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June is Pride Month, with several events in Metro East and St. Louis
By Pat Pratt ppratt@timestribunenews.com June is Pride Month, with several events taking place in the Metro East and St. Louis region to celebrate the history and contributions of LGBTQ+ Americans to our nation. Metro East Pride on June 17 will host its Pride Block Party beginning at 7 p.m. at Shoehorn Brewing – Paderborn Square,…
Read MoreLarry Jones Foundation donates to Triad Band
The Larry Jones Memorial Foundation board members presented a $1,000.00 check to the Triad High School Band. This check was presented in memory of Justin Lowder, a good friend and an amazing musician. Justin was instrumental in starting this foundation and we hope to honor his memory. Pictured are Zach Caperton, Abby Burroughs, Kelsy Newman,…
Read MoreKahok grad is first recipient of new student/athlete scholarship
By Devese “Dee” Ursery dursery@timestribunenews.com Collinsville High School 2023 graduate Jordan Gary is the first recipient of the Pat Adams Lady Kahok Scholar Athlete Scholarship. Pat Adams, a 1956 Kahok graduate, has funded a scholarship through the Collinsville Area Community Foundation and was impressed by Gary’s academic and athletic accolades. Fall 2023 will begin Gary’s…
Read MoreDAR announces essay winner
On May 13, Silver Creek’s Daughters of the American Revolution Chaplin Marilyn McCall presented Triad Senior Karen Speer with a certificate and check for winning the annual Good Citizen Essay Contest. (Photo provided by Silver Creek DAR)
Read MoreStormwater appointments approved
By Randy Pierce Jason Palmero of Glen Carbon has been appointed to a two-year term on the Madison County Stormwater Commission, replacing Clint Jones who recently died. Representing District 26, which takes in Glen Carbon and the west end of Edwardsville, Palmero is currently in his first four-year term as a county board member. That…
Read MoreMan guilty of hitting girlfriend with pickup, killing her
Times-Tribune staff It took a Madison County jury only 40 minutes last Thursday to find 60-year-old Richard D. Mayor guilty of first-degree murder for hitting his girlfriend with his pickup in February in Pontoon Beach. A U.S. Marine no longer on active duty and driving a tractor-trailer tried to help Lisa M. Dunnavant-Polach, 46, when…
Read MoreCounty Gets Additional STI Funding
By Randy Pierce Additional funding in the amount of $200,000 has been provided to the Madison County Health Department for the purpose of enhancing its efforts to combat sexually transmitted infections. At the May meeting of the Madison County Board, an immediate emergency appropriation of the supplemental grant money received from the Illinois Department of…
Read MoreGood Shepherd Lutheran 4th quarter Honor Roll
High Honor Roll with Distinction (Gr. 7&8 – GPA 4.00+) 8th Grade: Isaak B., Dean H., Grace P., Kaitlyn Pe., Kaitlyn Pi., Alex r., Ben S., Connor S., Hayden S., Natalie T., Autumn W. 7th Grade: Marion H., Lauren K., Dylan L., Calista S., Lily W., Bradley W., Josie W. High Honor Roll (Gr. 5&6…
Read MoreMetro East Lutheran High School 4th qtr. honor roll
Grade 9 Honor Roll with High Distinction (g.p.a. 4.0) Andrew Adams, Troy Katie Albrecht, Worden Thea Ball, Worden Alyssa Bivens, Troy Peter Curtis, Worden Wyatt Goeckner, Worden Emma Gusewelle, Edwardsville Rebekah Lindsey, Litchfield Lucas Lorenz, Bethalto Kate Mueller, Glen Carbon Tim Schilbe, Edwardsville Jack Shank, Edwardsville Brice Stewart, O’Fallon Max Weber, Moro Grade 9…
Read MoreFormer CUSD 10 principal transforms Marine Diner into school
By Devese “Dee” Ursery dursery@timestribunenews.com A Marine eatery whose doors were closed for good in 2022 is being repurposed into a school for children with special needs. Chris and Carmen Loemaker, owners of the building formerly known as the Marine Diner, will now be dedicated to educating those children who are facing behavioral barriers to…
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