MoDOT launches enhanced pothole patrol
The Missouri Department of Transportation is kicking off an enhanced pothole repair initiative starting today in the St. Louis metropolitan area (St. Louis City and St. Louis, St. Charles, Franklin and...
View ArticleTeens can buckle up and win
Seat belts save lives. Throughout the past three years, 254 teens were killed in Missouri traffic crashes. Seventy-five percent of Missouri teens killed in traffic crashes were not wearing seat belts....
View ArticleThe buzz on bond issues
Recently a reader wrote wondering if voters really understood what municipal bonds are and how they work. Good question – especially with two bond issues on the upcoming April 3 ballot. Municipal bonds...
View ArticleThe unpredictable cost of doing business as gas prices rise
For John Q. and Mary Citizen who fill the tank of the family SUV or compact car to get to work and take care of day-to-day errands, the recent upswing in gas prices has put a serious dent in the family...
View ArticleNightly work on I-270, from Manchester to I-44, begins April 16
The Missouri Department of Transportation will begin construction on the Interstate 270 Widening Project between Manchester Road (Route 100) and Interstate 44 starting Monday, April 16. MoDOT will...
View ArticleGetting rid of prescription medications made easier
Left to right: St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch; Jacob Van Tuyl; Bruce Litzsinger, manager of environmental compliance at MSD; Captain Kenneth Williams; Dr. Amy Tiemeier, director of...
View ArticleIt’s National Pollinator Week at the Saint Louis Zoo
A male blueberry bee was identified and photographed at Missouri Botanical Garden in 2012 by Ed Spevak of the Saint Louis Zoo. This is the first reported sighting of these bees since the 1930s. One out...
View ArticleStephen Sachs appointed to St. Louis County Library Board of Trustees
Stephen Sachs, president of Sachs Properties in Chesterfield, is the newest member of the St. Louis County Library (SLCL) Board of Trustees. Sachs was appointed to the Board by the St. Louis County...
View ArticleSt. Louis County Briefs
Partners for Native Landscaping workshop Residents interested in learning to landscape with native species can attend a day-long workshop on Feb. 23 at Powder Valley Nature Center in Kirkwood. The...
View ArticleSt. Louis on Forbes’ Most Miserable Cities list
(Photo courtesy of Gateway Arch) Forbes recently released its 2013 list for the most miserable U.S. cities, and St. Louis was ranked at No. 12, with Detroit coming in at No. 1. “St. Louis and Detroit...
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