Troy Fire helped ISP, EMS with 2 snow-related accidents on Nov. 29
At 07:36 a.m. on Nov. 29, there was a traffic accident on Interstate 55 at mile marker 21. A southbound tractor-trailer slid into the median. No injuries reported and Troy assisted the Illinois State Police and EMS, weather related. About three hours later, there was another traffic accident two miles south of the previous one…
Read MoreSnow Route Reminders from City of Troy
Before winter weather arrives, Troy residents should keep all vehicles parked off the street. Large obstacles i.e.…trash cans, basketball goals, snow forts should be kept off the streets during and after snow events until the snow plowing is completed. Also removing snow from around fire hydrants in your yards would help the fire department in…
Read MoreNominations for the holiday lighting contest in Maryville now open
By Kathy Turner • The Maryville Parks and Rec Committee and the Village of Maryville will again award local residents and businesses the title of 2025 best lighting displays for the holiday season. This year’s participants must be nominated – either by yourself or a neighbor – before the judging. Nomination forms are available on…
Read MoreMcGivney alum, Nat’l Guard member speaks to high school students for Veterans’ Day
10 pets adopted at Collinsville Event
By Randy Pierce Ten homeless pets were adopted at a special event held for this purpose earlier this month as a result of a combined effort involving individuals from the animal control staff from Madison County and the City of Collinsville, along with the Metro East Humane Society and the Partners for Pets organization, who…
Read MoreCounty schools’ interior, perimeter mapping close to finalization
By Randy Pierce First responders, educators and emergency agency personnel are working, as they have been for several months, toward wrapping the implementation of a program that they hope will never have to be used but, nonetheless, should be in place in case it is needed. As reported in early November by Arron Weber, mapping…
Read MoreNow that data center regs have been set in Troy what should people know?
By Charles Bolinger Editor There continue to be a lot of chatter and stories about data centers on both sides of the Mississippi River. Attempts to put them in St. Louis and St. Charles ended with at least one moratorium on them. The same company that sought a toehold in St. Charles City now has…
Read MoreLee Wathan files official challenge to Linda Andreas for county clerk
By Tribune Staff EDWARDSVILLE — Lee Wathan, representing the Madison County Conservative Caucus (MCCC), has filed an official challenge with the Madison County Electoral Board against County Clerk Linda Andreas, citing improper completion of her nomination papers across all 87 petition pages. According to Wathan, Andreas — who is responsible for overseeing elections and legal…
Read MoreMcKendree University receives 67-acre site as gift from alum John Bailey
by Tina Napper LEBANON – McKendree University has received the former Locust Hills Golf Course property in Lebanon, a 67.62-acre site given by alum John Bailey, a 1976 graduate. The university’s board of trustees recently approved the acceptance of the gift, which includes three buildings on the extensive plot of land. The university previously owned…
Read MoreCHS student rotary interact club provides headstone for late Collinsville educator
By Tribune Staff COLLINSVILLE– The Collinsville High School Student Advisory/Rotary Interact Club recently completed their mission to provide a headstone for former Collinsville educator, Everett Singleton, who passed away in 1970. Singleton, who was inducted into the Kahok Hall of Fame in 2024, was a well-known Collinsville educator whose story spans the period of segregation…
Read More