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Troy’s Feb. 12 planning commission meetings move to Triad High School
The Troy Planning Commission Meetings have been relocated from Troy City Hall to the Triad High School Cafetorium, located at 703 U.S. Highway 40, Troy, to allow for greater attendance. The Feb. 12 schedule is as follows: Planning Commission Public Hearing: 6 p.m. (subject: Hampton Glen Villas) Planning Commission Meeting: 6:30 p.m. or immediately after…
Read MoreUniversity of Wisconsin-Oshkosh midyear commencement
OSHKOSH, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh 61st midyear commencement Dec. 13 at Kolf Sports Center recognized the accomplishments of about 600 students who earned associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees completed during the summer and fall terms. The new graduates added their names to a UW-Oshkosh alumni community of more than 100,000. Local recipients…
Read MoreChad M. Loughrey elected to fill associate judge vacancy
On behalf of the Circuit Judges of the Third Judicial Circuit, Chief Judge Christopher P. Threlkeld announces the election of Chad M. Loughrey to fill the associate judge vacancy in the Third Judicial Circuit. This vacancy was created by the retirement of Associate Judge Janet R. Heflin. Associate judges are appointed by majority vote of…
Read MoreTwo-vehicle crash US 40, Triad Road leaves three people injured
A two-vehicle crash on US 40 at Triad Road near the new middle school on Jan. 31 left three people transported to an area hospital with injuries. According to Illinois State Police Trooper Shafer McKune, Troop 8 responded to the above location at 3:07 p.m. for the report of a two-unit, personal injury traffic crash…
Read MoreDean’s, President’s lists students named for University of Alabama Fall 2025 Term
TUSCALOOSA, AL — A total of 15,388 students enrolled during Fall Semester 2025 at The University of Alabama were named to the dean’s list with an academic record of 3.5 (or above) or the president’s list with an academic record of 4.0 (all As). These driven students are making waves across UA’s more than 70…
Read MoreTriad High addition groundbreaking scheduled for Feb. 10
By Charles Bolinger Editor • At the Jan. 26 Triad Board of Education meeting, Brian Mattingly, director of facilities, updated the superintendent and board regarding facilities. “Over the December break, we try to complete some of our bigger and high priority projects that we just don’t have time to do throughout the regular school year,”…
Read MoreCollinsville 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 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…
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