Debbie Haley, of Haley Properties, which deals in commercial and residential real estate in the county, advised Dardenne Prairie officials that previous assumptions about home development and local businesses is changing largely with the rise of the internet.

The bright television lights were off, a parade of local officials in front of microphones was not in evidence and speeches about Amazon coming to town were largely over as St. Peters officials got down to the business of providing financing that could bring thousands of jobs to the community.

Lake Saint Louis officials and residents may be moving toward a goal in the city’s recently approved comprehensive plan – improving communication between Lake Saint Louis residents who can use major recreational amenities such as the two community lakes and residents who can’t.

Amazon’s first fulfillment center in Missouri, planned for St. Peters and expected to create more than 1,500 jobs, is expected to benefit the entire St. Louis region, according to officials across St. Charles and St. Louis counties.

The state university outreach program that has been best known for working on agriculture issues for more than a century is shifting its focus to something besides 4-H clubs and providing information on planting the right kind of petunias.

A new subdivision in Lake Saint Louis that will feature a mix of multi-family and single-family homes may be one step closer to reality with the approval of a change in zoning classification for the site.

The state of St. Charles County remains good, according to its chief elected official, who struck a positive note throughout much of a nearly 30-page "state of the county" report released last week.

A local tradition since its creation in 2009, the Cottleville St. Patrick's Day parade has become one of the largest St. Patrick's Day celebrations in all of St. Charles County with more than 100 floats and a rising number of annual spectators.

Like other municipalities throughout St. Charles County, Lake Saint Louis and St. Peters officials are asking residents to decide in August whether to impose a “use tax” on goods purchased from out-of-state vendors. 

Former St. Louis Carinal Kyle McClellan and his wife, Bridget, now are raising their family locally and investing much of their time and resources into Brace For Impact 46, a nonprofit organization they began after a life-changing trip to Haiti.