Mid Rivers Newsmagazine Your online news source for St. Charles County, Missouri

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is concerned about the use of fetal ultrasounds for the creation of “keepsake” images.

Celebrating community service The Caroline Close Stuart Chapter of the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution recently honored Steve Collier with a Community Service Award for his work with Restore St. Charles. The volunteer organization assists St. Charles County families in rehabilitating their homes so they have safe housing that meets current code requirements. PEOPLE Provision Living Senior Living Communities, LLC, which operates Whispering Pines Retirement Community in Warrenton, has announced a new management team. Stephanie Horn will serve as executive director, LaFonda Johnson as assistant executive director and activities director, and Julie Willman as community relations director. ...

President Barack Obama's absence from the great gathering in Paris of national leaders from other countries, to show their solidarity with France in its opposition to Islamic terrorists, was another sign of the Obama administration's continuing irresolution in the face of terror.

Students at Sts. Joachim and Ann Catholic School in St. Charles helped local families “Stomp Out Poverty” this holiday season.

To say somebody is the Best Civic Servant is to say a lot. Not only does it mean they provide a vital service to the community, it requires that they show a dedication and passion for their work and the residents who rely on them

Mid Rivers Newsmagazine asked, and our readers answered. Here are the 2014 winners of the “Best of Mid Rivers” along with the first and second runners-up.

Older folks who resist using social media may be depriving themselves of some life-changing benefits, a two-year study in the U.K. demonstrated.

Joining a gym, signing up for an exercise class, hiring a personal trainer or committing to an at-home fitness regimen all are great ways to kick-start a healthy new year, but will you still be sticking with it by the time spring break rolls around?

To say that Marshawn Blackmon’s presence has bolstered the fortunes of the Fort Zumwalt South basketball team over the past three seasons would be a vast understatement.

The Francis Howell School District would cut as many as 66 academic and support staff positions under a proposal being considered by the Board of Education. “It’s a very sad time to be eliminating positions,” Board President Eric Seider said during a Dec. 18 board study session.