Drive is on to get CHS state champion to US Nationals
Collinsville High School track coach Chad Burgess wants to make sure that, when the 2014 USA Track and Field Junior Outdoor Championships take place July 5-6, his star pupil is there to compete. Martinus Mitchell won the Illinois state shot put championship on May 31 and has qualified for the USTA junior championships in Eugene, […]
Read More →The Root Derby at the Horse Radish Festival; quick cars and quick wit
The 2014 Root Derby at the International Horseradish Festival had barely finished and Larry Oaster was already plotting a way to dethrone two-time defending champion Mike Gafford. Oaster may find a way to build a faster car in 2015, but it’s doubtful he will find a way to out-talk Gafford. Most of the contestants in […]
Read More →The search is on for the 2014 Princess Tomato and Sir Catsup
The 16th annual World’s Largest Catsup Bottle Festival is seeking Brooks Catsup rich & tangy royalty. Contestants are needed for the GSC Credit Union Princess Tomato and Sir Catsup Contest at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, July 13. The event is not based on a professional rulebook, organizers say, but is just for fun, like the Catsup […]
Read More →Collinsville Farm Fresh burglary solved
Collinsville police announced today that a St. Louis man has been charged for the burglaries at the Collinsville Farm Fresh Dairy and the Edwardsville Farm Fresh Milk Store. On Wednesday, the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office charged Orlando M. Naylor, 44, of the 4000 block of Kossuth Street in St. Louis City, with two counts […]
Read More →Caseyville Village Attorney resigns
Story corrected to note updated pay information of attorneys who preceded John Gilbert (see related) John Gilbert has resigned after about one year as a Caseyville village attorney. Mayor Leonard Black announced the resignation at a Board of Trustees committee meeting Wednesday evening. Black said Thursday the decision to leave was Gilbert’s. “It was his choice,” Black […]
Read More →Pedestrian struck and killed on Vandalia Street in Collinsville
***Update at 4:55 p.m. June 5.*** A walking cane, shoe, shirt, mobile phone and personal shopping cart were strewn along a 30-yard stretch of Vandalia Street in Collinsville late Wednesday night at the scene of an accident in which a pedestrian was struck. The victim, Joe Merrifield, of Collinsville, has been pronounced dead. The accident […]
Read More →Prenzler used taxpayer money to investigate fellow treasurer, says part of duties
When Madison County Treasurer Kurt Prenzler stood in front of the St. Clair County Administration Building at 1 p.m. Friday, he strongly insinuated, but stop short of accusing, St. Clair County Treasurer Charles Suarez of wrongdoing while in office. That Prenzler and some staff members compiled the information distributed to the media using Madison County […]
Read More →One year on, Caseyville has a TIF attorney again
When Leonard Black replaced George Chance as mayor of Caseyville last spring, he made a host of changes. Gone were the village attorneys, the zoning administrator, all three police commissioners, the zoning board of appeals, the treasurer, the computer repairman and the hotel/motel inspector, among others. Some were replaced quickly. Some, positions like the treasurer […]
Read More →Ameren Illinois donates bucket truck to Caseyville
Ameren Illinois President and Chief Executive Officer Richard Mark recently presented the keys to a 1997 Ford F-800 truck to Caseyville Mayor Leonard Black. The truck was a donation from Ameren to the village. The energy company donates vans, trailers and pickup trucks to municipalities on a regular basis, Mark said. He estimated Ameren receives […]
Read More →AARF in the Park meets Bark For Life in fundraising event
Two charitable events focused on man’s best friend came together for a fund raising event at Woodland Park Sunday. Bark For Life, a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, and the Animal Rescue & Relief Foundation, a non-profit organization in southwestern Illinois that provides first aid and treatment for sick or injured stray animals, teamed […]
Read More →First annual Collinsville Kahok Cardboard Boat Race
***Submitted Content*** Over 40 DIS students participated in the first annual Collinsville Kahok Cardboard Boat Race Saturday, May 10th at Splash City. This great event was offered as a bonus STEM Challenge to all Dorris Intermediate School students. The DIS STEM Challenge is an after-school science, technology, engineering, and math education program. Various STEM […]
Read More →DIS honors million word readers and perfect attendance bike winners
Dorris Intermediate School recently honored Carli Lentz – 5th grade – and Krysta Schwartz – 6th grade – as the top Reading Counts point earners in their grades. Each read over 1 million words this year. Logan Wyant – 5th grade and Malijah McClendon – 6th grade – were the Horace Mann Perfect Attendance bike winners […]
Read More →State champion is Metro Independent Athlete of the Week
Naming Martinus Mitchell The Metro Independent Athlete of the Week may seem like a broken record, but he just keeps breaking records. This week, he included an Illinois state championship in the shot put to go along with the numerous school records he holds for heaving the 12-pound ball. Mitchell’s winning throw this weekend was 61-feet 3/4-inches, […]
Read More →Despite staff objection, CARD outsources mowing; two staffers likely out
The Superintendent of Parks at the Collinsville Area Recreation District told the elected CARD Commissioners that two full-time staffers do more than just cut grass, even in the summer. Despite his opinion, four of the five Commissioners voted to outsource grass cutting for the district, setting in motion a process that will eliminate two full-time positions […]
Read More →Collinsville Police looking for Farm Fresh Dairy burglar
The Collinsville Police are asking the public to help identify a man who robbed the Collinsville Farm Fresh Dairy store on May 15. The man, police said, also robbed the Edwardsville Farm Fresh Milk Store on May 24. Both robberies happened in the afternoon while employees were present, Collinsville Police Detective Chris Warren said. “He […]
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Collinsville yard sales May 30 – June 1
Collinsville Yard Sales this week are listed below. Friday, May 30 1306 Ridgewood Ct 208 Echo Wood Dr. 217 Emilie 2001 Vandalia 108 Johann 108 Timber Run Ct 502 Rebecca 795 Portland 518 St Louis Road 28 Erika 722 Summit Saturday, May 31 1306 Ridgewood Ct 208 Echo Wood Dr. 217 Emilie 408 Bunker […]
Read More →Brothers who overdosed in Dairy Queen parking lot charged with drug possession
Two men who overdosed on heroin in the Caseyville Dairy Queen parking lot on May 24 have been charged with felony possession of a controlled substance. Thomas C. Wangelin, 31, of the 1800 block of North 16th Street in Swansea and his younger brother, Adam Wangelin, 24, of the first block of Tanewood Court in […]
Read More →Festival of Trees is searching for a recipient of fundraising effort
The premier fundraising event in Collinsville for the past 20 years is looking for a recipient of funds to be generated at the 2015 Festival of Trees. The event, held annually at the Gateway Convention Center, has raised more than $500,00 in the past 20 years, including more than $30,000 in 2013. Collinsville Unit 10’s […]
Read More →Caseyville citywide yard sale is Saturday
The Caseyville citywide yard sale is Saturday, May 31. Maps are available now at the FCB Caseyville branch, Caseyville Village Hall, the Caseyville Library, Caytown and CPS Accounts. Yard sales begin at 7:30 a.m. and end at 3 p.m. The event is sponsered by the Caseyville Chamber of Commerce
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