Family devastated by fire says thank you: “It’s like something you see in a movie”
Fire engulfed the Schwartz home in Collinsville on Aug. 9, leaving the family of six with little more than the clothes they were wearing. The family was devastated by the thought of starting to rebuild only two days before school started for the four children. “The first two mornings we woke up in tears,” Courtney […]
Read More →Collinsville Area Vocational has impressive showing at national skills competition
Two 2014 Collinsville High School graduates and three recent CHS graduates represented the Collinsville Vocational Center in the Skills USA 50th National Leadership and Skills Conference in June. The group brought home three top 10 and a top 15 finish. Ryan Brunton, a 2014 CHS graduate, was 4th in the nation in Precision Machining. Fellow […]
Read More →Collinsville Police searching for armed and dangerous fugitive
Police are searching for a 21-year-old Collinsville man accused of stabbing a man during an attempted robbery. Tre Laron Barnscomb, of the 800 block of S. Morrison Avenue in Collinsville, allegedly stabbed a 22-year-old man following a dispute Wednesday in the 100 block of Idlerun Drive, Collinsville. Barnscomb, who knows the victim, fled before police […]
Read More →Construction to close Summit Avenue Bridge in Collinsville for two months
Construction will begin Sept. 3 on a new Summit Avenue Bridge, near Johnson Hill Road, in Collinsville. Work on the bridge may continue into the spring. There will be periods of time when only one lane is open. The entire bridge will be closed for an estimated two months. When completed, the bridge will have […]
Read More →Collinsville trash pick-up delayed by one day week of Sept. 1
Monday is Labor Day, a day when large quantities of trash are created as friends and family gather to eat, drink and celebrate a day away from work. The trash and recyclable items left over from the holiday revelry will be collected one day later than usual next week. Collinsville residents who typically have rubbish […]
Read More →Man charged with stealing copper wire from cell phone towers
Six felony charges were filed Thursday against a man accused of stealing copper wire from cellular phone towers in rural Madison County over a three-month span. Lee Franks, 32, of Litchfield, is accused of targeting towers in Hamel, New Douglas and Worden in June, July and August. He faces charges in Macoupin County for similar […]
Read More →Lawsuit alleges St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department coerced false confession
A lawsuit was filed Wednesday in federal court accusing members of the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department of using coercive tactics to get a false confession from a then 17-year-old with an IQ of 60. Trevon M. Yates, 18, of East St. Louis was taken into custody on Aug. 28, 2013 for questioning about an […]
Read More →Zero tolerance approach for drunk drivers over Labor Day holiday weekend
The Illinois Department of Transportation, the Illinois State Police and hundreds of municipal and county police departments across the state announced today a zero tolerance approach for drunk and drug-impaired driving as part of the Labor Day holiday weekend “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. The Collinsville Police department began enforcing DUI, seatbelt, and […]
Read More →CHS student to attend Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Washington DC
Tyler Hulsey will attend the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in November, along with some of the top future medical students in the country. Tyler, a Collinsville High School junior, is interested in medicine, his mother, Cary Hulsey said, but not in the traditional sense. “More than being a doctor, he is interested in medical […]
Read More →Fairmont City Village Trustee dies in recycling plant explosion
Fairmont City Village Trustee Rodolfo “Rudy” Romo was one of two employees of Totall Metal Recycling who died when a mortar shell exploded Monday, Mayor Alex Bregan announced. The explosion occurred Monday morning at the recycling plant at 2700 Missouri Avenue in Granite City. Police are still investigating the accident. Romo had been a trustee […]
Read More →DUI suspect rear ends Caseyville police SUV, with lights flashing
A white BMW struck a marked Caseyville Police SUV at about 1:35 a.m. Monday while the officer was conducting a traffic stop in the 400 block of South Main Street. The driver of the BMW, whose name has not been released, rear ended the police vehicle, causing extensive damage to both vehicle. The suspect was arrested […]
Read More →All Caseyville village attorneys announce resignations, vacancies quickly filled
The two law firms serving in an official capacity for the Village of Caseyville provided letters of resignation this week, but the Board of Trustees voted unanimously Wednesday to fill the posts before they were vacant. Caseyville officials were notified via letter Monday that the Law Office of Christopher Cueto, Ltd would resign as village attorneys, […]
Read More →Dorris Intermediate School raises $300 in two days for Ice Bucket Challenge
When two Dorris Intermediate School students challenged the school’s principal and assistant principal to do the Ice Bucket Challenge, they knew they had no choice but to accept. The question, Assistant Principal Sara Doherty said, was how to make the most of it. DIS students Jacob Long and Garrett Chapman posted the challenge on the […]
Read More →CAVC Health Occupations Students of America go to Nationals
Eight students from the Collinsville Area Vocational Center traveled to Orlando, Fla., June 24 – 28 to participate in the 2014 Health Occupations Students of America National Leadership Conference. The CAVC students were part of a group of 106 Illinois students representing 15 schools at the conference. To be eligible, students were required to complete […]
Read More →Honorably Discharged Veterans can receive help from Madison County agencies
Madison County officials are developing a new program that will provide property tax relief for struggling military veterans. The Madison County Veterans’ Assistance Commission program will assist qualifying veterans on paying current property taxes, so they will not lose their homes. The VAC provides emergency aid and services to approximately 45,000 veterans and their families […]
Read More →Miller doing “excellent job,” replaced as interim Caseyville police chief
Caseyville Mayor Leonard Black told Scott Miller’s wife Wednesday morning that her husband was doing an excellent job as interim police chief. About eight hours later, Miller was out, replaced by Frank Moore. Black and Jamie Miller were speaking outside a courtroom after Jamie Miller’s uncle, Jose Alvarez, was successful in his attempt to obtain […]
Read More →Illinois’ ACT score second among states that test all students
Staff report The Illinois State Board of Education announced today that Illinois ranks second among 12 states that provided the ACT to all graduates. The Class of 2014 achieved a composite score of 20.7 on the ACT, trailing only Utah’s 20.8. In addition, the percentage of students meeting all four of ACT’s College and Career […]
Read More →Alvarez still in play as Caseyville Police Chief
Nearly three months after Caseyville Police Chief Jose Alvarez was terminated during a meeting that his attorney called “beyond theater of the absurd,” a judge gave Alvarez a glimmer of hope that he may one day regain his job. Wednesday, Judge Stephen McGlynn ruled that the Mayor nor Village Board can hire a permanent replacement […]
Read More →First human West Nile Virus case of 2014 confirmed in Illinois
The Illinois Department of Public Health has confirmed the state’s first case of human West Nile virus. A woman in her 70’s became sick in July, the Chicago Department of Public Health reported. Last year, a total of 117 cases were reported, including 11 deaths. West Nile virus has now been reported in 32 Illinois […]
Read More →$1 million lotto ticket sold in Granite City soon after Collinsville woman claims $750,000
A Florissant, Mo. man recently claimed his $1 million Powerball prize less than a month after a Collinsville woman cashed in on a $750,000 winner. Ron Bryant bought his winning ticket, which matched the first five numbers of the Aug. 2 Powerball winning numbers, at Super One Stop, 3301 West Chain of Rocks Road in […]
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