p.m. game. Admission is two  non-perishable items for local food banks. Gates open at 3 p.m.

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