Maryville to seek grant funding for mine subsidence projects
By Kathy Turner • Maryville is facing major repairs and replacement costs of village buildings due to mine subsidence. Two resolutions at the March 4 village board meeting will aim to address some of those major costs. The board approved an application for a Congressional Community Project Funding in the amount of $7 million. The…
Read MoreKeeven provides finance committee with first draft of Troy’s budget for 2026-2027
By Charles Bolinger Editor • City Administrator Jay Keeven laid out a first draft of the city’s budget for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, which starts May 1, during the March 2 finance and economic development committee meeting. He started with revenues and expenditures. As of Jan. 31, they should be at 75% of revenues and…
Read MoreArea non-profit groups gather to receive annual funding from Troy City Council
By Charles Bolinger Editor • Representatives from a variety of area non-profit groups attended a finance and economic development committee meeting at Troy City Hall on March 2. Committee chairman Nathan Henderson reviewed the tourism requests received for fiscal year 2026-2027, which starts May 1. He said the total grant requests this year were $417,000…
Read MoreKnights compete at SIUC Indoor Invitational
By Ray Popkess Triad sprinters, distance runners and field athletes had another impressive showing this past weekend at the SIUC Indoor Invitational on Friday, March 6. Boys’ Field Events Triad placed three vaulters in the top 10 of the 34 total athletes that competed in the vault. Zane Meier finished fourth overall at…
Read MoreMaryville takes first steps to set new business, TIF districts to allow for major village developments in Town Center
Public hearings set for March 11 and May 6 at village hall on matters related to Town Center Project By Kathy Turner* The Maryville Village Board on Wednesday, March 4 approved an ordinance that is the first step in moving forward with a project long in the making. The board approved the ordinance establishing a…
Read MoreApplicants urged to act quickly as Local Food Infrastructure Grant enrollment continues
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois farmers, food businesses, cooperatives and community organizations interested in strengthening the state’s local food supply chain are being urged to begin the application process immediately for the Fiscal Year 2026 Local Food Infrastructure Grant (LFIG) program. The enrollment period for the program opened Feb. 18 and runs through March 27. However, advocates…
Read MoreMadison County Transit expanding services into Pin Oak Township
by Randy Pierce • Madison County Transit (MCT) is expanding east as a result of unanimous approval of a resolution by the Madison County Board at its most recent meeting. The county’s transit district will expand to include Pin Oak Township, which takes in the north end of Troy and other points further to the…
Read MoreMadison County sets three health priorities in response to residential surveys
by Randy Pierce • Behavioral health, access to care and healthy lifestyles are three top local area priorities for the next five years, according to a resolution approved unanimously last month by the Madison County Board. As brought forward by the county health department based on residential survey results, the establishment of these priorities is…
Read MoreMadison County awards environmental grants to townships, Glen Carbon, St. Jacob
By Randy Pierce • Collinsville Township, Jarvis Township and the villages of St. Jacob and Glen Carbon are among 11 recipients of 2026 grants awarded to local government units for environmental programs as a result of legislation approved last month by the Madison County Board. The resolution, supported unanimously by the county board and providing…
Read MoreOp-Ed: Senator Erica Harriss says affordability is no slogan
By Erica Harriss • The Senate has returned to Springfield for the Spring Legislative Session. After several weeks of filing legislation, we are now moving into the committee process to debate and advance new proposals this session. A few weeks ago, the governor delivered his annual State of the State and Budget Address, outlining his…
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