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"Our expectations were really high," MICDS coach Jim Lohr said. "Probably getting anything less than a trophy would have been a huge letdown for us."

Lafayette coach Matt Warren liked how senior Nassim Oufattole ended his career as a distance runner for the Lancers.

"What we have built here has been very special, and I am proud of all the accomplishments that my players and coaching staffs have made," Lafayette coach Doug Ell said. "There will always be a special place in my heart for our Lancer men."

What appeared to be a routine appointment and reappointment to positions in Chesterfield turned out to be a brouhaha that took up the major portion of the City Council’s almost 90-minute meeting June 4.

"Lots of coaches go careers without the right situation, the talent and the heart to get even one championship, and I have been lucky enough to have fantastic players and people to get me three of them."

It’s that time of year when time is spent outside and homeowners want their yards and gardens to be in tip top shape. Maintaining and grooming the good parts of a yard and weeding out the bad can seem like an endless chore in which it’s impossible to keep up. 

Police in Ballwin and Chesterfield are working together on two similar burglaries that happened less than an hour apart early Wednesday morning, June 6.

The Monarch Fire Protection District will add another new rescue pumper to its fleet but the vehicle won’t be brought into service until next year.

Prime Real Estate news and notes for June 6.

There’s no doubt the St. Louis area has played a big role in moving soybeans produced in Missouri and other nearby states into world markets. But maintaining that position is far from a sure thing.