Troy updates solar overlay to city’s comprehensive plan map
Copy of ORD 2025-44 Atch – 25-09-17 – Comprehensive Map (click link above to view Troy map) Caption – The zones on this map outlined with thick, black lines are the areas where city officials want to encourage solar array installation, in the southwest, southeast and northeast sections of rural Troy. Due north is at…
Read MoreRed Cross: blood or platelet donation appointments needed now
$20 in e-gift cards, A1C testing for coming to give in weeks ahead ST. LOUIS — The American Red Cross urges donors to give blood or platelets now to help curb a drop in donor turnout this fall. Donors of all blood types and those giving platelets are asked to book a time to donate…
Read MoreTroy FPD drop pumpkins at Henning Elementary on Halloween
By Charles Bolinger Editor Students chanted “pumpkin drop” into the chilly Halloween morning at Henning Elementary School as school staff and Troy Fire Protection District officials prepared for the school’s annual Pumpkin Drop. A member of the fire district boarded a cherry picker attached to a trailer and pickup truck and for the first…
Read MoreAs America Approaches 250: Halloween in our region during late 19th Century
By Kathy Turner • It seems only appropriate on this last week of October to take a look at how everyone celebrated Halloween in the late 1800s. The holiday itself actually began more than 2,000 years ago. It was the Celtic Festival of Samhain. The Celts believed that Oct. 31 was the night where the…
Read MoreFall back to safety this weekend: test, inspect, replace smoke, CO alarms
Working smoke alarms reduce the risk of dying in a home fire by more than half (60 percent) SPRINGFIELD – The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) reminds residents to test, inspect and replace any broken or expired smoke and CO alarms while they change their clocks this upcoming weekend as daylight saving…
Read MoreGlen Carbon PD to host annual Thanksgiving Food Drive
By Kathy Turner • The Glen Carbon Police Department is once again collecting food items to be distributed to local families. The donations will ensure area families can enjoy a holiday feast for Thanksgiving. This is an annual project for the department. The drive is currently underway but will really vamp up on Saturday, Nov.…
Read MoreFour Triad schools earn top ratings on 2025 IL Report Card from ISBE
By Charles Bolinger Editor • On Oct. 30, the Triad School District, along with all school districts in the State of Illinois, released its 2025 Illinois Report Card at www.illinoisreportcard.com. According to Triad Associate Superintendent Rodney Winslow, “We’re proud of our students and staff for their accomplishments in this report card, but we also recognize…
Read MoreConservative State Rep. Charlie Meier files for Re-Election
SPRINGFIELD — On Oct. 27, Conservative Republican State Representative Charlie Meier filed his petitions to run for re-election in the 109th District, submitting more than 1,700 signatures, over three times the required number, in an outpouring of grassroots support. “Southern Illinois patriots have never been shy, and today we sent a loud message to the…
Read MoreJimmy Ford files for Illinois House District 112
By Tribune Staff • O’FALLON – Jimmy Ford officially filed to run for State Representative in the 112th District on Oct. 27, backed by an overwhelming show of grassroots support from across the Metro East. Ford submitted 1,000 signatures, double the number required, demonstrating the strong community backing for his campaign and his vision to…
Read MoreTriad High drama students present ‘Remembering Terezin’ Nov. 6, 7
By Director Shannon Mallrich • Triad High School’s Fine Arts Department presents its fall play, Remembering Terezin: “I Never Saw Another Butterfly” and “The Terezin Promise,” two one-act plays by Celeste Raspanti. It will be performed in the school’s cafetorium on Thursday, Nov. 6, and Friday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m Eighty years ago, in…
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