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Here are some key retail and business openings and closings for the St. Louis area in October.

Tax propositions in two of St. Louis County's largest school districts — Rockwood and Mehlville — are among issues to be decided in special elections Tuesday.

Headlines from the Nov. 3, 1925, front page include: Ferguson-M'Kinney books criminally falsified to obtain loans from banks

Police say preliminary findings by accident reconstruction investigators suggest the man was “struck by several vehicles that did not stay on scene.”

Mike Cornell came into office with a list of legal troubles and aspirations to clean up this small north St. Louis County city.

Missouri’s system is so overloaded that even people accused of low-level crimes now wait years for mental health treatment.

The Sports Bra opened its first location in Portland, Oregon in 2022. It was the first of its kind in the U.S.

An arrest at a Spanish language traffic court in Clinton County is part of an uptick recently in ICE activity in central and southern Illinois.

Headlines from the Nov. 2, 1925, front page include: Collector Hellmich, Nat Goldstein, Fred Essen and Senator Kinney among 39 indicted in the Jack Daniel whisky theft investigation

Freeze Warning in Effect Until 8 AM CST: Protect Plants and Outdoor Plumbing

Freeze Warning: Sub-Freezing Temperatures Expected Overnight

Catch up on local business awards, expansions and milestones.

Catch up on local business appointments, hires and promotions.

Schibig, Margaret “Peggy” (nee Harkins), baptized into the hope of Christ’s resurrection on Monday, October 20, 2025. Roadside service at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery on Friday, 11:00 am. For more info see Schrader.com.

Beloved husband of Lynne Seebold (nee Matthes); loving father of Michael, Tim, Billy and Kim. A celebration of Life — Sunset Country Club 9555 S. Geyer Rd. 63127, Friday, November 7, 2025, from 1:00-3:30 pm. Inurnment will be held private.…

Beloved husband of Jayne Schmitt (nee Unger) and dear father of Christopher and Andrew Schmitt and Heidi Contrera. Visitation will be held at Incarnate Word Church on Wed., Nov. 5 at 9:30 a.m. followed by a Mass at 10:30 am.…

Berra, Mary Ann “Merc”( Nee Dalba) -Fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, Sunday, October 26th, 2025 at the age of 91. Mary Ann is the beloved wife of 70 years to Victor Berra.

Ruth Simon Gallup, 94, passed away on October 26, 2025, in St. Louis, MO. Born July 30, 1931, they lived a long life remembered by those who knew them. May their memory bring comfort and peace to all whose lives…

Faris, Gail F. — Thu., Oct 30, 2025. Visitation at Kutis Affton Chapel, 10151 Gravois, Monday, Nov. 3rd, 1PM until service at 4:00 PM. Private interment Hillview Memorial Gardens (Farmington, MO). See kutisfuneralhomes.com.

Carole Evon Convy nee. Wolff, 84, died on October 21, 2025.