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After receiving a response from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to Mayor Tim Woerther’s August 2015 letter expressing continuing concerns about the Strecker Forest property, the City Council, on Jan. 11, approved a number of followup actions.

De Smet Jesuit Athletic Director Kevin Roberts has announced Rob Steeples has been named the new varsity football coach for the Spartans.

The annual Parkway South Invitational begins its two-day run Friday (Jan. 15) afternoon. The 11-team high school girls swim field is led by defending champion Glendale, of Springfield. The Falcons finished second last winter in the state meet. There swim meet is more than 20 years old. Along with Glendale, the other top teams in the meet are Marquette, Lafayette, and Park Hill South. All of them should be competing for the top spot on Saturday afternoon. Some of the top individuals in the meet are Franki Petrosino, of Lafayette; Katiana Porporis, of Marquette; Alyssa Lemon, of Marquette; Gabi Vieira, ...

The Chesterfield City Council has approved a number of projects endorsed by its Parks/Recreation/Arts Committee, including participation in an effort designed to raise funds to provide clean water to communities in developing countries.

Putting an electronic toy in the hands of an infant may seem like a smart thing to do, but a new study suggests otherwise, at least when it comes to language development.

On the heels of flooding that swamped a low-lying section of Route 141 at Interstate 44, the Missouri Department of Transportation has selected a design-build construction team for the renovation of that intersection.

“The spirit of entrepreneurialism begins with young people.”

Baby boomers for the most part are open to new automotive technologies, but most of them may draw the line at driverless cars.

Ballwin Police Chief Steven Schicker officially retired on Dec. 16. The police chief had served in the department since 1979.

The MICDS Rams won the annual MICDS Holiday Invitational for the fourth consecutive year.