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By Randy Pierce www.tribune.com FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS – Establishing a positive and beneficial impact on the community has been at the forefront for members of the Fairview Heights Kiwanis Club who recently celebrated their 50th year of existence, having been chartered not long after the city incorporated as a municipality in 1969. As explained in information…

Friday, June 3 911 Open Line – 9600 block Hayden Dr/Kraus Suspicious Activity – 9800 block Perrin Rd/Kraus Well Being Check – 600 block Daniel Dr/Sunnquist VIN Verification – 200 block N. 6th/Sunnquist Neighborhood Disturbance – 200 block Laura St/Sunnquist Lost Property – W. Main St/Donovan Lock Out Vehicle – 200 block S. 10th St/Donovan…

Friday, May 27 Mentally Ill Subject – 9600 block Hayden Dr/Bumpers Assist to Schools – Mascoutah High School/Sunnquist Civil Matter – W. Main St/Weck Traffic Accident – Rt. 4 & Hayden Dr/Bumpers Criminal Damage to Property – W. Main St/Quirin Derelict Vehicle – 200 block Laura St/Sirtak Juvenile Problem – S. South St/Quirin Alarm/Residential –…

By Pamela Rensing [email protected] The Mascoutah Library is excited to announce two Summer Reading Programs for 2022 – one for children and one for adults. Children’s Summer Reading Program The children’s program is called “Read Beyond the Beaten Path” with a variety of craft weeks held at the library, and community events at Scheve Park.…

A Fairview Heights man is heading to federal prison for possession of child pornography. Michael M. Rapa, 68, of Fairview Heights, was sentenced on Thursday, June 2, to 6 years in prison for two counts of possession of prepubescent child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. Rapa pleaded guilty to the charges…

Friday, May 20 Vandalism – 100 block E. South St/Sirtak Animal at Large – 100 block W. Phillips/Weinel Noise Complaint – 700 block W. Main/Kraus Missing Person/Juvenile/Male – 300 block E. Main/Kraus Alarm/Residential – 1400 block Lincoln Blvd/Heinen Harassing Phone Call – 300 block N. Jefferson St/Kraus Noise Complaint – W. Main St/Bumpers Disturbance –…

Friday, May 13 Assist Other Agency ISP – I-64/Kraus Standby Keep The Peace – 300 block N. 5th St/Kraus Fire Call – Rt. 4 & Rt. 161/Sirtak Domestic Disturbance – 8900 block Christ Rd/Quirin Funeral Escort 100 block N. Independence/Bumpers Fire Call – 9700 block Hayden Dr/Quirin Lock Out Vehicle – 700 block N. Jefferson/Quirin…

By Keith Gillett Herald Publications At its May 17 meeting, the Mascoutah District 19 Board of Education approved a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Mascoutah Teacher Association making changes to the existing contract. The Board has been involved in negotiations to make changes over the past several months. Changes included a new pay table…

Friday, May 6 Assist to Schools – Mascoutah Elementary School/Sunnquist Business Alarm – 1200 block W. Main/Watkins Traffic Accident – Rt. 161 & Rt. 4/Watkins Information – 500 block E. Main St/Veres Crisis Intervention – 700 block W. Main/Kraus Animal at Large – 9800 block Perrin Rd/Kraus Well Being Check – 9700 block Hayden Dr/Heinen…

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – After a final arrest last weekend, federal authorities are releasing the results of a month long, large scale, multi-agency, law enforcement operation led by the U.S. Marshals Service, Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force, operating primarily throughout March 2022. The operation resulted in more than 150 arrests, including three individuals…