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In an effort to reduce the incidence of stroke, physicians at Mercy Hospital St. Louis are offering a clinical trial designed to compare three different methods of stroke prevention.

Marquette sophomore Taylor Styer and Rockwood Valley Middle’s Connor McCool are spending this week in Florida.

The De Smet Jesuit Spartans high school boys golf team has won the Webster Cup for the second consecutive year.

Over 160 high school and middle school students in the Rockwood community submitted entries for the fourth annual “As Seen by Teens” substance abuse prevention public service announcement and poster contest sponsored by the Rockwood Drug-Free Coalition.

Wildwood’s City Council, on April 27, agreed to obtain requests for proposals for city attorney services.

The Ballwin Board of Aldermen has delayed action on a zoning change that would allow the building of a custard stand in Gordon Plaza on Manchester Road.

The value and functions of trees in suburban communities probably aren’t top-of-mind issues for many people. But a new street tree survey in the city of Ballwin spotlights that information and quantifies it in dollars and cents.

Defending district golf champion Priory has to be ready to play or this postseason won’t be like last year’s run to the state tournament, Rebels coach Rick Suarez said. Class 3 District 3 play begins Tuesday (May 5)  at 9 a.m. at Aberdeen Golf Club in Eureka. The district teams are Duchesne, John Burroughs, Liberty, MICDS, O’Fallon Christian, Priory, St. Charles, St. Charles West, St. Dominic, Warrenton and Westminster Christian Academy. The top two teams and the 15 players plus ties who are not on those two teams advance to the sectional, which will be played May 11. “I hope ...

The city of Ellisville is seeking participants for its annual Memorial Day Parade to be held at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, May 25.

The swearing in of the recently elected and re-elected members of the Ballwin Board of Aldermen featured a team of people who administered the oath of office to the six city officials at the board’s April 27 meeting.