Madison Lammert

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A man died Tuesday following a dog attack in Caseyville, according to police. The incident involved three pitbulls, Caseyville Police Chief Woodrow Hall said. Kent P. Recklein, 67, a resident of Caseyville, was pronounced deceased at the scene at 2:14 p.m. Tuesday, St. Clair County Coroner Calvin Dye Sr. said. Police responded to a call reporting the attack at approximately 2 p.m., Hall said.

2 weeks ago | bnd.com | Madison Lammert

Collinsville High School students will return from summer break to a more restrictive cell phone policy. The new policy, which the district's school board unanimously approved Monday, limits when and where high schoolers can use their phones. It requires students to have their cell phones off and put away during instructional time, including study hall, whereas the current policy allows students to use their phones in class for educational purposes with their teacher's permission.

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Superintendent of O’Fallon School District 90 Carrie Hruby is the Illinois Association of School Administrators’ 2025 Superintendent of Distinction for the Southwestern region. Hruby is one of 21 superintendents across the state chosen by fellow administrators to hold this year’s title of Superintendent of Distinction. Awardees are selected based on leadership and dedication, a news release says. “I am truly honored and humbled by this recognition,” Hruby said in the release.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Madison Lammert

When Dick Cooley’s welding career began, so did his art career. At 22-years-old, Cooley took a welding course at a local technical college. For one assignment, the students were told to take old parts and to make something creative. So, he made a 4-foot-tall rose. Over 40 years later, Cooley is doing that same thing — using his welding skills to produce sculptures out of so-called junk — as the “Spark Plug Guy.” The moniker is a reference to the little spark plug characters seen in his pieces.

3 weeks ago | bnd.com | Madison Lammert

Inside the CAVE is a full-sized plane capable of training students interested in entering aeronautical maintenance and engineering fields. Belleville News-Democrat Belleville School District 201 unveiled the 15,000-square-foot expansion to its Center for Academic and Vocational Excellence, better known as The CAVE, Wednesday. Community members got an up-close look at the new CAVE Annex, which is a separate building that sits southeast of the main building, at an open house.