Mid Rivers Newsmagazine Your online news source for St. Charles County, Missouri
Letter to the Editor from the Aug. 7 issue.
Read More »Letter to the Editor: Regarding ‘City opts to revisit fireworks ban’
Tryout to win chance to sing National Anthem at Blues game
The Stanley Cup Champion St. Louis Blues [that never gets old] and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra [SLSO] are calling for soloists, vocal performance groups, instrumentalists and small instrumental groups to audition for a chance to win a one-night National Anthem performance prior to a Blues game during the 2019/2020 season.
Read More »Former U.S. Attorney John Ashcroft to speak at annual Businessmen’s Prayer Breakfast
The annual Businessmen's Prayer Breakfast takes place on Wednesday, Sept. 4. Doors open at 7 a.m. with the program running from 7:30-9 a.m. The featured speaker is former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft.
Read More »Health Capsules: Aug. 7
The latest in health and lifestyle news.
Read More »Walter E. Williams: What’s most important?
Williams' editorial from the Aug. 7 issue.
Read More »Massa’s New Town carrying on tradition of great food shared with friends
When people gather around a table, food, drink and goods times are expected. Those expectations always are met at Massa’s, of course!
Read More »Prime Real Estate: Fed cut unlikely to change mortgage rates
Mortgage rates aren’t likely going to respond quickly to last week’s quarter-point rate adjustment. Interest rates on home loans are more closely tied to the 10-year Treasury yield, which serves as a benchmark to the 30-year fixed mortgage rate.
Read More »Oasis seeks tutoring volunteers for milestone 30th year
As part of its mission to promote healthy aging through lifelong learning, active lifestyles and service, St. Louis-based Oasis launched its Intergenerational Tutoring program here in 1989. Since that time, thousands of older adults have served as Oasis volunteer tutors nationwide, impacting the lives of nearly half a million children.
Read More »The Dream Team: Students, teachers and parents
You’ve packed the backpack, picked out first-day-of-school clothes and talked about before- and after-school routines and activities. Now, it’s all up to the teachers, right? Actually, the true recipe for academic success is one part educator, one part parents and one part student, with each contributor doing his or her part.
Read More »Francis Howell School District takes transportation in-house
When it was time to rebid transportation, Francis Howell School District decided to bring transportation in-house. To accomplish that goal, they purchased 170 new buses [89% of the fleet] and 21 used buses [11% of the fleet]. The used buses are models from 2015 and 2017.
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