Renovations coming to the Jaycee Sports Complex
New fences, bleachers and an improved irrigation system are some of the improvements that will be made at the Jaycee Sports Complex this spring. The Collinsville Area Recreation District Board of Commissioners recently approved $80,000 to make renovations to the complex. The wooden bleachers that cannot be salvaged will be replaced by a more durable […]
Read More →Collinsville High School math team sends 15 to State Competition
The Collinsville High School math team did not qualify for the State Competition, but 15 of the 23 members qualified either individually or in a smaller team. After qualifying as a team the past three years, the Kahok human calculators this year ran into the mathematical buzz saw that is Carbondale High School. The Terrier […]
Read More →Interstate 270 lane closures cancelled
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced announced that daytime westbound lane closures on Interstate 270 for Thursday Feb. 27 and Friday Feb. 28 have been cancelled. The pavement repair work was to take place between the Chain of Rocks Canal and the Mississippi River, near Granite City, but has been delayed due to freezing temperatures. Work […]
Read More →Charges against off-duty Caseyville police officer upgraded to felony
The Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office has charged a former Caseyville police officer with aggravated unlawful restraint, a class 3 felony. Collinsville police arrested Jeffrey W. Wilkinson in the early morning hours Friday in the 1000 block of Hickory Point, Collinsville. Police were called to the residence by a female. Records show that Wilkinson’s wife is a […]
Read More →Collinsville is officially “Karried Away”
After eight months of being inspired by 17-year-old Collinsville High School junior Karrie Brown, her hometown has named Feb. 24, 2014, “Karrie Brown Day.” Mayor John Miller will officially make the proclamation at about 7:30 tonight for the girl he said, “has that unique personality that she just glows with friendship.” The brief ceremony will […]
Read More →Off-duty Caseyville Police officer arrested in Collinsville
Collinsville Police have confirmed that an off-duty Caseyville police officer was arrested Saturday on charges of domestic battery and aggravated assault. Collinsville Police arrested Jeffrey Wilkinson, 40, of Collinsville, at 5 a.m. Saturday in the 1000 block of Hickory Point, Collinsville. Records show that Wilkinson’s wife is a resident of the home at which he […]
Read More →-updated-Former Collinsville football player, 23, dead from gunshot wound
***Updated on Feb. 24 at 5:35 p.m with additional details of the incident*** Collinsville Police have confirmed that the person who died of a single gunshot wound to the head in the early hours of Sunday morning was Andrew M. Birch, 23, of Collinsville. The incident occurred in Birch’s home in the 600 block of […]
Read More →Interstate 270 lane closures Feb. 24-28
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that effective Monday, Feb. 24, daytime lane closures will be encountered on I-270, between the Chain of Rocks Canal and the Mississippi River, near Granite City, for the westbound lane. The lane closure will begin at 9 a.m. and the lane will be reopened by 5 p.m. This work […]
Read More →Collinsville Middle School students get a sexting lesson
Amy Gabriel asked a group of about 40 Collinsville Middle School students Friday morning if they knew there were legal consequences to sexting. Approximately 10 percent raised their hand to say they did know before Gabriel’s presentation. Now 100 percent know, and that is why Gabriel, assistant Madison County state’s attorney, was willing to spend […]
Read More →Not so fast, Mayor. Caseyville Board reappoints police chief
One week after Caseyville Mayor Len Black terminated Police Chief Jose Alvarez, the Village Board overruled him by a unanimous 6-0 vote. In a video obtained using the Freedom of Information Act, Alvarez can be seen at the monthly Village Board meeting in full uniform sitting in the front row. As the meeting progressed, City […]
Read More →Collinsville High School Science Club qualifies for State Science Olympiad
By Rachel Heston-Davis, Metro Independent Contributor Early on the morning of Saturday, Feb. 15, fifteen students from Collinsville High School rose early, jumped in the car and headed off to an event they had practiced for all year. These students gave up their weekend sleep to compete with other schools for the chance to advance […]
Read More →Three suspected heroin overdose deaths in one day catalyst for task force
Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Gibbons and Sheriff Bob Hertz called three suspected heroin overdose deaths within a six-hour period in the county last week a catalyst to action. “Three deaths in one day, quite frankly, sends a message to a lot of people,” Hertz said. Gibbons compared the moment to the overdose death of […]
Read More →Two sentenced in Madison County tax sale scheme
Two of three men who pled guilty, along with former Madison County Treasurer Fred Bathon, of conspiring to eliminate competitive bidding on tax sales in the county have been sentenced for violating the Sherman Antitrust Act. Scott McLean, 51, of Belleville, was sentenced to 18 months in prison, three years supervised release and fined $25,000. […]
Read More →Police seek information about Caseyville Mini-Mart burglary
Caseyville Police are seeking information about a burglary that occurred at the Caseyville Mini-Mart overnight Feb. 17. Police were called to the business in the 8800 block of Maple Street at 6:43 on the morning of Feb. 18 after it was found that someone had broken into the business,while it was closed, and stole and […]
Read More →Power restored to Southwestern Electric customers in Maryville and Collinsville
Power has been restored to all Southwestern Electric customers in Maryville and Collinsville. Lightening took out a circuit breaker at 6:35 a.m., knocking out power to hundreds of customers. Repairs were made and power restored at 8:01 a.m. Earlier story Southwestern Electric is reporting 515 current Maryville and Collinsville customers without power. The number affected […]
Read More →Is there an MLK Day controversy in Collinsville?
When Brandon Drake stood in front of television cameras on Jan. 20 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day – he told the St. Louis area that Collinsville city workers were hiding behind closed doors that day, disrespecting the legacy of King by working on the holiday set aside to honor him. Drake called the City’s […]
Read More →Collinsville Unit 10 to apply for Act of God exception for snow days
The Collinsville Unit 10 School Board ended the suspense of thousands of people in the district when it gave permission for Superintendent Bob Green to apply for two Act of God days rather than require two additional attendance days be added to the school calendar. When school was cancelled on Jan. 23, it was the […]
Read More →After proving its value, Crime Free Housing made permanent in Collinsville
A topic that required several months of discussion and numerous changes to the proposal before it was approved in 2010 needed only 11 minutes of conversation on Feb. 10 to be made a permanent Collinsville city ordinance. Crime Free Housing was a hotly debated topic in 2010, requiring several special meetings of the City Council […]
Read More →Freezing rain possible for your morning commute
Despite a daytime high expected to reach into the low 40s, Metro East commuters can expect freezing rain in the morning hours Monday. Freezing rain will fall on the area between 7 a.m. and noon, changing to rain after noon, the National Weather Service is predicting. The rain should move out of the area by […]
Read More →Metro East Start-Up Challenge deadline extended
***Submitted Content*** Entrepreneurs and new business start-ups are invited to compete in the Metro East Start-Up Challenge, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s first regional business plan competition. The Start-Up Challenge is sponsored by University Park at SIUE and the Metro East Small Business Development Center (SBDC). The Challenge seeks to identify, reward and support entrepreneurs across the SBDC’s nine-county service […]
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