Glen Carbon Board rejects canopy bid at Schon Park then approves alternative
By Kathy Turner For the second time this year, the Glen Carbon Board faced a roadblock in securing a shade canopy for the playground at Schon Park. The first bid letting received no bids for the project. The re-bid brought just one bid for $187,000 – far above the $35,000 the village received from the…
Read MoreTroy Community Band holiday show features St. Louis Symphony musician, director’s final bow
By Tribune Staff • The Troy Community Band is proud to announce that its holiday show will once again feature Thomas Jostlein, assistant principal horn player for the St. Louis Symphony. He will be joined by his son Klaus, who plays violin. Thomas and Klaus will perform several pieces, including some of Thomas’ own compositions…
Read MoreTriad Schools’ project maintenance, IT updates
By Charles Bolinger Editor At the Nov. 24 Triad School District Board Meeting, Brian Mattingly, director of facilities, gave updates to the board and Superintendent, Dr. Jason Henderson. “I wanted to provide an update on our new chiller system at the high school as we move into the colder months,” he said. “Our plan is…
Read MoreRemembering Pearl Harbor 84 years later
By Charles Bolinger Editor Choosing to believe the historical accounts I’ve read and heard on television rather than Hollywood’s interpretation of events, it was very early on Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941 when something went wrong in Paradise. Pearl Harbor is part of the Hawai’ian island of Oahu, and at that time, Hawai’i was a US…
Read MoreTriad elementary faculty continue to review mathematics texts ahead of switch
By Charles Bolinger Editor Triad elementary teachers have been actively reviewing several new math programs. To date, they have participated in presentations from four publishers, with a fifth scheduled for Dec. 2, Eureka Math (Great Minds). Each program brings unique strengths and teachers have had the opportunity to explore a range of potential options. The…
Read MoreTriad Principal Updates; Henning, TMS enrollments on rise
By Charles Bolinger Editor Henning Elementary School’s enrollment surpassed 800 students with a November enrollment total of 805. This is one of many factoids culled from the batch of principal reports that comprised part of the Nov. 24 Triad School Board Meeting packet. Over at Marine Elementary, the school achieved an Exemplary Summative Designation from…
Read MoreTriad Schools sets tentative 10% aggregate tax levy for 2025
Amount triggers Truth-in-Taxation hearing on Dec. 15 By Charles Bolinger Editor Noting that setting the tax levy does not work the logical way it should Dr. Jason Henderson led the Triad School Board and those assembled at the Nov. 24 meeting through the levy process. He began by noting that the levy is how the…
Read MorePotential truck stop on Horseshoe Lake Road seeks approval for more construction
By Ray Popkess • The preliminary plat approval request for the Horseshoe Lake Road truck stop was brought forth to city council on Nov. 25. The proposed truck stop/gas station at 5213 Horseshoe Lake Road requires access to McDonough Lake Road due to access restrictions on Horseshoe. Property owners are proposing an agreement to develop…
Read MoreTriad School District jumps on Dolly Parton Imagination Library train
By Charles Bolinger Editor One of the many items Triad School Board members approved on Nov. 24 was to join Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program. At an information session that took place in Alton this past February, Triad officials who attended met with the Illinois Director of the program and the community engagement coordinator. Under…
Read MoreTriad leaders learn about ‘swicy,’ other Generation Alpha food trends
By Charles Bolinger Editor Do you enjoy ‘swicy’ foods? The combination of sweet and spicy, in Generation Alpha parlance, is one of the trends that emerged from a meeting between Aramark and Triad School officials. Generation Alpha are usually acknowledged as those born between 2010 and 2024, following Generation Z. Two days before Halloween, Triad’s…
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