Anderson Hospital’s Pavilion for Women recognized by ILPQC for excellence in birth equity initiatives
By Tribune Staff • Anderson Hospital is proud to announce that the Pavilion for Women Obstetrics Team has been honored by the Illinois Perinatal Quality Collaborative (ILPQC) for its outstanding commitment to advancing Birth Equity. Birth Equity is defined as the assurance of conditions that enable all individuals to achieve optimal birth outcomes, supported by…
Read MoreHSHS Medical Group Family in Highland welcomes Samantha Turner, APRN
HIGHLAND – HSHS Medical Group welcomes Samantha Turner, APRN, to HSHS Medical Group Family and Internal Medicine at 12860 Troxler Ave., Suite 320, in Highland. She is a family nurse practitioner dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality care to families in Illinois. Turner brings years of nursing experience in high-acuity settings and a strong commitment to…
Read MoreTroy officials hold public meeting on Riggin Road reconstruction
By Charles Bolinger Editor Three people attended the City of Troy Nov. 17 public meeting on the future plan to reconstruct a large section of Riggin Road. “Three residents attended,” said City Engineer Tom Cissell to the mayor and council. “Two came with concerns and left feeling like they understood the project and they said…
Read MoreSanta Claus comes to Maryville’s Heritage Museum Nov. 29
Lady Knights take 2nd place at Columbia Tip Off Classic
By Ray Popkess Coach Josh Hunt and his group of ballers have gotten off to a swell start this season, capturing victory in their first two games at the 15th annual Columbia Tip Off Classic. Triad defeated the Alton Marquette Explorers in first round action on Nov. 17 by a final score of 60-43. They…
Read MoreOne of Triad School’s electric buses loses power, strikes tree, clips pickup truck
By Charles Bolinger Editor On Nov. 10, a Troy resident thought she heard a knock at her front door around 6:30 a.m. Finding no one on her porch, she started to go back to bed, only to hear the knock again. The resident, who declined to be named, found a Triad School Bus driver on…
Read MoreTroy Planning Commission recommends amending solar, data center overlays
By Charles Bolinger Editor Troy’s Planning Commission met on Nov. 6 and hosted two public hearings to amend city codes prior to its regular monthly meeting in city hall. The first public hearing dealt with establishing a section in the city’s code of ordinances for solar and wind systems. The second one dealt with data…
Read MoreCannabis dispensary may land in Collinsville on N. Bluff Road
By Ray Popkess • The space previously home to Edible Arrangements and Sun Catchers Tan was proposed to the Collinsville Planning Commission to be re-purposed as a cannabis dispensary under the Origins Leaf Co. brand. Leaf Origins will be the second of up to four cannabis dispensaries located in the city of Collinsville. Ascend is…
Read MoreMadison County zoning approves plat for new Dollar General in Marine
by Randy Pierce • Following approval by the Madison County Board Building and Zoning Committee earlier this month, a two-lot minor subdivision plat will allow for the future development of a Dollar General retail store at a location just outside of the corporate limits of the village of Marine. As reported to that committee by…
Read MoreNew truck stop may be coming to Horseshoe Lake Road in Collinsville
By Ray Popkess • The Collinsville Planning Commission was presented with a request to rezone property where Horseshoe Lake Road and McDonough Lake Road connect during its monthly meeting on Nov. 13. The six-acre lot is currently zoned single-family residential. The proposed development would put a 9,000 square-foot convenience store with 10 fuel stations, six…
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