Op-Ed: Two Meetings, One Message
By Derrick Ramert • In what many residents described as “the largest lecture hall Troy has ever assembled,” the Troy City Council relocated its Feb. 2 meeting to Triad High School to accommodate a crowd that City Hall simply could not hold as debate intensified over a potential data center development in Troy. The move…
Read MoreFour Kahok girls’ grapplers qualify for state
By Mark Jurgena Last year, four Collinsville High School girls wrestlers qualified for state. They got fourth place. This year, four Collinsville High School girls wrestlers qualified for state. Time will tell where they end up. Last weekend, Collinsville brought back a second-place finish at the Virden (North Mac) Sectional, falling only to Edwardsville, just…
Read MoreAnnual Friedens Cemetery Cleanup reminder
By Tribune Staff • This is a reminder for the families with loved ones at our cemeteries. All Christmas and decoration articles need to be removed by March 1. Any item on the stones or footings thereafter will be removed by the director. This also includes non-Christmas items that are worn or faded. Clean up…
Read MoreCollinsville City Council tables discussion on ‘neighborhood vehicles’
By Ray Popkess • One portion of the previous city council meeting on Feb. 10 was spent discussing the potential of permissible use of “neighborhood vehicles” throughout the city. Illinois law currently says it is unlawful to drive or operate any non-highway vehicle (all-terrain vehicles, golf carts, off-highway motorcycles and recreational off-highway vehicles) upon any…
Read MoreGuaranteed maximum price approved for Collinsville Fire Station #2
By Ray Popkess • Collinsville Fire Chief John Bailot presented City Council with a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) amendment between the city and Holland Construction on Tuesday, Feb. 10. The ordinance authorized the Mayor to execute the agreement made between the two parties to begin construction on fire station #2 with a guaranteed maximum price…
Read MoreTroy Planning Commission approves single-family villas; denies portable buildings
By Charles Bolinger Editor • For the two petitioners at the Feb. 12 Troy Planning Commission meeting, one received good news while the other received not-so-good news. The commission hosted a public hearing at Triad High School for a planned development called Hampton Glen Villas, a 10-lot single-family residential development on 3.78 acres located at…
Read MoreTriad Dance teams take home hardware at IDTA State
By Ray Popkess Triad’s middle school and high school dance teams took home some hefty pieces of hardware after competing at the Illinois Drill Team Association State Competition on Saturday, Feb. 14. The middle school routines were good enough to earn them a third place finish in both Jazz and Open Pom. Maci Meier,…
Read MoreAlhambra Primary kindergarten pre-registration underway through Feb. 20
Alhambra Primary residents: if you have a child turning 5 on or before Sept. 1, 2026, they are kindergarten-eligible. If you already have students in the district, please log into your PowerSchool parent portal and submit all forms tied to your pre-k student’s account to fully register for kindergarten between Feb. 17 and Feb. 20.…
Read MoreKnights advance to MVCHA Championship
By Ray Popkess For the first time since 2020, the Triad Knights are competing for a 1A Mississippi Valley Club Hockey Association Championship. The Knights have advanced past the first round every year since, but had not gotten over the second round hump until they beat the Highland Bulldogs last week in a best-of-three…
Read MoreMaryville to host two Discovery Series Events
By Tribune Staff • The Community Center in Maryville will be the site for two upcoming Discovery Series Events. The public is invited to attend and take advantage of these learning opportunities. The first will be Sunday, Feb. 22 from 1 to 3 p.m. The series, entitled “Pain Relief Without Pills or Surgery, Modern Solutions…
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