West Newsmagazine Your online news source for West St. Louis County, Missouri

With a Board of Education vote – on accepting proposed changes to Parkway's sexual health education curriculum – planned for Oct. 21, the board, on Sept. 30, heard from some residents who support the proposed revisions.

After a second-place finish in the district tournament, the Marquette Mustangs were determined to earn a state golf tournament berth with a good effort in the sectional. The Mustangs did just that. Marquette won the Class 2 Sectional 1 event at Forest Hills Country Club. Marquette shot a team score of 344 to best St. Joseph’s Academy’s 349. Both teams qualified for the state tournament along with the top 12 individuals who were not on those teams. The two-day state tourney begins Monday (Oct. 11) at Rivercut Golf Course in Springfield. Coach Eric Schweain, in is first year coaching the ...

Senior Devin Griffin heads into Senior Day for the Parkway North Vikings with plenty of momentum. Griffin and his teammates host the Ritenour Huskies (3-3) in a Suburban XII Conference South Division game at 1 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 10). Besides it being Senior Day, it’s also Homecoming at Parkway North (5-2). Both teams are 2-2 in conference action this season. In last week’s big 34-7 conference win over Webster Groves, Griffin experienced one of the biggest plays of his career. In a heads-up play, Griffin picked off a pass at the goal line. He then scampered 100 yards for a ...

Some members of Wildwood’s City Council, during a work session on Sept. 28, advocated for setting up a city Instagram account though some officials said they felt it was too early to do so.

The recently released 2014 U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) self-reported obesity maps illustrate a less than healthy picture, especially for the Midwest, which at 30.7 percent had the highest prevalence of obesity in the nation.

Wildwood’s City Council, on Sept. 28, gave final approval by a vote of 12 to 1 to legislation to amend the city’s anti-harassment code to also include bicyclists, runners, pedestrians, equestrians and those with disabilities using city trails and public roads.

Chesterfield City Council tables mayor’s nomination

Merrily, merrily, merrily, the season keeps rolling along for the undefeated Marquette Mustangs girls tennis team.

The Incarnate Word Academy Red Knights head into sectional play fresh off winning the district championship.

World Cup champion Lauren Holiday comes to St. Louis on Oct. 10 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. for a free, public event at the Scott Gallagher Soccer Club, 1 Soccer Park Road in Fenton.