Triad Schools’ 2026-2027 Kindergarten Orientation begins April 9
Triad Schools’ Kindergarten Orientation 2026-2027 We are excited to welcome you to Kindergarten Orientation. All incoming children who are age 5 on or before Sept. 1, 2026 will be eligible to enroll for kindergarten. What to bring with you? Child’s birth certificate and items for residency check Where to meet? All Elementary Buildings (CA Henning,…
Read MorePenny shortage causes headaches for retailers in Land of Lincoln
by Erika Tulfo and Medill Illinois News Bureau • SPRINGFIELD — At the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, visitors can shop for sweatshirts, pillows, jewelry and chocolates using coins bearing the face of perhaps the most-famous Illinoisian, Abraham Lincoln. But even here, pennies are growing scarce at the cash register. The museum…
Read MoreMeridian Plaza, Orchard Town Center quietly filling in outlots, storefronts
By Charles Bolinger Editor • If you haven’t driven past Orchard Town Center or Meridian Plaza in Glen Carbon lately, you may not have noticed the changes. Orchard Town Center While the Meijer, the project’s anchor, has not begun vertical construction yet, other stores are coming to Glen Carbon’s largest retail center or in some…
Read MoreGlobal soybean trade ‘not dead’ as China remains a key player
By RHIANNON BRANCH FarmWeek • With a lot of gloom and doom in the headlines on the global trade front recently, Jim Sutter, CEO of the U.S. Soybean Export Council, says global soybean trade is not dead and there is progress being made with international markets. “The Liberation Day tariffs that were announced last April…
Read MoreFood banks seek volunteers, donations this winter
By HANNAH SPANGLER FarmWeek • Prolonged subzero temperatures haven’t slowed demand at food banks but they are making key items harder to secure. Fresh produce becomes harder to source and move during the winter months and both Eastern Illinois Foodbank and the Midwest Food Bank report protein, dairy and shelf‑stable foods like soup and peanut…
Read MoreCollinsville City Council discusses cost of fire station #2
By Ray Popkess • Next on the Jan. 27 agenda for the Collinsville City Council was to have a discussion regarding updates to the city’s second fire station. The site plan was presented to the council next to the CVS on Pine Lake Rd. and Duplex Ct. The exterior of the facility features approximately 41…
Read MoreMadison County Historical Society to host Winter Wine, Cheese Reception Jan. 28
By Tribune Staff • The Madison County Historical Society (MCHS) will host its annual Winter Wine and Cheese Reception on Jan. 28 from 4:30 – 7 p.m. in the museum building at 715 N. Main Street in Edwardsville. The museum has been almost completely emptied in preparation for the construction and installation of new permanent…
Read MoreCloverleaf Infrastructure hopes to get lucky with plans for Troy data center
By Charles Bolinger Editor • Between 40 and 50 Troy residents filled a usually near-vacant city council chamber for a special planning commission meeting on data centers Jan. 8. Billed as an educational or ‘ask and learn’ session, no votes took place, no documents were signed and nothing was approved. Cloverleaf Infrastructure Two new points…
Read MoreLivestock prices favorable; risk management remains key
By RHIANNON BRANCH FarmWeek Livestock markets in 2025 have been more favorable than in recent years compared to crop markets but a high price environment does not mean producers should ease up on risk management. Brittney Goodrich, assistant professor of ag economics at the University of Illinois, points to the cattle industry, where several years…
Read MoreKnights wrestlers dominate tough competition over holiday break
By Ray Popkess Triad’s lady grapplers are at it again, and by “it,” I mean winning. Their efforts at Jacksonville’s Crimson Lady Invite and the McHenry Dual Team Tournament earned them two third place finishes. Not to be outdone, the gentlemen competed in one of the toughest high school wrestling tournaments in the Midwest…
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