SOUTH ROXANA - Over two years in the making, CS Outdoor Storage is officially open for business. Located at 206 Washington Street in South Roxana just a few blocks away from I-255, CS Outdoor Storage welcomes community members from all over the Riverbend region. With 24/7 access, secured gates and a convenient, centralized location, owner Pete Lanto believes CS Outdoor Storage is the best spot for anyone who needs space. “It’s an RV storage for campers, boats, RVs, any kind of recreational vehicle,” Lanto explained. “I have room for about 140 spaces. The area is all rock and it’s fenced with barbed wire across the top of the fencing. It’s got an automated gate for PIN verification. You put your PIN in and it opens up for you, so I can see who’s coming and who’s going.” To promote his new business, Lanto is currently offering one month of free storage with a three-month purchase . The month-to-month agreements are convenient
WOOD RIVER - East Alton-Wood River's Tim Melton is not only a bowling star for the Oilers but has earned the prestigious Eagle Scout rank, which is very difficult to achieve. He is also the top-ranked student in his graduating class and will likely be co-valedictorian. Melton is a Midwest Members Credit Union Male Athlete of the Month for the Oilers. Melton thanked Paul Nichols for always being there for him and coach Garry Herron. "I have worked hard in the off-season to achieve an average above 200 pins," he said. "I have been a bowler for five years and I enjoy the fact that anyone can play." The Oilers' student-athlete said the perseverance that he has learned to be successful in sports has spread into every part of my life, including work and school. He plans to attend the University of Illinois after high school and study electrical engineering. Melton said he also plays golf for the Oilers, where he advanced to sectionals two years in a row, and baseball, where he is a first
Less than two weeks after boasting about sharing basil lemonade with a notorious alt-right troll, state Representative Sarah Unsicker (D-Shrewsbury) has dropped out of the race for Missouri attorney general. Once considered a fairly mainstream St. Louis County Democrat, Unsicker recently drew calls to drop out of the race — and even resign from her seat — after engaging in bizarre speculation online about her rival in the Democratic primary, Elad Gross, as well as Gross' wife and also Republican candidate Will Scharf, all of whom, perhaps not so coincidentally, are Jewish. (You can read all about the conspiracy theory behind her claims in a story the RFT published this morning.)
Presiding Judge Elizabeth Hogan sent a letter to Sheriff Vernon Betts this week informing him that the court is requesting to hire its own bailiffs to oversee courtrooms, juries, juvenile courtrooms and treatment courts.
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From Mid Rivers Newsmagazine: On Dec. 12, Chicken N Pickle opened in the Riverpointe development along the Missouri River. The so-called “eatertainment” complex encompasses 2.5 acres of riverfront property and has 11 indoor and outdoor pickleball courts on 76,850 square feet within its fenced boundary. In a press statement announcing its opening, CEO Brad Clarke […]
Officials with St. Charles County said Thursday they had filed to intervene in a case challenging whether counties can implement 3% sales taxes on marijuana sales.
From U.S. Census Bureau: Even among bachelor’s degree holders in the same field of study, women generally earned significantly less than men in 2022, according to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau. A recently released table package shows that men with a bachelor’s degree or higher earned more than women with the same […]
Mike Milton said in a letter that the board has faced "constant obstruction" and has been denied access to data, jail tours and staff and inmate complaints.
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has authority to add workers, increase pay and ignore appropriation bill limits if no changes are made to a court ruling issued in October, Department of Transportation director Patrick McKenna told lawmakers on Wednesday. Facing pointed questioning during a hearing of a House appropriations subcommittee, McKenna said the commission […]
Rod Stewart is selling his Los Angeles mansion. The New York Times reports the rocker has put the nine-bedroom, 12-bath villa on the market for $80 million. The 28,000-square-foot yellow home, which Stewart…
Another member of the civilian board tasked with overseeing jail operations has resigned, the second in two days. Board member Mike Milton released a resignation letter this afternoon in a letter addressed to Detention Facility Oversight Board Chair Darryl Gray and Ruby Bonner, the deputy commissioner of the Division of Civilian Oversight.
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The city of Webster Groves is asking residents to vote on a $22.1 million bond issue to fund a complete overhaul of the aging aquatic center and a list of other parks and recreation projects that city leaders say could be transformational for the historic suburb. Proposition W, on the April […]
One of the St. Louis region's largest electrical contractors, which is also one of its largest privately held companies, is expanding its East Coast presence with an acquisition.