Michael Brown grand jury results coming Monday, Collinsville schools prepared
The St. Louis County grand jury has reached a decision on whether to indicate officer Darren Wilson in the Aug. 9 shooting death of Michael Brown. The St. Louis County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney has confirmed that the decision will be announced later Monday. The area has been making preparations for weeks in anticipation […]
Read More →2014-2015 Collinsville High School boys basketball schedule and results
The 2014-2015 Collinsville High School baseball schedule and results
Read More →Collinsville Police on increased patrols until Nov. 30
The Collinsville Police Department announced that it will be increasing patrols until Nov. 30 in an effort to reduce traffic accidents and injuries during the start of the holiday season. In conjunction with the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Collinsville Police Department will enforce DUI, seat belt and mobile phone usage violations. The department will adopt […]
Read More →Collinsville man named a Noyce Math Scholar at SIUE
Michael Nichols, of Collinsville, was one of eight Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students to be named a Noyce Math Scholar. The SIUE Robert Noyce Scholarship Program, created with two grants totaling $2.2 million from the National Science Foundation, helps to recruit and prepare 60 science and mathematics teacher candidates over five years for work at […]
Read More →State Park boil order lifted
The Boil order that was in effect for the area of State Park served by the Collinsville Water Department was lifted yesterday, Collinsville Director of Water / Wastewater, Dennis Kress. Water to be used for cooking or drinking no longer needs to be boiled for five minutes before using. Ice cubes made Wednesday or Thursday may […]
Read More →Collinsville Unit 10 Teachers of the Month announced
Michelle Rennie is often the first to arrive in the morning at Webster Elementary School, and often the last to leave. Steve Blind is a teacher with a great attitude that helps teachers communicate district wide. Rennie’s dedication earned her the September Collinsville Unit 10 Teacher of the Month award. In her 10th year at […]
Read More →Long-time Collinsville employee adjusting to new role as city clerk
Kim Wasser’s first job with the City of Collinsville was as a part-time police dispatcher in 1989. Twenty five years later, she was named the city clerk. With the exception of a seven-year stint with Kerr-McGee, Wasser has been with the City of Collinsville since her days as a part-dispatcher. Her familiarity with the City, […]
Read More →CHS lands 17 on Southwestern Conference fall All-Conference teams
Collinsville High School placed 17 players on the Southwestern Conference All-Conference teams announced Tuesday. Boys Golf 1st Team Player Year School 1. Austin Cleveland 12 Belleville West 2. Austin Galloway 10 Belleville East 3. Logan Harris 10 O’Fallon 4. Justin Hemings 11 Edwardsville 5. Ben Tyrrell 9 Edwardsville 6. Ty Zeller 12 Edwardsville 2nd Team […]
Read More →State Park under boil order
The area of State Park served by Collinsville water is under a boil under until further notice, the City of Collinsville said. This also includes 9500, 9502, 9504 and 9510 Collinsville Rd., 30 Ramey St. and all Collinsville water customers on the north side of Collinsville Road, west of Interstate 255. Water to be used […]
Read More →Collinsville Firefighters give coats to Unit 10 children in need
The high temperature in Collinsville Monday was 27 degrees, which is 28 degrees below normal for Nov. 17. It was a perfect day for some of the neediest Collinsville elementary school students to receive a brand new coat from the Collinsville Fire Department. Collinsville firefighters passed out coats at Renfro and Webster elementary schools Monday, […]
Read More →Caseyville terminates Alvarez again, ready to move on to next police chief saga
Village of Caseyville attorneys were in court numerous times over the past six months arguing that Police Chief Jose Alvarez had no right to a hearing before he was terminated on May 21. After tens of thousands of dollars in attorney’s fees, a judge ruled on Nov. 6 that the Village Board must give Alvarez […]
Read More →Updated – Man charged with assaulting 6-year-old on Collinsville school bus
Updated Nov. 18 at 10 a.m. with information about prior complaint from parent A man who is accused of walking onto a Collinsville school bus Monday morning and threatening a 6-year-old boy with a belt if the boy did not stop bullying his daughter was charged with assault and battery Monday. Malvain Crain, 33, of […]
Read More →Collinsville’s premier social and fundraising event to benefit Unit 10 literacy program
The premier social event each year in Collinsville is also the premier fundraising event. For 20 years, people have put on their finest clothes and mingled with friends and community leaders at the annual Festival of Trees, while raising more than $500,000 for local charities. More than $30,000 was raised in 2013 for Collinsville Charities […]
Read More →In shadow of Ferguson, CHS minority students explore law enforcement careers
Collinsville High School teacher Barbara Lindauer asked a simple question while watching the violent protests that unfolded in Ferguson, Mo., following the shooting death of Michael Brown in August, “could something like that happen in our community?” The Ferguson riots were partly blamed on a deep distrust between American minorities and American police officers, who […]
Read More →Before they could leave, they had to arrive
Historic site celebrates anniversary of Lewis and Clark arriving at camp where they prepared for famed expedition
Read More →“Undying Words” special exhibit opens at Lincoln Presidential Library Nov. 22
Springfield, Ill. – Abraham Lincoln uttered some of the most famous words in history. He spoke out against slavery, urged his countrymen to reject war and defended “government of the people, by the people, for the people.” Now those words are the focus of a major new exhibition presented at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library […]
Read More →The Nutcracker returns to the Wildey Theatre
The Turning Pointe Academy of Dance will bring the Christmas classic ballet, the Nutcracker, back to the Wildey Theatre this December. The family classic, first performed in St. Petersburg, Russia on Dec. 18, 1892, is the story of a Christmastime dream world with a nutcracker come to life. The ballet features the music of famed […]
Read More →Caseyville, 200 police agencies ramping up patrols over Thanksgiving holiday
The Caseyville Police Department announced that it will join with 200 other Illinois law enforcement agencies conducting increased patrols during the Thanksgiving holiday period. Beginning Nov. 17, Caseyville officers will heavily enforce seatbelt, alcohol and cell phone violations. Additional enforcement will take place late at night, when seatbelt use is at its lowest and impaired […]
Read More →Local author meet and greet at Collinsville Library
Nov. 22 marks the 51st anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in Dallas. Local author Timothy Fleming tackles this topic in his historical fiction book “The President’s Mortician.” A young man witnesses his neighbor’s gruesome murder and the woman’s husband is wrongly convicted of the crime. As he grows older, Conrad “Con” Reese, Jr. tries […]
Read More →Texas woman confesses to Collinsville Wal-Mart armed robbery
A woman reportedly on the run after committing a business burglary in Texas has confessed to police that she is also responsible for the Nov. 9 armed robbery in the parking lot of the Collinsville Wal-Mart. Caniece D. Johnson, 27, of Brazoria, Tex., was charged today in Madison County of a Class X felony for armed […]
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