1+ hour, 41+ min ago  (900+ words) By Randy Pierce " In the aftermath of the defeat by the Madison County Board of a special-use permit request concerning a proposed solar energy facility near Glen Carbon last month, the team of individuals who sought it are evaluating what…...

4+ week, 19+ hour ago  (927+ words) Editor " During a May 4 finance and economic development committee meeting, Troy's City Administrator, Jay Keeven, introduced some ideas for adding a solar array to the city's wastewater treatment plant, which would be separate from the planned upgrade that is coming....

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (915+ words) After the county's zoning board of appeals voted in late April to recommend denial of the permit request, that action was advanced to the building and zoning committee which met Tuesday, May 5, then resisted making any motion one way or…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (1013+ words) ZBA vote was 4-0-1 plus 2 absences By Randy Pierce " Without a single vote of support and amid objections from residents, the Madison County Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) on April 28, voted against the issuance of a special-use permit that would allow…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (447+ words) by Randy Pierce " Members of the Madison County Board have many times over the past couple of years faced the challenge of representing the feelings of their constituents when casting a vote on proposed solar energy developments, including those in…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (176+ words) The 16-month program provides hands-on training in critical, in-demand field This is the college's first expansion campus effort outside of Missouri. With a projected steady increase in new diesel technician jobs in the next 10 years, this expansion addresses the need…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (351+ words) By Tribune Staff " As large-scale solar developments continue to expand across Illinois, State Senator Erica Harriss (56th-Glen Carbon) is working to make sure taxpayers aren't left paying the price when those projects are damaged, abandoned or reach the end of…...