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Hot meals at lunchtime for homebound seniors in St. Peters received a boost from the Central County Fire and Rescue Fire Protection District, which presented a $20,556. 55 check on Dec. 17 to support the city’s Meals on Wheels program.

The political left has been trying to run other people's lives for centuries. So we should not be surprised to see the Obama administration now trying to force neighborhoods across America to have the mix of people the government wants them to have.

Two local girls got the surprise of their lives while getting their picture taken with Santa at Mid Rivers Mall last weekend. But this was not just any surprise, it was bigger than Santa himself.

  Things had been a bit rocky for the Marquette hockey club in the past two weeks with the Mustangs dropping three of their last four games in Mid-States Club Hockey play. On Monday night, the Mustangs got a break and a nice little early Christmas present in the process. Marquette parlayed a first period goal and two second period goals and a big-time performance from goalie Alex Kalmes into a 4-2 win over struggling Francis Howell North at the Rec-Plex South in St. Peters, Mo. Getting three goals in the first two periods gave the Marquette (8-3) a major ...

On Monday, Dec. 21, the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office issued charges on Ian Mackie, 39, of the 1400 block of Whispering Creek in Ballwin, for one count of Attempted Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and one count of Attempted Possession of Child Pornography. Mackie is being held on a $250,000 cash only bond. The probable cause statement states that the defendant requested that the victim, a child under 14 years of age, send him pictures of the victim’s genitals, and that Mackie complained when he didn’t receive a viewable copy of the images. Detectives from the St. Louis ...

Practicing fireplace safety can help to prevent home fires this winter

Lafayette junior guard Adam Flynn and the Lancers knew that top ten power Francis Howell would be a bruising test for them. The Lancers had their hands full with Howell for the first half but a 6-2 third quarter surge jump-started the Lancers offense and host Lafayette rolled to a 74-54 victory over Francis Howell on Friday night. It was a confidence-building performance for a young Lafayette club that was looking to show their mettle against the experienced Vikings. “They (Francis Howell)  are a very good team that likes to push the pace up the court and the slower pace of the ...

Ember didn’t seem like she was feeling well today. She wasn’t doing her normal routine of jumping down today from her perch next to a window at the Five Acres Animal Shelter in St. Charles.

St. Louis Cremation recently opened a new St. Charles County facility at 320 Jungermann Road in St. Peters, celebrating with a ribbon cutting.

Each year in the U.S., thousands of people are injured and as many as 100 people die while shoveling or blowing snow. Last winter in Chicago alone, 18 people aged 40-75 died in snow shoveling-related incidents.