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First Fridays returns to Downtown Troy with ‘Crafts Corks Casks’
By Tribune Staff • The Troy/Maryville/St. Jacob/Marine Chamber of Commerce invites the community to kick off summer at First Fridays: Crafts. Corks. Casks. on Friday, June 5 from 5 to 9 p.m. in Downtown Troy. This popular community event will transform downtown into a vibrant destination filled with live music, local shopping, food, family-friendly activities,…
Read MoreHeidelberg of Troy earns CMU Dean’s List placement
By Tribune Staff • The office of Central Methodist University Provost Rita Gulstad announced recently the students included on the Spring 2026 Dean’s List. More than 1200 students across all campuses and online learning met the requirements for placement, including a grade point average of 3.50 or higher for the semester. Ellie Ann Heidelberg ,…
Read MoreAn unforgettable May afternoon at Royal Oak Ranch in Troy
Residents of The Fountains of West County experience beauty, elegance of Paso Fino Horses By Debi Kuhl • On a beautiful May afternoon beneath bright blue skies, residents of The Fountains of West County from Ellisville, Missouri, enjoyed a memorable visit to Royal Oak Ranch in Troy, Illinois, owned and operated by Rick and Janice…
Read MoreThree people charged in connection with early April house explosion south of Troy
By Charles Bolinger – Updated June 1, 2026 with new details and booking photos. Editor • Madison County State’s Attorney, Thomas Haine announced on May 30 that his office filed charges against three people linked to a house explosion in early April south of Troy. Three other people died in the blast. Colton K. Cissell,…
Read MoreMarten Portable Storage, new restaurant to go before Troy City Council in June
By Charles Bolinger Editor • Troy City Engineer Tom Cissell gave Mayor David Nonn and the city council his latest infrastructure update at the May 18 Troy City Council meeting. Industrial Solar is now being discussed to add to a directional boring company in the 1500 block of Formosa Road. United Technical – the company…
Read MoreMCT provides details on upcoming Silver Creek Trail bridge in Troy
By Charles Bolinger Editor • For Troy walkers, joggers, runners and cyclists, a few more details were released on May 21 regarding the pedestrian/cyclist bridge that will link the Silver Creek Trail to the rest of Madison County Transit’s (MCT) trail network. The information was part of MCT’s annual trails summit, a virtual one this…
Read MoreTroy officials to provide data center update in June
By Charles Bolinger Editor • Troy City Engineer Tom Cissell gave the city’s planning commission a quick data center update at the tail end of the May 14 planning commission meeting. In March, Troy’s city council voted to enact a six-month moratorium on data centers after multiple long meetings on the topic between January and…
Read MoreEmilie A. Poletti
Emilie Ann Poletti February 14, 2013 – May 23, 2026 Emilie Ann Poletti, 13, of Troy, IL, fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, born, February 14, 2013, in Maryville, IL and passed peacefully on Saturday, May 23, 2026, at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis, surrounded by her loving family. Emilie was…
Read MoreTroy Planning Commission approves preliminary design concept for Ministries Unlimited’s new site
By Charles Bolinger Editor • Ministries Unlimited, a food pantry in Troy, has been engaged in a fundraising campaign for a new home for at least a year. The group, which borrows the nearby Bethel Baptist Church parking lot to conduct its food deliveries, has no extra space at its current location at 310 Collinsville…
Read MoreTroy woman charged with littering after harassing ex-boyfriend
By Charles Bolinger Editor • A former couple blames each other after an incident on May 10 in the 400 block of Redbird Street in Troy. According to the official incident field report from Ofc. Dylan Bruns, he responded to the above address for a report of harassment. On arriving, Bruns met with Steve Margason,…
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