Even more worrisome than the populationβs growing uncertainty about reality is the dangerous overconfidence among some groups about what they believe is true.
John Henry Ferring IV, a St. Louis businessman and philanthropist whose quiet leadership helped shape many of the regionβs cultural institutions, died March 2. He was 73.
Age 77, passed April 20, 2026. Proud Navy Veteran. Services: Hutchens Mortuary in Florissant, Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m., April 26, Funeral: 11:30 a.m., April 27.
Turley Smith, 32, was acquitted of murder and armed criminal action but convicted of unlawful possession of a weapon in the death of 44-year-old Percy Bowman on March 15, 2025.
The current contract guarantees teacher prep time, fair evaluations, class size limitations and tenure protection β all won during decades of negotiations.
"I have no idea why the Hillsdale Police chief would want someone who engaged in a fraud working in his office, but that's his business," Judge Cristian Stevens said from the bench.