Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Fun and interesting facts about Groundhog Day, including ways to watch live online.
Groundhog Day is just around the corner, so here are some interesting tid-bits you may not have known! Here are 10 facts that you may not have known about Groundhog Day: 1. Celestially Speaking Groundhog Day on Feb. 2 is a "cross-quarter" day, about halfway between the winter solstice in December and the vernal equinox in March, and is celebrated in some cultures as the midpoint of winter. It's not far from the time many groundhogs end their hibernation anyway, around the second week of February. (Source: Cornell Chronicle) 2. No One Saw Their Shadow in "Groundhog Day" According to IMDB, the time on the alarm click in the film "Groundhog Day" isn't strictly accurate. In fact, a sun-filled room at six in the morning on Groundhog Day is …
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Former St. Dominic student Andrew Ell, 22, was found dead in Warrenton on Sunday. Police say it appears he accidentally drowned in a ravine.
Monday, August 13, 2012
Former St. Dominic student Andrew Ell, 22, was found dead in Warrenton on Sunday. Police say it appears he accidentally drowned in a ravine.
Officials are investigating the death of a 22-year-old man who appears to have drowned near the outer road along Interstate 70 in Warrenton on Sunday. Andrew Ell, according to Fox 2 News, was out with friends and stopped to use a restroom in Warrenton. He never reconnected with his friends and he was later found in a wooded area. Earlier today, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Ell's death was being treated by police as a homicide. According to the report, officials are now saying Ell's death appears to be an accident. St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that although autopsy results will take weeks to be finalized, police say that Ell was drinking on Sunday and appears to have injuries from falling down the ravine, where he was …
We know you're busy, so here's a roundup of some of the recent stories featured on the four St. Charles County Patch sites — St. Charles Patch, St. Peters Patch, O'Fallon Patch and Wentzville Patch.
Too busy last week to stay up to date on all the news happening in and around St. Charles County? Not to worry. Patch has your back. In case you missed them, here were some of the top headlines from the four St. Charles County Patch sites — St. Charles Patch, St. Peters Patch, O'Fallon Patch and Wentzville Patch — over the last few days:
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Andrew Ell, 22, was found dead in Warrenton on Sunday. Police are saying the death is suspicious in nature.
Officials are investigating the death of a 22-year-old man who was found dead near the outer road along Interstate 70 in Warrenton on Sunday. Andrew Ell, according to Fox 2 News, was out with friends and stopped to use a restroom in Warrenton. He never reconnected with his friends and he was later found in a wooded area. Ell's death, the report says, is being treated by police as a homicide. However, officials are only saying the death is suspicious in nature. According to Ell's Facebook page, he lived in St. Paul but was from O'Fallon. Friends of Ell took turns leaving loving messages and fond memories of Ell on his Facebook wall. Ell went missing sometime between late Friday night and early Saturday morning. On Ell's Facebook page, a …
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Saturday, August 11, 2012
Andrew Ell, 22, was found dead in Warrenton on Sunday. Police are saying the death is suspicious in nature.
Monday, July 23, 2012
Car crash on Interstate 70 sends O'Fallon woman to hospital with moderate injuries.
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Car crash on Interstate 70 sends O'Fallon woman to hospital with moderate injuries.
A 22-year-old O'Fallon woman, attempting to dodge an unknown vehicle on Interstate 70 Saturday morning, inadvertently traveled underneath a Freightliner truck. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Elizabeth Brown was driving eastbound along I-70, near the Highway K exit, when she had to swerve from lane three of the highway to lane two in order to miss an unknown vehicle. As she swerved, she traveled underneath the towed unit of the Freightliner. Brown was taken to the St. Joseph Health Center with moderate injuries. No further details were available.
Monday, July 9, 2012
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6:26 am on Monday, August 13, 2012
What is going on with this Donald Ingerson who has confessed to sex acts with students? Has he been indicted? Is he in jail? Have any other victims come forward? Where is the follow up story? more ›