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County Executive Sam Page picks Cort VanOstran to replace Wesley Bell as county prosecutor

1 year 7 months ago
County Executive Sam Page announced his selection to replace Wesley Bell as the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney amid an ongoing dispute over whether Page or Missouri Governor Mike Parson will choose who will fill the role. Page announced his selection of Cort VanOstran, a Democrat and former federal prosecutor, to replace Bell when Bell is sworn in as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives in January. Whether Page's pick will get the chance to fill the role is still to be determined.…
Sam Clancy

Daily Deal: Curiosity Stream Standard Plan

1 year 7 months ago
Whether you’re a science enthusiast, history buff, or technology geek, Curiosity Stream has something for everyone. Unleash the power of on-demand streaming that allows you to choose what you want to watch, when you want to watch it, and where you want to watch it. From the comfort of your living room to the remote […]
Daily Deal

Tradeswomen Helping to Restore Historic Reeb House in Florissant

1 year 7 months ago
From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune:  Volunteers from Missouri Women in Trades (MOWIT) and the Carpenters’ Sisters in the Brotherhood rolled up their sleeves Nov. 16 in an effort to help restore the historic Reeb House in Florissant, which was extensively damaged by fire last year. The Reeb House, built in 1870, is one of […]
Dede Hance

U.S. Education Department pings states, schools to set policies on cellphone use

1 year 7 months ago
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Education Department called on every state, school and district on Tuesday to adopt policies on cellphone use in schools. The department asks schools to have well-thought-out policies on the matter, but does not dictate exactly what those policies should be. An accompanying resource for schools notes the risk social media can […]
Shauneen Miranda

Hiring falls by 270,000 in October

1 year 7 months ago
Hiring was down in October: To put this into context, hiring is still above its pre-pandemic average. At the same time, it's declined 1.1 million over the past three years. It's now down to about its 2017 level.
Kevin Drum

New MODOT Director Focused on Staffing, Keeping Projects on Track

1 year 7 months ago
From Fox:  Following a leadership change earlier this month, the new director of the Missouri Department of Transportation said the agency is still on track to increase staffing and finish construction projects on time. At one point, the state’s transportation department was short a thousand employees. Now, there’s only 200 vacancies. This transition comes at […]
Dede Hance

Groundbreaking Held for New Cambria Hotel in Streets of Caledonia

1 year 7 months ago
From Mid Rivers Newsmagazine:  At 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the new Cambria Hotel, located at 210/210 Rush Way in the Missouri Rush Sports Park. “We are excited about this project and its fulfillment of a long-term goal to have a new hotel as part of the WingHaven, […]
Dede Hance

Florissant home-towners experience their first Miracle on Saint Francois

1 year 7 months ago

                   Text and photos by Nicole Fetters Saturday’s snowfall kept us from our annual day trek out west to launch us into Christmas (the rural roads were covered most of the way) so we chose to attend our own town’s annual Christmas Tree lighting for the first time! (About time, we’ve only lived here for […]

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