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Shopping: Indian Market coming to Cahokia Mounds - Belleville News Democrat

Fri, 04/12/2013 - 11:44

Shopping: Indian Market coming to Cahokia Mounds
Belleville News Democrat
The 10th annual indoor Spring Indian Market at Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site in Collinsville begins Friday. Hours are noon to 5 p.m. Friday and 9 ... Plants-N-More, 1201 N. Illinois Street in Swansea, is now open for the season. Don't be misled by ...

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Thursday's best hitting performances - STLtoday.com

Fri, 04/12/2013 - 02:02

Thursday's best hitting performances
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Tyler Zappia, Highland, Illinois (vs Roxana), 1, 1, 0, 3, 1, 0, 0, 1000. Parker Hendricks, Belleville East (vs Belleville West), 3, 4, 1, 3 ... Drew Curtis, Edwardsville (vs Collinsville), 1, 2, 1, 2, 0, 0, 1, 500. Tanner Kulpa, Francis Howell (vs ...

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SWIC adds Butler to strong recruiting class - Belleville News Democrat

Thu, 04/11/2013 - 23:17

SWIC adds Butler to strong recruiting class
Belleville News Democrat
BELLEVILLE — The junior college basketball recruiting pipeline continues to flow toward Southwestern Illinois College with the announcement this week that Champaign's Corvon Butler has given a verbal commitment to join the Blue Storm beginning this ...

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Fourth suspect in arson held on $50000 bond - Peoria Journal Star

Thu, 04/11/2013 - 22:59

Fourth suspect in arson held on $50000 bond
Peoria Journal Star
Darsha Smith, 26, of Collinsville was arrested April 2 in Belleville on an unrelated charge and extradited to Mason County when St. Clair County authorities learned about the warrant sworn out against him, according to court records. Smith has been ...

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THURSDAY, APRIL 11 ROUNDUP: O'Fallon squeezes past Alton - Alton Telegraph

Thu, 04/11/2013 - 20:06

THURSDAY, APRIL 11 ROUNDUP: O'Fallon squeezes past Alton
Alton Telegraph
Collinsville is 9-3 and 1-3 in the SWC. North Greene 11, Calhoun 1 - The Spartans broke to a 10-0 lead after three innings and cruised to a Western Illinois Valley Conference victory in five innings. The game was scheduled for White Hall, but moved to ...

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Musial vs. Veterans: Illinois, feds disagree on who has authority to name new ... - Belleville News Democrat

Thu, 04/11/2013 - 19:55

Musial vs. Veterans: Illinois, feds disagree on who has authority to name new ...
Belleville News Democrat
The chief sponsor of the Illinois resolution, naming the bridge the Veterans Memorial Bridge, is Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Belleville. Co-sponsors are Rep. Jerry Costello II, D-Smithton; Rep. Dan Beiser, D-Alton; and Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, D-East St. Louis.

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Road projects slated in Madison County - Alton Telegraph

Thu, 04/11/2013 - 17:48

Road projects slated in Madison County
Alton Telegraph
Madison County: Install guardrails and impact reduction devices on Interstates 55/70 from Illinois Route 157 in Collinsville to Interstate 270 north of Troy. R & S Construction, Sparta, $248,986. "Our highways are vital streams of commerce for the ...

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Helping the community for 100 years - STLtoday.com

Tue, 04/09/2013 - 23:19

Helping the community for 100 years
STLtoday.com
The Collinsville Woman's Club is part of the General Federation of Woman's Clubs. The Illinois chapter of the GFWC was organized in 1894 and the group's mission is “dedicated to community improvement by enhancing the lives of others through volunteer ...

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Collinsville community events for the week of April 10 - STLtoday.com

Tue, 04/09/2013 - 23:03

Collinsville community events for the week of April 10
STLtoday.com
To find the entire listing of events, go to suburbanjournals.stltoday.com and search "Collinsville community events." Wednesday, April 10. SCREENING: For blood pressure, St. John Evangelical United Church of Christ, Faith Hall, 307 W. Clay St ...

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Collinsville arrest reports for the week of April 10 - STLtoday.com

Tue, 04/09/2013 - 23:02

Collinsville arrest reports for the week of April 10
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POSSESSION: On Thursday, March 28, Edwardsville police assisted the Illinois State Police Metropolitan Enforcement Group of Southwest Illinois drug task force in serving a search warrant at 2711 Hunters Ridge, Edwardsville, according to a press release.

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Voters say yes to lower property taxes and to incumbent candidates - STLtoday.com

Tue, 04/09/2013 - 21:13

Voters say yes to lower property taxes and to incumbent candidates
STLtoday.com
In other races, voters in the Collinsville Area Recreation District said yes to lower taxes and affirmed incumbents in races for Collinsville City Council, the Collinsville School District, the townships of Edwardsville and Collinsville and the ...

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Dog Stolen From Illinois Home Found In Fairfax - WRIC

Tue, 04/09/2013 - 17:56

Daily Mail

Dog Stolen From Illinois Home Found In Fairfax
WRIC
Dauz, short for the family name "Dausman," lived with his original owners in Collinsville, Ill., when he was stolen from their front yard last July. Almost a year later, Alicia Dausman received a call from a Fairfax, Va. animal shelter 900 miles away ...
Dog stolen from loving family eight months ago manages to break free and make ...Daily Mail

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Local dog found in Virginia - KSDK

Mon, 04/08/2013 - 23:30

KSDK

Local dog found in Virginia
KSDK
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - An Italian greyhound that spent eight months on the lam is back in his southwestern Illinois home after being returned from where he turned up more than 900 miles away. Suburban Journals of Greater St. Louis reports 5-year-old ...
Dog Reunited with Family after 900-Mile JourneyCBS Local
Eight months and 800 miles later, Collinsville family dog identified via microchipSTLtoday.com

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Illinois voters heading to the polls - STLtoday.com

Mon, 04/08/2013 - 23:16

Illinois voters heading to the polls
STLtoday.com
Incumbent mayors are running unopposed for re-election in Granite City and O'Fallon; there are no mayoral races in Collinsville or East St. Louis. Belleville Aldermen Philip Elmore and Joseph Hayden are each seeking to unseat Mayor Mark Eckert, who has ...

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Collinsville High School teacher feted for leadership - STLtoday.com

Mon, 04/08/2013 - 23:16

Collinsville High School teacher feted for leadership
STLtoday.com
Gary Clark, a retired Collinsville High School teacher, is the executive director of the Illinois chapter of the National Association of Student Councils. He formerly led the student council himself and has mentored Gordon in the role. Clark said the ...

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Teens and technology go hand in hand, but the Mississippi Valley Library ... - STLtoday.com

Mon, 04/08/2013 - 23:16

Teens and technology go hand in hand, but the Mississippi Valley Library ...
STLtoday.com
Through the end of May, Collinsville Memorial Library and Fairmont City Library are hosting Teen Initiative, a 12-week program that will teach teens digital photography, design and web skills. Though the program has been in swing since March ...

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Traffic stop study looks at race of drivers - STLtoday.com

Mon, 04/08/2013 - 23:16

Traffic stop study looks at race of drivers
STLtoday.com
Nonwhite drivers in Edwardsville and Collinsville are pulled over at about the same rate as white drivers, according to the report. The report, which is tallied by Alexander Weiss Consulting and administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation ...

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Collinsville City Council talks about 'pocket parks' proposal - Belleville News Democrat

Mon, 04/08/2013 - 21:44

Collinsville City Council talks about 'pocket parks' proposal
Belleville News Democrat
The Collinsville City Council members on Monday discussed the merits of three proposed "pocket parks" near downtown along the new Illinois 159. The discussion took place during the council's monthly strategic session where they talk about future agenda ...

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Italian greyhound reunited with family after 900-mile journey - ABC7Chicago.com

Mon, 04/08/2013 - 10:02

ABC7Chicago.com

Italian greyhound reunited with family after 900-mile journey
ABC7Chicago.com
April 8, 2013 (COLLINSVILLE, Ill.) -- An Italian greyhound that spent eight months on the lam has been returned to his southwestern Illinois home after turning up more than 900 miles away in Virginia. Five-year-old purebred Dauz went missing from the ...

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Dog reunited with family after 900-mile journey - Belleville News Democrat

Mon, 04/08/2013 - 08:17

Philly.com

Dog reunited with family after 900-mile journey
Belleville News Democrat
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. — An Italian greyhound that spent eight months on the lam has been returned to his southwestern Illinois home after turning up more than 900 miles away in Virginia. Five-year-old purebred Dauz went missing from the Dausman family's ...
Dog reunited with southwestern Illinois family after 900-mile journeyThe Republic
Eight months and 800 miles later, Collinsville family dog identified via microchipSTLtoday.com

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