In anticipation of the April 3 municipal election, West County candidates in contested races were asked: Why are you running and what are your priorities if elected? What are your qualifications for holding public office?

Several organizations have signed an agreement that will foster economic growth along the Mississippi River and support development of a new transportation link for cargo to move along the river.

Residents and businesses alike are approaching the city of Wildwood about business opportunities, and thanks to previous polls and reports, the city is honing in on a series of new developments across its Town Center area and beyond..

Carvana, an e-commerce purveyor of used vehicles, is seeking to build a location in Chesterfield Valley, immediately east of Topgolf.

A public hearing was held on March 26 at the Town & Country Board of Aldermen meeting to review a request by AmerenUE for a conditional use permit and preliminary site plan for a new public utility facility, replacing the substation that currently sits near the intersection of Interstate 64 and S. New Ballas Road.

At its March 26 meeting, the Wildwood City Council discussed recent findings from Schowalter & Jabouri PC regarding a council-approved audit of Celebrate Wildwood and Founders Day events held between 2011 to 2016. The findings showed no signs of fraud regarding expenditures or reimbursements involving participants, volunteers, vendors or service providers for the previous events.

A tract of land totaling approximately 3.41 acres and located at 95 Ranchmoor Trail has been approved for rezoning, making way for a new subdivision featuring 12 single-family homes as has a drive-through facility for a Burger King restaurant located at 16100 Manchester Road, where a QuikTrip gas station used to sit.

The 5K race event will be hosted on April 14 by the Ellisville Police Department at Bluebird Park. The BackStoppers, Inc. was chosen as the beneficiary of choice for the second year in a row.

In what turned out to be events that neatly segued, the city of Chesterfield and more than 100 onlookers honored its Historic and Landmark Preservation Committee [CHLPC] and its 2017 Citizen of the Year at the March 19 City Council meeting.

It’s a story of two veterans impacted by improvised explosive devices [IED] and one community with a big heart.