Collinsville’s Mark one of Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America
The president and CEO of Ameren Illinois was named one of the Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America by Savoy Magazine. Richard Mark, a third-generation Collinsville resident and 1973 Collinsville High School graduate is featured in the magazine’s Spring 2014 issue, along with a distinguished list of African-American’s in corporate America. Mark is […]
Read More →Unit 10 school boundary plan settled
The Collinsville School Board reached a resolution Tuesday on how to minimize the number of students bused to another school because there is no room in their home elementary school. For more than a year, the administration investigated options to reduce the 237 students involuntarily transferred each day. Options included changing school boundaries, adjusting start […]
Read More →Clocks move forward tonight (in case you haven’t heard)
Here is yet another reminder, daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. Central time Sunday. Move your clocks forward lest you be shamed by showing up an hour late tomorrow. Horseradish country will have an extra hour of sunlight until the first Sunday of November. The late sunlight may make it confusing for toddlers whose […]
Read More →Former Collinsville Christian Academy principal charged with attempted sex abuse
A former principal at Collinsville Christian Academy had been charged with two felony counts of attempted aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a male between the ages of 13-18 Robert Allen Lane, 57, of the 1200 block of Antler Drive in Troy, allegedly made two attempts to fondle a male student between the ages of 13-18. […]
Read More →CARD executive director resigns amid park district’s financial concerns
The executive director of the beleaguered Collinsville Area Recreation District resigned Thursday, effective immediately. In a resignation letter to David Tanzyus, president CARD’s Board of Commissioners, Terry Wilson, 55, said when he was hired he believed he could help the district to become “functionally and financially healthy” after nearly two decades of mismanagement. But, with […]
Read More →Pleasant Ridge Park closure announcement result of “slight misunderstanding”
The Collinsville Area Recreation District issued a press release today stating that Pleasant Ridge Park had been closed due to budget constraints, and retracted the statement less than one hour later. “There was a slight misunderstanding among staff that led to the announcement that Pleasant Ridge Park is closed. The park is open,” Elizabeth Davis, […]
Read More →He’s baaack! Caseyville police chief temporarily reinstated
The second attempt by Caseyville Mayor Len Black to fire the village’s chief of police has been put on hold by court and Village Board order. Jose Alvarez was fired by Black on Friday, 16 days after firing him the first time. Alvarez obtained a temporary restraining order on March 4 barring Caseyville from terminating […]
Read More →Union threatens Caseyville mayor with grievance over dispute with office worker
Caseyville Mayor Len Black is under fire from the Teamsters Local 50, and now possibly the Village Board, for not issuing a written apology to a Village Hall office worker. A union representative met with Black earlier this year over a complaint filed by the worker who claimed Black had called her a “bitch” and […]
Read More →High school artists sought for Congressional Art Competition
Congressman John Shimkus’ office is accepting entries for the 2014 Congressional Art Competition. High school students can submit original artwork in the mediums of paintings, drawings, collages, prints, photographs, computer-generated art and mixed media. Artwork must be two-dimensional, no larger than 28 inches by 28 inches by four inches, including the frame and cannot weigh […]
Read More →CARD finds way to avoid major cuts, at least until June
***Updated on March 9 with Pleasant Ridge Park upgrade figures provided after the original publication*** With a room full of Collinsville Area Recreation District employees on hand at a special meeting of the CARD Board of Commissioners, Director Terry Wilson cited a list of cuts he has overseen to save the district money. Eradicating a […]
Read More →Police seek Collinsville daytime silver thief
At least one person broke into a house in the 6600 block of Lebanon Road, Collinsville, Monday at 9:17 a.m. and stole a large metal gun safe that contained 31 ounces of silver, valued at approximately $658. Also in the gun safe was an undisclosed number of firearms, ammunition, US currency and documents. The silver […]
Read More →National Weather Service admits bad forecast
A Facebook post from the National Weather Service’s St. Louis office Sunday night took responsibility for a forecast that called for much more sleet and snow than actually fell in the area. “Yup (sic)it was a bad forecast,” the message said. “Winter weather forecasting is by far the most difficult thing we do, and the […]
Read More →CHS announces Character Education honorees
Collinsville High School announced its Character Education students of the month for December and January. The character trait of the month for December was “Be Courteous: Show Consideration for Others.” Two students shared the award for Character Education Student of the Month for December. John Collins was nominated by Lisa Langenstein, registrar at Collinsville High […]
Read More →Collinsville High School announces students of the month for December and January
Collinsville High School has announced the winners of their Senior of the Month, Student of the Month and Athlete of the Month awards for December and January. SENIOR OF THE MONTH December – Moet McFall Moet was recently awarded $1,500 from the Zeta Charitable Foundation of St. Louis Inc. for her volunteer work with a variety […]
Read More →Sleet moving out, snow on the way
A thick layer of sleet has blanketed the Collinsville area, but the predicted snow has yet to blanket Kahok Stadium, that should change within the next 2-3 hours. In a departure from normal, the long-range forecast appears to be holding, with sleet moving through the area before the snow moves in after noon. Projections from […]
Read More →“Certainly I was scared.” Caseyville Mayor on second firing of police chief
Caseyville Mayor Len Black fired Police Chief Jose Alvarez Friday, the second time in 16 days. The last time Black fired Alvarez, he said it was because the chief’s administrative skills were lacking, but that he was an otherwise fine officer. “He’s a good investigator, a good crime-fighter, a good person, he’s honest,” Black said. […]
Read More →It’s in the mail; State Police to issue Concealed Carry Licenses
Less than 60 days after the first Concealed Carry License applications were accepted in the state, the Illinois State Police are ready to mail 5,000 licenses. Illinois, in July, became the last state in the union to allow concealed weapons to be carried legally. The application process was opened on Jan. 5 and more than […]
Read More →Finally, more snow and sleet in the Collinsville area forecast
Bereft of dangerous driving conditions for more than two weeks, significant sleet and snow have returned to the Collinsville area forecast. Caseyville and the southern parts of Collinsville saw a dusting of snow Tuesday night, but the rest of the area has not experienced winter precipitation since nearly half an inch of snow covered the […]
Read More →Updated – Beltline Road re-opened after gas leak
***Update at 10:25 p.m*** Ameren has completed repair work on the gas line break at the corner of Beltline Road and Golfview Drive. All four lanes of Beltline Road have re-opened. The section of Golfview Drive that was closed is expected to open before 10:30 p.m. After the line was capped, using a device known […]
Read More →Updated – Major gas line break in Collinsville closes intersection
***Updated at 6:15 p.m., Feb. 27*** Crews are still working to stem a gas line break at the corner of Beltline Road and Golfview Drive in Collinsville. The fix is expected to take at least two more hours. Unable to locate the valve to shut the line down, Ameren crews are installing a cap-like device on […]
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