Collinsville grants preliminary plat approval for Haven Hills development
By Ray Popkess • Collinsville City Council members got together for their second meeting of the year on Jan. 27 to discuss and vote on some hot-button topics. First and foremost on their agenda was to vote on an ordinance to rezone the Haven Hills plot from multi-family residential to planned multi-family residential. The vote…
Read MoreTroy City Council denies data center concept site by Bethel Church
By Charles Bolinger Editor • Despite a new name and a Houston PR firm, the data center concept site revealed at a Jan. 8 planning commission meeting has been nullified. Now called Project Beacon and backed by Innovant Public Relations, the data center concept must find a new home, either at another site near Troy…
Read MoreKahok girls finish regular season with tourney title
By Mark Jurgena The end of January was a big one for the Collinsville girls’ wrestling team. They took a first place finish at the 618 Invite in Edwardsville one day after bringing home a third place finish at the NCHS Wrestling Girls Invite in Normal on Jan. 20. Collinsville is at the IHSA Granite…
Read MoreBudzinski delivers $1.1 million for new water treatment facility in Glen Carbon
By Tribune Staff • GLEN CARBON — On Jan. 27, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) presented the Village of Glen Carbon with a check for $1.1 million in new federal funding to support the construction of a new municipally-owned water treatment facility. The facility, which will be capable of processing up to three million gallons of…
Read MoreMadison County Historical Society Speaker Series returns Feb. 8
The first MCHS Speaker Series of 2026 will be held on Sunday, Feb. 8 at 2 p.m. at the Main Street Community Center in Edwardsville, Illinois. Wilbert Glasper will provide a program entitled “Are We on the Right Bus?’ which will describe what it was like for Glasper and his brother, Allen, as they went…
Read MoreBetty Jane Moeller
Betty Jane (née Wendt) Moeller, 82, of Collinsville, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Feb. 1, 2026. A proud daughter of dairy farmers Melvin and Mildred Wendt, from Ridgeville Corners, OH, she had a great love for the outdoors. She never missed a chance to wade in a cool stream or work…
Read MoreRed Cross: 20K donations uncollected due to winter storms, give blood or platelets now
Upcoming blood donation opportunities Feb. 3-28: ST. LOUIS—The American Red Cross urges people to take action now to help offset the severe impact of recent winter storms on efforts to rebuild the blood supply during an ongoing blood shortage. Donors of all blood types are asked to make a blood or platelet donation appointment as…
Read MoreLady Knights take down Althoff; Triad splits varsity matchups at Civic Mega Night
By Ray Popkess As the final month of regular season high school basketball tips-off this week, Triad’s varsity girls’ and boys’ teams seek to become the final champions of the Mississippi Valley Conference. Prior to last week’s games, the Lady Knights had come off two losses at the Highland Girls’ Tournament the week before…
Read MoreMissouri S&T announces dean’s list
ROLLA, Mo. – Missouri University of Science and Technology announces the names of students who made the dean’s list for the Fall 2025 semester. The dean’s list can also be found online at studenthonors.mst.edu. To be included on the dean’s list, students must carry a minimum of 12 hours and have a grade point average…
Read MoreMadison County Recorder establishes fraud referral, review process in compliance with SB 1523
EDWARDSVILLE— In accordance with Senate Bill 1523, Madison County Recorder, Linda Andreas, officially established a new Fraud Referral and Review Process aimed at enhancing the integrity and transparency of county recorder operations. This process will facilitate the review and referral of suspected fraud related to documents or election-related filings processed by the Recorder’s Office. SB…
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