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Kristi Jones named Assistant Director of Agriculture in Illinois
By Tribune Staff • SPRINGFIELD — After serving the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) as Deputy Director for five years, Kristi Jones has been appointed acting Assistant Director by Governor JB Pritzker. This new position will require confirmation by the Illinois Senate. “Kristi’s policy knowledge is second to none,” said IDOA Director Jerry Costello II.…
Read MoreOne part of Bouse Road will likely see improvements sooner than another
By Charles Bolinger Editor • Improving Bouse Road between just east of Chamberlain Drive and Formosa Road will take a piecemeal approach after a vote on Dec. 15. That’s when the Troy City Council approved Bouse Road’s second phase of construction. This section covers Bouse Road from Whitworth Drive east to Formosa Road and will…
Read MoreIllinois State Police welcomes new troopers of Cadet Class 151
ISP has added more than 700 new troopers since 2019 By Tribune Staff • SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police (ISP) welcomed 21 new Troopers today from Cadet Class 151 at a graduation ceremony at the Illinois State Police Academy in Springfield. The new Troopers will report to seven ISP Troop locations throughout the…
Read MoreAs America Approaches 250: SIUE brought changes to region in 1950s, 1960s
By Kathy Turner • The month of January is dedicated to the twenty years spanning 1940 to 1960. Those 20 years brought a great deal of change to the region with the development of SIUE. The university started as a dream of regional parents and business leaders. In 1955, they started a campaign to get…
Read MoreTroy hires new wastewater treatment plant manager
By Charles Bolinger Editor • Josh D. Holtmann will be Troy’s newest manager of the city’s wastewater treatment plant. He was unanimously approved for the position during the city council’s Dec. 15 meeting. He will replace Ray Bailey, who will retire on Jan. 31, after 31 years with the city. Holtmann attended the meeting while…
Read MoreTroy City Council approves fourth phase of Liberty Place
By Charles Bolinger Editor • The Homes at Liberty Place are about to get some more neighbors. The large subdivision on Troy’s northwestern corner, across Old Troy Road from Father McGivney Catholic High School, has streets named for conservative US civilian and military leaders—Ronald Reagan, Dwight Eisenhower, Douglas MacArthur and George Patton, among others, like…
Read MoreMadison County Historical Society’s Literary Salon returns Jan. 15
By Tribune Staff • The Madison County Historical Society (MCHS) will host another Literary Salon on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 7 p.m. at the Main Street Community Center in Edwardsville. Led by Emeritus Professor Jeffrey Skoblow, a group of people will read from the works of two of America’s foundational poets, Walt Whitman and Emily…
Read MoreMadison County’s 29th Annual Recycle Your Christmas Tree
Christmas trees can be recycled in: Collinsville at Willoughby Farm – 631 Willoughby Lane or at Woodland Park, 2 Pine Lake Road @ Fletcher Field parking lot Collinsville Township – 1407 N. Bluff Road, Collinsville Glen Carbon – Firehouse at 199 S. Main St. Maryville residents have curbside pickup only, no drop-offs. Call 618-345-7028 x2326…
Read MoreTroy Genealogical Society dissolves after being forced out of Tri-Township Library
By Charles Bolinger Editor By Rachel Korte Secretary, Troy Genealogical Society • After 28 years of preserving local history, honoring family stories and fostering a love of genealogy, the Troy Genealogical Society formally dissolved as of Dec. 31, 2025. This decision was not made lightly, wrote secretary Rachel Korte in an email on Dec.…
Read MoreTroy City Council approves abating taxes on $10 million bond issue from 2016
By Charles Bolinger Editor One of the items up for approval on Dec. 15 in Troy was a carryover item from Dec. 1, an ordinance to abate the tax that was levied to pay the principal and interest on a $10 million bond issue the city approved in November 2016. “The tax abatement is for…
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