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By Keith Gillett Herald Publications MASCOUTAH – With just four items of business on the agenda last week, it was one of the shortest Mascoutah District 9 School Board meetings in quite awhile. Dealing with the pandemic was still a high priority. Superintendent Dr. Craig Fiegel told the Board that the District continues to monitor…

Friday, January 14 Ambulance Call – 3000 Block Blackwood Dr / Lasica Information – 8900 Block St Rt 4 – Weinel Burglary-Building – 600 Block S Jefferson St / Watkins Reckless Driver – St Rt 4/I-64 /Watkins Child Custody Dispute – 1500 Block Autumn Lakes Ln / Heinen Business Alarm – N Jefferson St /…

The St. Clair County State’s Attorney’s Office has filed charges against three individuals involved in the shooting inside St. Clair Square Mall in Fairview Heights yesterday afternoon, January 20. Jeremiah Handy (18) of East St. Louis, Ronnie Edmonds (18) of Cahokia, and Andre Gillespie (20) of East St. Louis have each been charged for their…

On January 12, the Mascoutah Noon and Evening Lions presented MindsEye with a $2500 check to fulfill their “Giving Tuesday” matching gift pledge to the nonprofit organization. “Giving Tuesday” is the Tuesday after Thanksgiving and is touted as a “global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the…

Friday, Dec. 31 Information – 300 block E. Main St & Mine Rd/Lasica 911 Dial – 100 block E. Oak & N. August St/Donovan Funeral Escort – W. Main St & N. County Rd/Donovan Assist Other Agency/ISP – I-64/Heinen Ambulance Call – 10200 block Rt. 177/Donovan Trespass-Warning Issued – 100 block Fillmore St/Heinen Investigation –…

By Randy Pierce [email protected] With a response averaging more than one-and-a-half calls every day, the annual report released recently by the Fairview Fire Department characterizes what a very busy year was for its members in 2021. That report indicated the department which operates out of two locations in Fairview Heights, 10045 Bunkum Road and 214…

By Keith Gillett Herald Publications The Mascoutah District 19 Board of Education needed two meetings to complete its business for December: s meeting last Tuesday and then again on Monday earlier this week to vote on two additional items. At the Board of Education at a Special Meeting on Monday, Dec. 20, members appointed MHS…

By Pamela Rensing [email protected] The Mascoutah City Council held their last meeting for 2021 on Monday, Dec. 20. Virtual and in-person participation was allowed. The second reading of the 2021 Property Tax Levy was held and approved. The 2020 Rate Setting EAV (equalized assessed value) was $141.9 million. This year, the calculated estimate is $146.2…

Friday, Dec. 10 Possession of Stolen Vehicle – I-64/Donovan Barking Dog – 9600 block Weatherby/Rettig Suspicious Vehicle – Mascoutah Plaza Dr/Sirtak Well Being Check – 500 block W. Poplar/Glander Saturday, Dec. 11 Suspicious Activity – 300 block Biscayne Dr/Sirtak Fire Call – 4500 block Rt. 161/Sirtak Information – 9700 block Hayden Dr/Rettig Traffic Accident –…

By Randy Pierce [email protected] Whether or not the Fairview Heights Public Library will be supported with funding directly from the city’s general fund or through a tax collected from local property owners is a decision expected to be made by the city council at its meeting scheduled for next Tuesday, December 7, beginning at 7…