February 15, 2019
Photos by Erin Achenbach. Dozens of people gathered along Telegraph Road leading to Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Wednesday for the funeral procession of Scott “Scotty” Wirtz, 42, of St. Louis, who was killed by a suicide bomber in Syria on Jan. 16. Wirtz grew up in St. Louis County and was a graduate of De
[ Read More ]Pictured above: Officer Blake Snyder’s father, mother, wife, son and other family members attend a dedication at the Affton Fire Protection District headquarters for the new Officer Blake Snyder Memorial Highway on Oct. 27, 2018. Snyder was killed over two years ago while responding to a domestic disturbance call in Green Park. Photo by Erin
[ Read More ]Pictured above: Officer Blake Snyder with his wife, Elizabeth, and son Malachi. By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com The trial of the south county man who admits he shot and killed Officer Blake Snyder is underway in Clayton this week, and with Trenton Forster’s guilt not up for debate, most of the courtroom testimony centers
[ Read More ]By Erin Achenbach Staff Reporter eachenach@callnewspapers.com The city of Green Park is starting 2019 with a $238,651 surplus budget after coming in under budget by more than $1.1 million last year. The Board of Aldermen passed the city’s $2.4 million 2019 budget unanimously Dec. 17. The city ended 2018 with a $3,667,527 total ending balance
[ Read More ]Representatives from Jubilee Church once again appeared before the Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen last month, this time to request a second-story expansion to the church they are building in an office park. At the Jan. 8 meeting, Mike Vorwerk with Civil Engineering Design Consultants presented a plan to the board for changes to the
[ Read More ]Sen. Andrew Koenig speaks at the Tesson Ferry Republican Club last summer. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer. By Kathryn Palmer Columbia Missourian JEFFERSON CITY — A proposed sales tax for out-of-state online purchases could lead to more income tax breaks for Missourians. That’s the crux of a pair of Senate bills heard simultaneously by the
[ Read More ]Pictured above, left to right, Shelli Manley, Julie Roy and Kristen Macke of Sperreng Middle School find out last month that the foundation awarded them a grant for their idea for Design Thinking Process Prototype Kits. The Lindbergh Foundation continued its annual support of original, inventive teaching ideas in January, awarding several Lindbergh educators 2018
[ Read More ]By Erin Achenbach Staff Reporter eachenbach@callnewspapers.com The Mehlville School District will be running a universal free breakfast pilot program at Forder Elementary School starting this week and continuing through March 15, with the unanimous approval of the Board of Education. A universal free breakfast program is a complete breakfast available at no cost to all
[ Read More ]Pictured above: County Executive Steve Stenger at the Aug. 1 County Council meeting. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer. By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Web Exclusive update: Stenger attended the County Council meeting Tuesday, Feb. 5, which happened after this article went to press. The St. Louis County Council is asking “Where’s Steve?” after County
[ Read More ]Pictured above: Steve Stenger, standing alongside his wife and children, is sworn in as the St. Louis County Executive by Judge Henry E. Autrey on Jan. 1. Stenger won re-election for county executive for a second term in the November 2018 election. Photo by Erin Achenbach. By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewpapers.com Steve Stenger has
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