Unit 10 balance budget approved
A balanced 2013-2014 budget was approved by the Collinsville Unit 10 School Board Monday. The tentative budget approved by the board on Aug. 19 showed an overall deficit of about $4.5 million. The majority of the difference can be attributed to the flexibility of cash basis accounting. Although it is acceptable to do so, past […]
Read More →Man convicted of heroin possession in Maryville sentenced
A man convicted of having heroin in his Maryville apartment, with the intention of selling it, was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in prison, a spokesperson for the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office announced. Ronald Lewis, 40, was charged on June 24, 2011 with one count of unlawful possession with intent to deliver a controlled […]
Read More →Westbound Interstate 55/70 closed starting tonight
Anyone planning to travel from the Metro East into St. Louis this weekend will not be able to do so on Interstate 55/70. All westbound lanes of the interstate will be closed from Illinois Route 203 to the interstates 55/70/64 split beginning at 9 p.m. tonight. All lanes are expected to re-open by 5 a.m. Monday, weather permitting. All […]
Read More →Police searching for armed man who sexually assaulted rural Collinsville woman
Police are searching for a Madison man believed to have held two people at gunpoint in a rural Collinsville home, sexually assaulting one. Jerry Sutt,50, is wanted on two counts of unlawful restraint and two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault. Authorities believe Sutt entered the home of an acquaintance Wednesday, armed with a handgun, […]
Read More →Collinsville teacher’s contract finalized
The Collinsville School Board Thursday approved the contract they had previously negotiated with the teacher’s union. The one-year contract, approved by the Collinsville Education Association on Aug. 21, calls for a 1 percent across the board raise, an additional personal day and a 9.4 percent cap on the district’s contributions to the Teacher Retirement System. […]
Read More →Local roadwork update – Sept. 3, 2013
Roadwork updates from the Illinois Department of Transportation – Sept. 3, 2013. Madison County Interstate 55/70, from mile markers 31-34, one lane will be closed in each direction through Sept. 23. All work is expected to be completed by mid Nov. 2013. Interstate 255 from Collinsville Road to Horseshoe Lake Road, two of three lanes […]
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