Caseyville police taser suspect following car chase
Early Friday morning, a woman approached a Caseyville police officer who had stopped a vehicle in the 2400 block of Old Country Inn Drive, Caseyville. The woman told the officer she had been beaten and her vehicle stolen. Another officer saw the stolen vehicle on nearby Tucker Drive and attempted to stop it. The vehicle […]
Read More →Cahokia Mound’s Woodhenge to host summer solstice sunrise observation
If you want to watch the summer solstice sunrise at an ancient archeological site, put away the credit card and the Stonehenge guidebook, then hop in the car and drive down to Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site. Collinsville’s Woodhenge sits about 1/2 mile west of Monks Mound. Reconstructed in 1985, there were originally five iterations […]
Read More →Escaped prisoner captured in Colorado
***Updated at 4 p.m. Friday, June 20*** Turhan Robinson’s escape lasted less than 12 hours and ended only a few blocks from where it started. The prisoner, charged with murder and armed robbery in the killing of Kenneth Deal on May 19 in Madison, Ill., was on his way back to Madison County from Las […]
Read More →Caseyville police chief search on hold, so are new TIF requests
Nearly one month after Chief Jose Alvarez was terminated by a 4-3 vote of the Caseyville Board of Trustees and Mayor Leonard Black, the search for a new chief has not yet begun. Following the monthly Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday, Black said “nothing is happening” with the search to replace Alvarez. Then, motioning to […]
Read More →Wheels fall off CARD mowing contract, staffers jobs spared – for now
Less than one month after the Collinsville Area Recreation District agreed to outsource grass cutting in the district, the deal has fallen apart. On May 20, Altered Grounds Outdoor Services LLC, of Pontoon Beach, was awarded the mowing contract with a bid of $2,600 per mow. The other five bids received were “about $4,770” and […]
Read More →Hearing and possible approval of new CARD budget set for Tuesday
***Updated at 1:25 p.m. Tuesday, June 17*** and Wednesday, June 18 at 10:42 p.m. Wednesday, June 18: CARD renewed the domain name and hosting agreement, so the links below work once again. Tuesday, June 17: The links below no longer work because the domain “collinsvillerec.com,” the administrative website for the Collinsville Area Recreation District, has […]
Read More →Community unites, sends Mitchell to junior national championships
It took less than one week for the towns that comprise the Collinsville Unit 10 school district to rally behind one of their own and send him to the 2014 USA Track and Field Junior Outdoor Championships. 2014 Collinsville High School graduate Martinus Mitchell will be at the championships in Eugene, Ore. July 5-6, thanks […]
Read More →Heroin kills: A mother’s story
It started with a pill. It ended with the death of two daughters and a mother clinging ferociously to her only remaining child. Dollie Cooper’s daughter Trisha, the youngest of three girls, was caught selling a pill when she was a freshman in high school. The probation officer asked Dollie, a registered nurse, to get […]
Read More →Collinsville is about to become a two Sno Cone stand town
If one of the 25,579 residents of Collinsville gets a taste for a sno cone on a Tuesday evening, they either have to cozy up to the lone stand on the western end of Camelot Bowl, or leave town in search of flavored flaked ice. That will soon change. The Collinsville City Council approved modifications […]
Read More →Police report second false home invasion in Collinsville in three months
Five police organizations rushed to the scene of a reported home invasion at 2 a.m. Friday in the 1100 block of Hampstead Court, in Collinsville. Someone called 911 and reported that a woman was being dragged from her house by men dressed in black, wearing masks. When officers from Collinsville, Maryville, Caseyville, the Madison County […]
Read More →Burglar brought a pad to protect knees, may have gotten too comfortable, is caught
When Darryl K. Schofield, of East St. Louis, traveled to Caseyville on June 11 to rob houses on Covina Court, he brought a backpack full of tools and a mat, to protect his knees, Caseyville Police allege. Police were called to the scene at 3:05 p.m. Wednesday, where Schofield, 34, was arrested without incident. The […]
Read More →Collinsville Fire Department honors three at first ever promotion ceremony
City officials joined the Collinsville Fire Department and their families Thursday evening in Fire Station 1 for what is believed to be the first promotion ceremony held by the Collinsville Fire Department. Mayor John Miller, a member of the fire department from 1973 until he retired in 2004, gave the keynote address. His days as […]
Read More →Collinsville yard sales June 13-15
The following is a list of yard sales in Collinsville June 13-15 June 13 306 Camelot 126 Courtland 1266 Keebler 186 Belmont 15 Brookwood 30 Brookwood 514 Forest Drive 117 Gaylord 405 Junghans 710 Lasalle 711 Osborn 430 S. Clinton 714 St. Louis Road 1121 State 1203 State 321 Vandalia June 14 1133 Carraway […]
Read More →Tee it up with online bookings for Arlington Greens and other CARD programs
Booking a tee time at Arlington Greens golf course is now a 24-hour a day, 7-day per week possibility. The Collinsville Area Recreation District, which owns the course, recently implemented a new software service that, among other things, allows golfers to set a tee time with just few clicks of a mouse. The system shows […]
Read More →Blum House Art Show Features Local Artists
***Submitted Content*** Local artists Zeke Genard and Logan Clenney will be showing their work at an upcoming Blum House Art Show. The art show on Saturday, July 5 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., is sponsored by the Mississippi Valley Library District. Zeke Genard is a 24-year-old resident of Collinsville. He enjoys keeping a fresh eye […]
Read More →Collinsville Kmart to close after 25 years
The Kmart in Keebler Crossing will permanently lock its doors in early September. The mega retailer opened in Collinsville in September 1989. A company representative notified the City of Collinsville Monday that the store will not renew its lease because the store is “sales negative” and has been underperforming for some time, Economic Development Director […]
Read More →Fairmont City woman intoxicated when car smashed into Alton building
Christana M. Martinez had a blood alcohol level more than four times the legal limit when the car she was driving struck the Con-Agra building in Alton on March 9. In addition to a blood alcohol level of .365, Martinez had cocaine metabolites and citalopram (an antidepresent) in her system, according to a statement released […]
Read More →Local Girl Scouts show that a little group can make a big difference
A group of four Girl Scouts from Caseyville, Collinsville and Maryville recently collected supplies for Granite City APA, a no-kill animal shelter, before visiting the shelter to learn how to care for pets. The collection and visit was part of the Red Robin project for local Girl Scout Troop #726. The project first teaches the […]
Read More →Collinsville carnivals get tighter restrictions, Wild Country to replace fire alarm system
When a carnival popped up in the Orchard Shopping center in April, it surprised many in town, including City of Collinsville officials. Mayor John Miller, speaking at the City Council meeting Monday, said arrival of the carnival was a surprise to most everyone in town. “I don’t think anyone knew it was even coming,” Miller […]
Read More →Trivia night to benefit Miner’s Theatre
The Miner’s Institute Foundation is hosting a trivia night on Saturday, June 21, with all proceeds going towards the restoration and reopening of the Miner’s Theatre. The event will be held at Fireman’s Hall, 9510 Collinsville Road, Collinsville. Tables will consist of 8-10 people and the cost is $10 per person. Doors open at 6:30 […]
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