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Kahok grapplers have tourney, dual match success

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By Mark Jurgena Collinsville continues its up-and-down boys’ wrestling season with some individual and team success. Fred Ross Three Kahoks finished in the top eight at the Fred Ross Invitational at Lafayette High School in Wildwood, Mo., on Jan. 10. At 157, Anthony Brown took second place. He beat Tyson Forbes of Hazelwood, Mo. (West)…

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University of Illinois Extension announces 2026 paid summer internship program

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By Tribune Staff • Illinois Extension is now accepting applications for its 2026 Extension Internship Program, a paid, 10-week summer opportunity designed to provide college and community college students with hands-on experience while making a positive impact in local communities. The internship program runs from June 1 through Aug. 7, and offers participants $17 per…

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Maryville Board approves lease agreement with history museum

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By Kathy Turner • The Maryville Village board approved a lease agreement for the Maryville Heritage Museum on Jan. 7.  This step comes as part of the process of accepting a new grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO). The grant will assist the museum in moving forward with improvements to…

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One Troy planning commissioner moved from afar to create new home, life here

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By Charles Bolinger Editor • Even though she’s lived in America since 1991, Liz Compton sounds like she just disembarked from a red, double-deck bus that stopped in Trafalgar Square or Piccadilly Circus, to the untrained ear. Actually, Compton hails from a village a stone’s throw from Liverpool, England, not London, but this story isn’t…

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Collinsville girls’ grapplers grade out well at SWC meet

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By Mark Jurgena  The girls’ wrestling program at Collinsville High School continues to improve while taking on the best the St. Louis Metro Area has to offer. CHS took second at the Southwestern Conference Tourney, had an individual champion at the Fred Ross Invite in Wildwood, Mo., and won a pair of dual matches to…

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Five-year-old Shiloh girl receives Girl Scouts’ Medal of Honor

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Glen Carbon, Illinois – Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (GSofSI) is proud to announce that Sarah Grace Brenner of Shiloh, Illinois has been awarded Girl Scouts’ Medal of Honor – a lifesaving award she received for demonstrating heroism while saving a life. October 27, 2025 started as a normal day in the Brenner household. The…

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Marine Trustees discuss vandalism, school zone speeding; trustee resigns

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By Bruce Darnell • During their Jan. 7 meeting, the Marine Board of Trustees discussed some local improvements, vandalism, speeding enforcement and received a resignation letter from board member Kenneth Moss. Village Clerk Amber Kapp said the seat will be open for re-election in two years but in the meantime, it will be filled by…

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Budzinski-championed local projects pass House of Representatives

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Jan. 9, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) announced that $27.8 million in funding for local projects she secured as part of the federal budget process has passed out of the full House of Representatives. After two years of obstruction from House Republicans, the bill now heads to the Senate, where it is…

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Illinois State Police combat vehicle hijacking, theft

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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police (ISP) continues to target vehicle theft, hijacking and related violent crimes using grant funding from the Illinois Secretary of State Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council. ​ISP was awarded a $10 million grant for the first fiscal year, another $677,000 in June 2024,…

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