Collinsville Illinois

Fracking boosts economy; needs regulation by state - The Southern Illinoisan
The Southern
Let's trust them to do right by their neighbors. Let's pass a fracking regulations bill. Let's get more Illinoisans to work in the oil fields. U.S. Rep John Shimkus a Republican from Collinsville, represents Illinois's 15th Congressional District. View ...

AREA COLLEGES NOTES: Principia's Marston is a rock for nationally-ranked ...
STLtoday.com
The former Collinsville standout is part of a two-man contest for the starting position at Western Illinois of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC). Williams feels his redshirt year was a key to the improvement a new coaching staff at WIU is ...

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Student Government expresses disappointment in makeup of board of trustees
The Alestle
Quinn then attempted to nominate Sandra Cook, of Collinsville; Melvin Terrell, of Chicago; and Lee Milner, of Springfield, to represent SIUE. The Illinois Senate voted down the appointments, as well as Quinn's attempt to make current trustee Roger ...

Scott Credit Union Pledges $25000 To Rotary Playground at Township Park
CUinsight.com (press release)
EDWARDSVILLE, IL – Scott Credit Union has pledged $25,000 to help build a new Rotary Playground in Township Park. The donation will help build a new play space to replace the wooden ... Scott Credit Union currently has 15 area locations: Scott Air ...

Area sports reports
Belleville News Democrat
Email your sports events, youth league registration and other metro-east recreation news to nsanders@bnd.com, send a fax to 236-9773 or mail them to News-Democrat, P.O. Box 427, 120 S. Illinois St., Belleville, IL 62222. BASEBALL. 9-UNDER TOURNEY ...

Retail roundup: Charter launches phone services in Dupo, Columbia and Waterloo
Belleville News Democrat
You can reach the new and improved Collinsville KFC at 344-6553. ... The bowing alley, laser tag, arcade and restaurant and lounge opened a year ago at 2477 Illinois 157 and beat out four other finalists from Canada, New Jersey, and Florida. Call ...

Last week's best pitching performances
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Zach Grob, Lebanon, Illinois (vs Marissa, 4/20), 5.0, 14, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1. Riley Caselton, Brussels (vs Madison, 4/19), 5.0, 15, 0, 1, 1, 0 ... Paul Suess, Collinsville (vs O'Fallon , 4/16), 7.0, 5, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 3. Dylan Fullerton, Nashville (vs ...

Top 10 schedule, results
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5. Belleville East (10-1) vs. Collinsville (7-3) , 6:30 p.m Monday. 6. Collinsville (7-3) at Belleville East (10-1) , 6:30 p.m Monday. ... Althoff (9-6) at Edwardsville Sports Complex, 1:30 p.m Saturday. 9. Mater Dei (8-3) vs. Centralia, Illinois (1-5 ...

What's Up/Heads Up
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Chamber of Commerce auction • The 23rd annual Maryville/Troy/St. Jacob Chamber of Commerce Spring Auction will be held from 5-9 p.m. Friday at the Gateway Center convention center, Illinois Route 157 and Interstate 55-70 at Collinsville. There will be ...

Collinsville Jaycees 'Back the Badge' with barbecue
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The Collinsville Jaycees raised just over $600 for local first responders April 13 with their Back the Badge BBQ event. Jaycees barbecued in the Glazy Squares Parking lot on Vandalia Street using Code 3 Spices donated by the Maryville-based company.

Tom Kacich: Davis shows fundraising prowess
Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette
John Shimkus, R-Collinsville. In his first filing with the Federal Elections Commission as a congressman, Davis last week showed how proficient he is. He reported collecting more than $403,554 in the January-March quarter, a sum even greater than ...

Top 10 schedule, results
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Whitfield (1-5) , 4:30 p.m Friday. 7. Rosati-Kain (9-4) def. Glendale (1-2), 2-0 Today. 8. Gibault (8-5) vs. Althoff (9-6) at Edwardsville Sports Complex, 1:30 p.m Today. 9. Mater Dei (8-3) vs. Centralia, Illinois (1-5) , 11 a.m Today. 10. St. Charles ...

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Getting to the root of horseradish root problems
Farmers Advance
URBANA, IL – Approximately 55 percent of the horseradish produced in the United States is grown in the Collinsville, Ill., area, the self-proclaimed “Horseradish Capital of the World.” The product is of such high quality that Europeans import it for ...

Collinsville club news for the week of April 17
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District V of the Garden Clubs of Illinois held its 61st Annual Meeting at Trinity Services in Mascoutah in late March. Ruby Brown, the district's director and a member of the Lakeview Garden Club, welcomed members. Locals garden club members who took ...

Search local inventory, coupons and more
Belleville News Democrat
Cooks allegedly took merchandise from Marshalls, 5935 N. Illinois St., Fairview Heights, being socks, underwear, shorts and other merchandise, total retail value not in excess of $300. The defendant had been previously convicted of retail theft ...

Collinsville High School students celebrate Festival of Colors
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With a toss of colored powder and sprinkling of April showers, members of the Collinsville High School's multicultural club celebrated the ancient Hindu holiday Holi last week. Also known as the Festival of Colors, Holi honors the vibrancy of spring ...

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From Kumbaya - Meadowlands winner's circle
Harnesslink
"My dad liked to go the track, Fairmount Park [in Collinsville, Illinois], and my brother and I just started going with him and betting on the horses," recalled Glassmeyer. "They still race thoroughbreds there, but we got involved with harness racing ...

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Alleged arsonist/burglar pleads not guilty
Pekin Daily Times
Darsha T. Smith, the 26-year-old Collinsville man accused of being one of the five men who burglarized the Longbranch Saloon in 2011 and burned it down, pleaded not guilty to all charges Thursday and he is currently set for a July jury trial. Smith is ...

Illini's Groce lends hand for prep basketball Hall of Fame
Alton Telegraph
Illinois coach John Groce talks about his first year with the Illini during a news conference at Memorial Stadium in Champaign on April 2. Groce will be in Collinsville on May 31 as the featured speaker at a fund raiser for the Illinois High School ...

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High school Hall of Fame to induct 25 - The Southern Illinoisan
The Southern
The Illinois High School Basketball Hall of Fame has announced its 2013 class will include 25 inductees. “We are thrilled to welcome a new class of exceptional basketball ... The Post-1960s inductees are: Ronnie Fields, Farragut; Rashard Griffith, King ...

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