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St. Louis County joins ‘Click It or Ticket’ campaign

St. Louis County joins ‘Click It or Ticket’ campaign

St. Louis County Police Department is joining with statewide law enforcement May 20 to June 2 to help save more lives with an aggressive “Click It or Ticket” mobilization to crack down on Missouri’s seat belt violations. Seat... read more »

 

Rockwood bumps pay for administrators and teachers, hires interim superintendent

Rockwood bumps pay for administrators and teachers, hires interim superintendent

Former Wentzville Superintendent Terry Adams has been hired as Rockwood’s interim superintendent.(Photo courtesy of Rockwood School District) At its May 16 meeting Rockwood’s School Board voted to increase administrators’ pay and... read more »

 

Wildwood retains historic Old Slave Road name

Wildwood retains historic Old Slave Road name

An ongoing debate in Wildwood came to an end of the road on May 13 after the Wildwood City Council decided to preserve the name of the controversially named Old Slave Road. The city’s Administration/Public Works Committee after a 6-1 vote,... read more »

 

I-64/Long Road exit ramp now open

The Missouri Department of Transportation opened the westbound Interstate 64 exit ramp to Long Road in Chesterfield this afternoon. This is the ramp that goes over I-64 as part of the exit ramp, which was closed for approximately two weeks. Crews... read more »

 

Route 141 improvements included in MoDOT’s 2014-2018 transporation improvement plan

Route 141 improvements included in MoDOT’s 2014-2018 transporation improvement plan

More construction is slated for Route 141, beginning in spring 2014, according to MoDOT’s Statewide Transportation Improvement Program. (Photo shows the then newly opened Route 141-Page/Olive Connector in July 2012. West Newsmagazine... read more »

 

Suspect leads police on chase through southern Eureka

Suspect leads police on chase through southern Eureka

Photo by Joe Ritter, West Newsmagazine staff A high-speed police chase culminated Friday, May 10 on Williams Road in southern Eureka with shots fired, a car riddled with bullets and a suspect taken to an area hospital. According to Trooper... read more »

 

De Smet Jesuit drops middle school idea for now

After months of consideration, De Smet Jesuit on May 7 announced its decision to not expand with a middle school to implement its high school campus. Father Wally Sidney, president of De Smet Jesuit, said the school was envisioning a middle... read more »

 

Ballwin to enforce ordinance restricting commercial vehicle parking

Ballwin to enforce ordinance restricting commercial vehicle parking

The AT&T store on Manchester Road in Ballwin will have until June 1 to find a new parking spot for its commercial vehicle – one that complies with a new city ordinance. The city of Ballwin is taking a conciliatory approach in enforcing... read more »

 

Monarch FPD hires new, ‘old’ attorney

The changing of the guard at the Monarch Fire Protection District has continued with the appointment of an attorney to handle legal matters and the naming of a newly elected director to serve on the board of the dispatch center of which Monarch... read more »

 

Naturalization ceremony marks new chapter in lives of local immigrants

Naturalization ceremony marks new chapter in lives of local immigrants

Dr. Patrice Aitch, Parkway South High School principal, with Annuja Mathivanan For a number of students at Parkway South High School, the event was a real-life civics lesson. For others, it officially marked the start of a new chapter in their... read more »

 
 
 
 

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