Kayla Marshall, record-breaker, is The Metro Independent Athlete of the Week
Kayla Marshall broke two school records Friday, and earned a spot in the State Finals in the triple jump and the long jump, to earn Metro Independent Athlete of the week honors. Marshall, who signed to continue her track career at Central Michigan University, smashed the Collinsville High School long jump record by more than […]
Read More →Who was watching Caseyville’s finances from May, 2013 to April, 2014?
A three-minute video clip from the Caseyville Village Board meeting on Feb. 19, 2014 has become an internet sensation, but there is more to the video clip than yelling and finger pointing, there are questions by Mayor Leonard Black about how the village is going to pay for certain items. If someone watches the entire […]
Read More →Reeves and Peskar a winning combination for a fifth time
Collinsville defeated Granite City 7-2 Thursday in Southwestern Conference baseball action at Granite City. Zach Mathes started on the bump for the Kahoks (17-12, 8-4 SWC) and pitched four innings, before yielding to Kyle Reeves, who finished the game and earned his fifth win. Reeves (5-2) is now tied with Tanner Houck (5-3) for the […]
Read More →Caseyville struggles to pay bills on time, attorney fees up at least 269 percent
***Updated to note that Village Attorney John Gilbert was not the attorney for the Police Board when probationary officer Stephen Romanik was terminated on April 1.*** With Caseyville having difficulties paying their creditors on time, the village has incurred a steep rise in attorney fees since Mayor Leonard Black took office. “In most municipalities, if […]
Read More →Thursday Kahok softball rescheduled
The Kahok softball scheduled for Thursday, May 15 against Granite City has been rescheduled to May 22. The game will be played at the Collinsville Jaycee Sports Complex at 4:30 p.m.
Read More →Bridge on South Clinton to be closed six months
The bridge on South Clinton Street, over Canteen Creek, is being replaced and will be closed for approximately six months. The established detour is to use E. Brookhaven Drive between South Clinton and Illinois Route 159. In November, the City Council voted unanimously to to spend $442,000 from the Motor Fuel Tax fund to cover the city’s […]
Read More →Lady Kahoks soccer dominates to close regular season
Playing against one of the top ranked teams in the St. Louis area, the Lady Kahok soccer team did not expect it to be that easy. Collinsville (11-5-2) grabbed a lead just 15 seconds into the game and cruised to a 3-0 victory Tuesday against Ursuline Academy (11-7). Before the crowd had a chance to […]
Read More →Tuesday’s Kahoks baseball and softball moved to May 19, soccer to play
***Update: Softball will now be played on May 16*** ***Updated to include information about rescheduled games.*** Both the Collinsville baseball and softball games scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Tuesday have been postponed and will be made up on May 19. The baseball team was scheduled to play at Belleville East and the softball team was to […]
Read More →The race is on to convert former post office to a parking lot before Italian Fest
The plans and timeline for the demolition of the former post office building in Uptown Collinsville, and the parking lot to take its place, are starting to become clear. Collinsville Director of Streets Rod Cheatham said the goal is to have the new parking lot open to the public in time for this year’s Italian […]
Read More →Softball Kahoks rally twice, but fall to Breese Mater Dei
Collinsville came from behind the tie the score twice against Breese Mater Dei Monday in a non-conference game at the Collinsville Sports Complex, but could not comeback a third time, losing 7-5. The Kahoks (15-14) fell behind before they came to bat when the Knights (17-5) leadoff hitter doubled and came around to score on […]
Read More →10-month-old left in Caseyville hotel room, mother arrested on Mother’s Day
Caseyville Police arrested a 35-year-old Sorento, Ill. woman, accused of leaving her 10-month-old child in a Caseyville hotel room unattended for over an hour overnight. Police were called to the 2400 block of Old Country Inn Drive around 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning, Mother’s Day, and found the child in the hotel room. The mother, Jennifer […]
Read More →May 31 show to benefit renovations for Collinsville’s historic Miner’s Theatre
***Submitted Content*** A benefit concert featuring four area bands will raise funds and awareness for the effort to make renovations needed to reopen Collinsville’s historic Miner’s Theatre. “Rockin’ for the Miner’s” is sponsored by Scott Credit Union and is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. to midnight on Saturday, May 31 at American Legion Post 365, 1022 […]
Read More →Mitchell sets another record, named Metro Independent Athlete of the Week again
Martinus Mitchell is beginning to make a habit of breaking the Collinsville High School shot put record, and being named The Metro Independent Athlete of the Week. At the Collinsville Invitational Saturday, Mitchell ensured he added some drama to the day. After throwing over 62 feet in practice during the week, Mitchell’s best mark on […]
Read More →Collinsville takes steps to add another tool to attract and retain businesses
The City of Collinsville recently joined five local communities, and Madison County, in an attempt to be awarded an Enterprise Zone. First created in 1983, Enterprise Zones in Illinois primarily provide state tax exemptions, low interest financing and employment training to businesses. Business Districts, Tax Increment Financing and Enterprise Zones are the only tools of […]
Read More →Caseyville Police to conduct special seat belt enforcement May 16-24
The Caseyville Police department will conduct a stationary seat belt enforcement zone during the nighttime hours on May 16-24, the department has announced. The effort will be part of an expanded patrol effort from May 9-26 enforcing seat belt and alcohol violations. Funding for these extra patrols was provided to Caseyville and hundreds of other […]
Read More →Sidney Bost’s pitching and a late rally carries the softball Kahoks past the Shells
Seven runs in the final two innings pushed Collinsville past Roxana in girls softball Saturday. The Kahoks (15-13) scored a run in the bottom of the third when Paige Giacoletto doubled to center and scored on a Becky Gibbs RBI groundout. The Shells (4-21) scored an unearned run in the top of the fourth to […]
Read More →Baseball Kahoks have three-game win streak snapped
Collinsville’s modest three-game win streak ended Saturday afternoon at the hands of Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin, one of the better teams in the state. The Kahoks (15-12) lost both ends of the double header to the Cyclones (25-2). Game one went to the home team 3-2 and the second game 9-4. Collinsville starter Kyle Reeves held […]
Read More →McCarthy nets hat trick, Lady Kahoks roll again
Mikayla McCarthy beat the Althoff goalkeeper three times Friday night and her teammates contributed another three goals as Collinsville rolled 6-0 at home in non-conference play. McCarthy’s three goals doubled her output for the season. Combined with her goal and two assists from Thursday, McCarthy looks more like the player who scored 20 goals in […]
Read More →Lady Kahoks soccer wins big over Breese Mater Dei
Playing in their sixth consecutive road match, Collinsville found the back of the net early and often Thursday evening, beating Breese Mater Dei 7-0. The Lady Kahoks (10-5-2) spread the scoring wealth, with nine different players either scoring a goal or contributing an assist against the Lady Knights (9-7). Emily Holten had two goals and […]
Read More →Baseball Kahoks feast on East St. Louis pitching
Hungry to generate offense, Collinsville found a perfect partner in the East St. Louis pitching staff Thursday afternoon in East St. Louis. After averaging 2.33 runs over their previous 12 games, the Kahoks (15-10, 7-4 Southwestern Conference) put 20 on the board against the Flyers (2-11, 0-11 SWC), including eight in the first inning. Collinsville […]
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