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SM Wilson step away from building TheCENTER Charles Bolinger, charles.bolinger@edwpub.net FacebookTwitterEmail EDWARDSVILLE — TheCENTER is one goal away from its first hat trick – getting built. At its administrative and community service meeting Thursday, the committee unanimously picked S.M. Wilson & Co. to build the facility at a cost of $10,828,950. The engineers’ estimate was $11,375,000. All that remains is full council approval at its next meeting. “I appreciate the mayor’s gu...

Edwardsvilles Porter closes her planning, zoning books for final time Edwardsville’s Porter closes her planning, zoning books for final time Charles Bolinger Hearst Newspapers FacebookTwitterEmail EDWARDSVILLE — “I try to keep a low profile,” Cheryl Porter said. That may be one reason for her career longevity, as the city’s assistant planner is stepping down Friday after being employed with Edwardsville since 1988. Porter seemed an unlikely candidate for a planning and zoning employee...

Mannie Jackson Center suspends all operations immediately Cites academic, financial issues FacebookTwitterEmail Visitors enter the Mannie Jackson Center for the Humanities at the historic former Lincoln School on Main Streert in Edwardsville in December 2015, just after it opened.John Badman | Hearst Ilinois EDWARDSVILLE — The Mannie Jackson Center for Humanities Foundation (MJCHF) announced an immediate suspension of all operating activities Friday. “Without financial and academic support,...

Edwardsville, Glen Carbon solidify partnership for TheCENTER The Intelligencer FacebookTwitterEmail Rendering of TheCENTER’s main entranceCourtesy of the City of Edwardsville The City of Edwardsville and the Village of Glen Carbon officially are partners in the project to build a proposed ice rink, track, fitness and teen center. This new development, called TheCENTER, will be located in Edwardsville by Edwardsville High School, off Tiger Drive and Governor’s Parkway. The two entities alrea...

Patton dubs Plummer Park, TheCENTER as accomplishments City plans for parking, recreation Charles Bolinger, charles.bolinger@edwpub.net FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 2of3 3of3 EDWARDSVILLE — Plummer Family Park, parking solutions and TheCENTER are among Mayor Hal Patton’s 2021 predictions as he looks ahead to his final few months in office. The park, which opened last summer, is the crown of the city’s park system and Patton said he expects it to develop even further once restrictions are li...

April election taking shape as candidates emerge New, previouscandidates emerge FacebookTwitterEmail Candidate lists for the consolidated election were unveiled in Edwardsville and Maryville Tuesday. Mayor Hal Patton announced during the spring that he is not running for a third, four-year term as mayor. Two people filed for that seat, Stephanie Malench of Bring Your Own Glen-Ed, and Ward 7 Alderman Art Risavy. If Risavy is elected mayor, a special election will be held to fill his city council...

Village edges closer to city partnership on TheCENTER Charles Bolinger, charles.bolinger@edwpub.net FacebookTwitterEmail TheCENTERHearst file photo GLEN CARBON — The village public services committee unanimously voted in favor of a $1 million intergovernmental agreement with the city of Edwardsville Monday for its proposed ice rink, track facility and teen center, TheCENTER. Mayor Hal Patton and other city officials have been trying to engage the village in a partnership deal on this project...