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A House Springs man was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated after he was involved in a single-vehicle traffic accident early Saturday morning, March 25, on I-270 in Sunset Hills in southwest St. Louis County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that the 25-year-old was driving a 2004 Ford...

A High Ridge woman has admitted to abusing her position with the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations’ Division of Employment Security by allowing at least eight people to receive approximately $140,500 in unearned unemployment benefits, the U.S. Attorney’s Office reported. Vicky Hefner, 63, pleaded guilty to...

A Valles Mines woman was seriously injured Friday morning, March 24, in a one-car accident on Hwy. V north of Tiny Creek Road between De Soto and Valles Mines, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported. At 6:10 a.m., Kayelyn R. Declue, 19, of Valles Mines was driving a 2004 Honda...

Ameren Missouri plans to build a nearly 200-foot tall communications tower on the west side of Washington. The tower will be located at the company’s Newport Substation at 6913 Highway 100, across the highway from First Christian Church.

A 38-year-old Florissant man has been identified as a person of interest in connection with a theft at Dickey Bub Farm and Home, 100 Hilltop Village Center Drive, in Eureka. He allegedly stole $791.24 worth of items and drove away in a tan Chevrolet Silverado, Eureka Police reported. The theft...

The Jefferson County Library is looking for a new neighbor. A 6,600-square-foot space in a building the library owns at 5684 Hwy. PP in High Ridge is now available for lease, according to the Jefferson County Library – Missouri Facebook post. Anyone interested in leasing the space may contact...

The Blair Oaks High School soccer team will have a game with Owensville High School on March 27, 2023, 17:00:00 CST.

The 20th Circuit Court judges and around 70 others took part in two days of meetings in Union to see what they can do to better deal with people who have mental health and substance use disorders. Mental health providers, law enforcement officials, ambulance districts and representatives from other agencies...

Scott Arnold-Micke, who owns Peace of Mind locations in Cuba, Park Hills, Rolla and Sullivan, was indicted Wednesday by a US District Court. Arnold-Micke faces one count of transportation of minors to engage in any criminal sex act. Arnold-Micke was arrested Friday at his home in Rolla. The Daily Journal...

Crews are responding to numerous floods in the Eureka area. Crews are responding to numerous floods in the Eureka area. Child shot and killed in St. Louis County Sunday …. A child was shot and killed in Berkeley Sunday night. Voting equipment testing happening today. St. Louis City Election Commissioners...

Murphy Elementary School Principal Ernest Motley will retire at the end of this school year. Ernest Motley, 52, of Union said he doesn’t plan to completely retire and will explore other opportunities in education, probably at the elementary level, but not at a Missouri public school. “(The Northwest R-1...

Jeanne Elizabeth Haselhorst, 77, of Hillsboro died March 21, 2023, at Mercy Hospital South in St. Louis County. Mrs. Haselhorst retired from Anheuser Busch after 34 years. She was an avid bowler and softball player who also enjoyed camping trips, trips to Disney parks and Busch Gardens with her nieces, nephews and friends and the St. Louis Cardinals. Born July 21, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Ethel (DeGreeff) Haselhorst of St. Louis.

Mary Alice Weber, 94, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of De Soto died March 23, 2023. Mrs. Weber lived in Independence, Kansas City, and De Soto. After earning a teaching certificate from Central Missouri State University, she taught in Hartville for three years before moving to De Soto, where she taught for 41 years before retiring in 1995. At De Soto, she taught English and social studies and was a social studies department chair. She coached sports and cheerleading teams and sponsored the National Honor Society and Student Council and “secretly” donated money to the schools for “the kids.” She was a member of the Alpha Iota chapter of PEO and was its third president from 1964-1966. She was a lifelong member of St. Andrews United Methodist Church. Born May 4, 1928, in Sedalia, she was the daughter of the late Mary Boyle and Harry Edward Weber.

Artwork by two East Central College students is on display now in the 27th annual “Varsity Art” exhibit presented at Art Saint Louis. Milo Guile, of Washington, and Abigail Stanfield, of Union, were selected by the ECC Art Department to show at “Varsity Art XXVII,” a multi-media invitational visual art exhibition. Varsity Art opened March 3 and will run through March 30.

Woodrow J. Livengood Jr., 83, of Festus died March 23, 2023, in De Soto. Mr. Livengood, also known as “Woody” or “Jack,” was a retired sandblaster for the St. Louis Refrigerator Car Co. A U.S. Army veteran, he was a lifelong member of Amvets Post 42 and American Legion Post 253, for which he was a member of their military honors team. Born Oct. 26, 1939, in De Soto, he was the son of Olive Lucille (Uland) and Woodrow J. Livengood Sr.

Franklin County firefighters respond to a pair of brush fires on the same day. The Gerald-Rosebud Fire Protection District repots crews were called to a brush fire off Timbercrest Drive, outside of Gerald, Sunday. The fire was contained to 1-2 acres. While still on the scene, crews were called to a second brush fire off of Highway Y. That fire was contained to 1-1.5 acres.

The High Ridge Fire Protection District will hold its 10th annual Firehouse 5K for Autism on Saturday, April 1. Chief John Barton said the event raises funds for autism support services through Easterseals Midwest. The services include community living support, employment training and early childhood services. He said several of...