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Second fatal collision in Chesterfield in two days

Second fatal collision in Chesterfield in two days

Just one day after Clayton A. Pfeiffer, 18, was killed in a collision on Olive Boulevard and Creve Coeur Mill Road, a second motorist was killed when the car she was driving struck a light standard on Olive at Chesterfield Parkway West, just... read more »

 

Clowns on Call visits Mercy

Clowns on Call visits Mercy

A new program that brings the fun of the circus directly to the hospital beds of children was officially launched by Circus Flora on Feb. 14 and 15 at Mercy Children’s Hospital and SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center, respectively. The... read more »

 

Monarch fire chief focuses on future

Monarch fire chief focuses on future

It took Tom Vineyard scarcely a second to recall the most difficult situation he had experienced during his nearly 24 years as a firefighter. Early in his career at the Mid-County Fire Protection District, the district’s crew and equipment... read more »

 

Ellisville approves managed hunts for Klamberg Woods

In an effort to minimize the deer population in the city of Ellisville, the city council Feb. 15 approved plans for a managed archery and crossbow deer hunt to be conducted by the Missouri Department at its Roger Klamberg Woods Conservation... read more »

 

Man saves co-worker’s life with CPR

Man saves co-worker’s life with CPR

Scott Whitbeck’s Monday morning workday Feb. 6 began routinely. Little more than halfway into that day, however, he experienced an event that few people ever face – one he prefers never to face again. Whitbeck, 47, works at Holtec Gas Systems,... read more »

 

Stimulus for home buyers offered in February

The “Neighborhoods Built by Your Neighbors” Program is offering a private stimulus fund to provide $2,000 to $10,000 cash to residential home buyers at closing time when they purchase a home (new construction) from one of seven participating... read more »

 

Collision on Olive Boulevard results in MBU student fatality

On Tuesday, Feb. 21 at approximately 11 a.m., a black 2012 Infiniti SUV heading eastbound on Olive Boulevard crossed the center line and struck two westbound vehicles, a 2007 white Dodge truck and a 1998 silver Honda Accord. The Accord, driven... read more »

 

O’Fallon’s free disaster preparedness training starts March 2

O’Fallon’s free disaster preparedness training starts March 2

Everyone who lives or works in O’Fallon is invited to learn basic disaster response skills through attending the O’Fallon Police Department’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training. The 20-hour course is taught at no charge... read more »

 

Holterman-Hommes named president, CEO-elect of Youth In Need

Holterman-Hommes named president, CEO-elect of Youth In Need

The Board of Directors of Youth In Need, which provides crisis intervention and prevention services to thousands of at-risk children, youth and families throughout eastern and central Missouri, has selected Patricia Holterman-Hommes, current... read more »

 

Sheriff’s deputies may not see pay boost from state funding

Sheriff’s deputies may not see pay boost from state funding

Money from a state fund that provided a small amount of funding to pay St. Charles County Sheriff’s deputies may not be available later this year. And county officials have continued to criticize the fund, saying the county isn’t receiving... read more »

 
 
 
 

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