School Board approves likely tax increase
Property taxes for Collinsville Unit 10 residents will increase next year, the question is if the cause will be increased property value or an increase in tax levies from governing bodies. The School Board approved a tax levy increase of 4.9902 percent at its Nov. 18 meeting. The Collinsville Township board is set to discuss […]
Read More →CHS teacher is Edward Jones Teacher of the Month
Collinsville High School teacher Chris Glynn was awarded the inaugural Edward Jones Teacher of the Month award Monday. Glynn, a math teacher, was chosen as the November award winner by CHS Principal Eric Flohr and his administrative team. “It was a unanimous choice,” Flohr said. Looking at the students in Glynn’s class after the award […]
Read More →Collinsville Township to consider increased tax levy
The Collinsville Township Trustees will hear details of how an increased tax levy may impact property taxes when the trustees meet Nov. 26. According to the agenda posted on the window of the township building at 305 E. Main St., Collinsville, “Levy” and “O.S.A.S Contract” will be discussed under the New Business heading. Trustee Chris […]
Read More →CHS copes with death of student in weekend accident
Collinsville Unit 10 has deployed the Help and Response Team to Collinsville High School to help students and staff cope with the death of a 16-year-old Katelynn Fancher during the weekend. Fancher, a freshman at CHS, died from injuries sustained in a rollover SUV crash in Hamilton County, Ill. Saturday night. Three others from Collinsville, […]
Read More →Updated – Four from Collinsville die in rollover SUV crash
**Updated with name of 16-year-old victim** Four of the five people who died over the weekend in Hamilton County, Ill. were from Collinsville, Illinois State Police confirmed. Tammy Delong, 35, Lori Parker, 42, Robert Parker, 49 and Katelynn Fancher, 16, all from Collinsville, died as a result of injuries sustained in an accident at about […]
Read More →Wanted man nabbed by Collinsville Police
Collinsville Police arrested a man Sunday who was wanted on a charge of felony home invasion. Charles JK Sparks, 43, of the 1300 block of Bridal Spur, Troy, is accused of kicking in the door of a Collinsville home on Oct. 24 and holding a knife to the throat of his former girlfriend. Police say […]
Read More →Intoxicated 911 caller punches responding officer
A 53-year-old Collinsville woman faces two felony charges after allegedly making multiple 911 calls while intoxicated, cursing the dispatcher and punching a police officer while being arrested. Caseyville Police arrested Lisa Smith, of the 100 block of Oakwood Drive in Collinsville, on Nov. 21. The St. Clair County States Attorney’s office charged Smith with aggravated […]
Read More →Volunteer firefighter charged with arson
Fire investigators in State Park found it suspicious that two abandoned homes, without gas or electricity, caught fire in the early morning hours of Sept. 4. The Illinois State Fire Marshal’s office was called in to investigate the blazes at 8507 Fairway Blvd. Based on evidence at the scene, investigators determined that the fire at […]
Read More →Collinsville’s new police chief ready for horseradish and catsup
Steve Evans grew up in a town with the area’s largest shopping center. The population swelled during the day and dwindled after business hours. After 46 years of watching the ebb and flow of traffic, Collinsville’s newest chief of police is eager to experience life in a more stable town. Evans is a Fairview […]
Read More →Nov. 20 Collinsville boil order lifted
The City of Collinsville announced that the boil order issued Nov. 20 for the addresses listed below has been lifted. The boil order was issues as a result of scheduled work on the water main along Illinois Route 159. The affected addresses were: – 499, 501, 502, 503, 506, 508, 510, 512, 514, 516, 621, […]
Read More →Caseyville shooting victim “doing extremely well”
The 66 year-old Caseyville woman shot Nov. 14 during a robbery attempt is expected to be released from the hospital by this weekend. Judy Ferguson was shot six times and suffered 12 wounds – six entry and six exit wounds – during the incident, Police Chief Jose Alvarez said. Three of the wounds were very serious, […]
Read More →Correction for Nov. 20 boil order in Collinsville
A previous story listed the incorrect addresses that will be affected by the scheduled boil order beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday Nov. 20. The correct addresses are: – 499, 501, 502, 503, 506, 508, 510, 512, 514, 516, 621, 623 Delavan – 500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 508, 510, 518, 522, 524, 530, […]
Read More →Boil order along 159 lifted
The boil order in affect for the following Collinsville addresses has been lifted. – 1491, 1502, 1600, 1602, 1610, 1700, 1701, 1706, 1710 and 1713 Vandalia Street – 181, 182, 183, 191, 192, 193, 194, 201, 202, 203 and 204 Burlington Drive – 117, 118, 120, 121, 122, 123, 125, 126, 128 and 129 Mounds […]
Read More →Charles JK Sparks wanted by Collinsville Police
Collinsville Police are searching for a man accused of kicking in the door of a home in the 800 block of Watt Street, Collinsville, and holding a knife to the throat of a female occupant. Police said Charles JK Sparks, 43, of the 1300 block of Bridal Spur, Troy, fled the scene when the woman’s […]
Read More →Immediate boil order for Collinsville residents near 159, another scheduled for Wednesday
The City of Collinsville has issued an immediate boil order for residents and businesses on and near the Illinois Route 159 ongoing construction The following addresses are under an immediate boil order: – 1491, 1502, 1600, 1602, 1610, 1700, 1701, 1706, 1710 and 1713 Vandalia Street – 181, 182, 183, 191, 192, 193, 194, 201, […]
Read More →Man charged in Caseyville shooting, victim recovering
A 32-year-old Caseyville man was charged Saturday with eight Class X felonies in connection with a robbery and shooting at Ferguson TV, VCR and Satellite Service in Caseyville Thursday. Phillip W. Smith, of the 8800 block of Parkdale Dr., faces six counts of battery/discharging a firearm, one count of armed robbery with a firearm […]
Read More →**Revised** Poplar Street Bridge lanes to be closed week of Nov. 18
***The following has been modified with revised information from the Illinois Department of Transportation*** For the second time in a month, the Illinois Department of Transportation will close lanes on the most highly traveled bridge between St. Louis and Illinois. The two right lanes of the westbound Poplar Street Bridge (A.K.A, William L. Clay Sr, Bridge, […]
Read More →Collinsville names new police chief
Collinsville has looked outside the department for the second time in just over two years for a new chief of police. The city announced Friday that Lt. Stephen Evens, of the Fairview Heights Police Department, will be its new police chief, replacing Eric Van Hook, who was named O’Fallon’s Director of Public Safety on Oct. […]
Read More →Attempted armed robbery in Caseyville, one shot
The suspect being held by Caseyville Police in connection with an attempted armed robbery and shooting is a Caseyville resident who has been positively identified by at least one eyewitness, Caseyville Police Chief Jose Alvarez said. An African-American male entered Ferguson TV, VCR and Satellite Service on Illinois Route 157 at about 11:28 a.m. Thursday […]
Read More →Webster Elementary School students show character, help Cardinal Glennon
A focus of Collinsville Unit 10 is character education, teaching students the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and reinforcing positive character traits. The results of a recent campaign to help patients at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center show that the students at Webster Elementary School have taken their character education lessons to heart. Through candy […]
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