Troy
City of Troy receives new online ‘front door’
By Charles Bolinger Editor • If you are a Troy resident or business owner and have not logged on to the city’s website in a while, you will find that things have changed when you do. The city’s new website, sometimes referred to as a city’s digital “front door,” went live on April 15. “With…
Read MoreCissell reviews Troy’s five-year PASER program for street improvements
By Charles Bolinger Editor • As with many surrounding municipalities, Oates and Associates uses its pavement rating program in Troy. At a public works committee meeting on April 20, the committee and a representative from Oates reviewed the results of Pavement Condition Index (PCI) program for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, which ends April 30. The…
Read MoreTroy City Council tables three proposals until next month
By Charles Bolinger Editor • A bevy of commission meetings took place between the April 6 Troy City Council meeting and the next one that took place on April 20. Mayor David Nonn was absent on April 20, so Councilman Nathan Henderson substituted for him as Mayor Pro Tempore. Councilwoman Debbie Knoll was also absent. …
Read MoreTraffic stop involving Collinsville teen yields Troy Police Officer’s wallet, contents
By Charles Bolinger Editor • A routine traffic stop in Troy on April 12 became a personal matter for a Troy police officer. Ofc. Nicholas Elliott, while on patrol in town that day, received a license plate reader (LPR) alert for a blue Toyota RAV4 SUV in the 800 block of Edwardsville Road (Route 162),…
Read MoreWhether to visit casino creates generational friction among three men in Troy bar
By Charles Bolinger Editor • Three of five men were involved in a dispute in a Troy bar on April 3. The cause? Whether to go to a casino. According to Troy Police Officer Cody Blackburn, he was dispatched to the Fore-O Golf Lounge on South Main Street for a disturbance in progress. “Upon arrival,…
Read MoreMadison County awards more than $8 million in stormwater project funding
by Randy Pierce • More than $8 million in funding has been designated by Madison County for projects in various locations that will help improve conditions concerning flooding and stormwater drainage. The money comes not from the county’s general fund but instead originated with the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 which was approved…
Read MoreAvery Brooks elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Avery Brooks of Troy, Illinois, was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at McKendree University. Brooks is among approximately 20,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation…
Read MoreTroy Planning Commission sends six items to city council for final approval
By Kathy Turner • The Troy Planning Commission met on Thursday, Apr. 9 and hosted public hearings on three items prior to the regular meeting. These items were approved and will be sent to the Troy City Council for final approval. The first hearing was for the approval of a document that will further define…
Read MoreConstruction of Troy’s first roundabout now delayed until 2027
By Charles Bolinger Editor • Troy’s first roundabout is going to take longer to build than previously predicted. According to the report from City Engineer Tom Cissell, prepared before the most recent April 6 city council meeting, the roundabout plan was pulled from the April IDOT bid letting because all of the required right-of-way was…
Read MoreMadison County Genealogy Society at Friedens UCC April 16
By Tribune Staff • Friedens United Church of Christ, at 207 East Center in Troy, is having a coffee and dessert speaker series on Thursday, April 16 at 6:30 p.m. in its Fellowship Hall with Diana Bauer and guests of the Madison County Genealogy Society. They will give us hints of exploring the fascinating world of…
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