Collinsville boil order lifted
The boil order that went into effect at 8 a.m.Wednesday, March 26 for many residents near Illinois Route 159 has been lifted, the City of Collinsville announced. The affected addresses were: – 356, 358, 405, 407, 411, 412, 415, 419, 420, 422, 423, 424, 426, 427, 431 and 436 N. Aurora Street – 310A&B, 400, […]
Read More →False intruder alert earns Collinsville man a felony charge
A man whose 911 call led seven police agencies on a wild-goose chase March 22 was charged Tuesday with disorderly conduct, a Class 4 felony. Even B. Wallace, 25, of the 5500 block of Sugarloaf Road, called 911 at 11:40 p.m. Saturday, March 22 and is accused of telling responding Collinsville Police officers that he […]
Read More →CMS Teacher is March Unit 10 Teacher of the Month
Collinsville Middle School teacher Jennifer Reeves was honored Wednesday as the Edward Jones Unit 10 Teacher of the Month for March. CMS Principal Kim Jackson said Reeves has been instrumental in helping the school deal with budget cuts. “She has been a great asset, both on the side of administration and on the side of […]
Read More →Last of the Bathon co-conspirators sentenced
The last of three men who pleaded guilty, along with former Madison County Treasurer Fred Bathon, of conspiring to eliminate competitive bidding on tax sales in the county has been sentenced for violating the Sherman Antitrust Act. Barrett R. Rochman, 71 of Makonda, Ill., was sentenced to 16 months in prison and three years of […]
Read More →Location of new Collinsville water plant unveiled
The new Collinsville water treatment plant will be directly to the east of the existing plant, along Collinsville Road. The exact location of the new structure was unveiled to the public for the first time Monday at a special meeting of the City Council. The new building will remove only one of the 12 existing […]
Read More →Light snow possible Monday evening and overnight for the Collinsville area
Calls for snow around Kahok country recently have been somewhat like crying wolf, but the forecast for snow late Monday evening and into the overnight hours may have radar backup. A band of snow has started to move across Kansas City and appears to be headed down Interstate 70 towards the Metro East. The National […]
Read More →Boil order announced for Wednesday in Collinsville
The City of Collinsville has announced that water will be shut off for some residents at 8 a.m. Wednesday, March 26, and a boil order will be in effect for 24-48 hours. Water service is expected to be restored in about six hours. Green tags, stating the boil order has been lifted, will be placed […]
Read More →Ameren 10 percent down payment offer for past due accounts ends March 31
Ameren Illinois customers with past due balances are have a limited-time opportunity to establish a repayment plan by making a 10 percent down payment rather than 25 percent. Eligible customers have until March 31 to pay 10 percent of their outstanding balance and the remainder in monthly installments. Beginning April 1, customers with outstanding balances […]
Read More →SIUE introduces free math homework hotline for middle school students
***Submitted Content*** Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, in collaboration with the Illinois Society of Professional Engineers Foundation (ISPEF), launched the “SIUE Homework Hotline” in mid-February. The hotline is available for students in grades 6-8. They can call and receive free help with their math homework Sunday through Thursday from 7-10 p.m. Tutors can be reached at […]
Read More →Police seek thieves who made off with electronics from Collinsville Wal-Mart
Two people walked into the Wal-Mart in Collinsville Crossing Wednesday night, gathered $1,500 of electronics, walked out, loaded the goods in a small, maroon SUV and fled the scene. Collinsville Police are searching for two suspects in the case. The first, an African-American male, was wearing a blue jean jacket and baseball hat at the […]
Read More →Shimkus offers thoughts on Crimea and economics to CHS students
Congressman John Shimkus, of Collinsville, recently returned to his old high school and, for a short time, his old profession. Shimkus, a 1976 Collinsville High School graduate, spoke to Mark Schusky’s Economics class Monday. The former Metro East Lutheran High School teacher taught the students some basic economic principals, and briefly reminisced about walking the […]
Read More →Million dollar St. Patrick’s Day Raffle ticket sold in Collinsville
A million dollar ticket for the Illinois Lottery’s St. Patrick’s Day Raffle was sold at the Moto Mart on Illinois Route 157 in Collinsville, according to the Illinois Lottery. The winning ticket was one of four in Illinois, two of which were sold at Southern Illinois Moto Marts. A Gillespie Moto Mart patron also walked […]
Read More →FCB Banks retail postal services now open
The city of Collinsville once again has retail postal services “above the hill.” The FCB Banks location at 800 Beltline Road opened a Contract Postal Unit Monday that offers many of the services provided by retail post offices. Services available at the CPU include stamp purchases, insured mail, certified/registered mail (expected to be available by […]
Read More →Collinsville Unit 10 finances among best in the area
Despite declining state revenue, the Collinsville School District improved its economic health in fiscal year 2013, according to the Illinois State Board of Education. Unit 10 received a Financial Profile score of 3.55 from ISBE for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013. The score moved the district into the “Financial Recognition” category, the highest […]
Read More →Program helps reduce CHS physical education failures by 70 percent
By Alene Hill – Metro Independent Contributor It used to be that Collinsville High School students who forgot their Physical Education uniform had one option, sit out class and receive a failing grade that day. But a uniform rental program has given students another option, with great success. For 50 cents each, students who forgot […]
Read More →updated – Ice and snow the day before St. Patty’s Day, where’s the luck of the Irish?
***Updated at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, March 16*** The predicated rain and snow is currently south and west of the Collinsville area, but is threatening to bypass the area. The National Weather Service is currently predicting a 70 percent chance of snow and sleet Sunday, with total accumulation of about one inch. The projection is for […]
Read More →Collinsville High School’s principal honored as a leader in education
The outgoing message on Collinsville High School Principal Eric Flohr’s work voicemail begins, “greetings fellow believer.” It is a message that assumes the caller shares Flohr’s unrelenting belief in the potential of CHS students, faculty and staff. Spend a few minutes with the man recently named one of the 2013-2014 Peabody Energy Leaders in Education […]
Read More →Collinsville Economic Development Commission kicks off new campaign
Collinsville is open for business, that is part of the message the city’s Economic Development Commission gave at their sixth annual “Evening with the EDC.” The event promotes Collinsville to brokers, developers, bankers and anyone involved in business. Collinsville city leaders mingled with at least 200 business persons from the city and the region to […]
Read More →Collinsville moves one step closer to uptown Collins Park
More than two years after buying 701 and 703 W. Main Street, with the intention of relocating the DD Collins house and building a park on the lots, the City of Collinsville appears to have lost patience with the lone holdout tenant from the buildings. The Collinsville City Council approved an ordinance Monday to allow […]
Read More →Grieving Collinsville family still searching for answers
Joe Hartsoe’s family and friends gathered for another candlelight vigil Wednesday. This time they were not hoping for his safe return, but commemorating what would have been his 23rd birthday. The group gathered once again in the parking lot of the Family Video at 108 St. Louis Road in Collinsville, across the street from where […]
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