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Dennis Hancock

St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office reaches settlement in Dennis Hancock nepotism case

January 28, 2025

St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Melissa Price Smith reached a settlement agreement with St. Louis County Councilman Dennis Hancock, R-Fenton, on Jan. 24 in the nepotism case filed by her predecessor...

Dennis Hancock

Wesley Bell refiles quo warranto petition seeking to remove Dennis Hancock from office

By Ellie Marshall, News Editor January 2, 2025

After dropping it in November, St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell refiled the quo warranto petition on Dec. 26 seeking to remove 3rd District Councilman Dennis Hancock, R-Fenton, from the...

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page signs ethics reform executive orders into law in 2019 in the county executive's office.

Contentions continue surrounding appointment of next prosecuting attorney

By Ellie Marshall, News Editor December 17, 2024

The St. Louis County Council had much to say at its Dec. 10 meeting regarding County Executive Sam Page’s decision to prematurely announce Cort VanOstran as the next St. Louis County prosecuting attorney...

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Petition to unseat Dennis Hancock over nepotism charges withdrawn

November 21, 2024

St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell has dropped a quo warranto petition to remove Dennis Hancock from his seat on the St. Louis County Council. "Our office deputized a Warren County prosecutor with...

St. Louis County senior property tax freeze applications open next week

St. Louis County senior property tax freeze applications open next week

September 25, 2024

Applications for St. Louis County’s senior property tax freeze will open Oct. 1. The Department of Revenue will open the online application Tuesday. It will remain open until June 30, 2025. Residents...

Fifth District Councilwoman Lisa Clancy, center, listens to members of the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership board testify in 2019 along with 6th District Councilman Ernie Trakas, left, and 7th District Councilman Mark Harder.

St. Louis County voters will determine if council needs own attorney

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor September 25, 2024

St. Louis County voters will decide in November whether the County Council should have its own attorney. Council members voted 4-3 on Aug. 27 to place the measure on the Nov. 5 ballot. If approved, the...

County taxpayers could pay for Hancock’s attorney fees

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor September 24, 2024

St. Louis County voters could be on the hook to pay for 3rd District Councilman Dennis Hancock’s legal fees as he faces nepotism charges. An emergency ordinance, which was discussed by the council...

Presiding Officer Ernie Trakas questions Stinson attorney Andrew Scavotto during the Ethics Committee meeting July 24, 2018.

St. Louis County voters will decide in November on council hiring its own attorney

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor September 11, 2024

St. Louis County voters will decide in November whether the County Council should have its own attorney. Council members voted 4-3 on Aug. 27 to place the measure on the Nov. 5 ballot. If approved, the...

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Judge reinstates Councilman Hancock amid nepotism allegations

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor September 6, 2024

Last week’s St. Louis County Council meeting was a roller coaster after a judge reinstated 3rd District Councilman Dennis Hancock, R-Fenton, to his full authority as a council member during the meeting,...

Council members Mark Harder and former Councilwoman Colleen Wasinger listen to then-Councilman Sam Page speak during a Ethics Committee meeting in 2024.

St. Louis county manager proposal stalls at County Council

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor August 28, 2024

St. Louis County will continue to operate under a county executive form of government after a proposal to switch to a county manager system failed to move forward. Seventh District Councilman Mark Harder,...

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