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Eureka senior Jacquelyn Cooper has made singing an important part of her life and her hard work is paying off.

If you’ve been to Lydia Buder Park in Valley Park, you’ve probably heard the telltale buzz of several remote-controlled airplanes as they zipped over your head. Buder Park, after all, is home base to the Greater St. Louis Model Association (GSLMA).

The Monarch Fire Protection District soon will make available a device designed to provide vital medical information to first responders in times of crisis. Also available is a smart phone application that will send an alert to the fire district in any emergency situation.

A little over a month after approving the proposed batch of homes known as Arbor Hollow, the Ellisville City Council has tackled another controversial residential development – this time, however, the proposal was shot down.

After about 2.5 hours of discussion on Sept. 9 – including about an hour of public comment by 19 residents – Parkway’s Board of Education pledged more review will take place on proposed revisions to the district’s sexual health education curriculum.

Ten-year-old Peyton Wuennenberg loves dancing, singing and all things theatre. She has danced with American Dance Troupe and performed on stage with Ignite and Over Due Theatre Companies. But right now something else is taking center stage for Peyton: her leukemia diagnosis.

Central County Emergency 911 has refinanced two loans on its Ellisville building and on an expansion program that greatly increased the number of first responder agencies it serves.

Throughout the month of September, in celebration of Wildwood’s 20th Anniversary, residents and visitors have the opportunity to complete a citywide Scavenger Hunt.

On Sunday, Aug. 30, the city of Wildwood officially opened its Community Park with a traditional ribbon-cutting by Mayor Tim Woerther and members of the City Council.

The city of Manchester is giving its administrative building at Paul A. Schroeder Park a much-needed makeover.