Sunday, May 19, 2013
The crash took place just before 4 p.m. on Interstate 70 in St. Peters.
Three people were injured in a three-car crash Thursday afternoon in St. Peters. According to the crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, two cars were stopped for traffic ahead on westbound Interstate 70 just east of Mid Rivers Mall Drive just before 4 p.m.. A third vehicle, a 2011 Ford F-250 driven by Gary Sexton, 51, of St. Peters, failed to stop and struck the rear of another vehicle, a 2007 Chevrolet F-150 driven by James R. Todd, 27, of O'Fallon. The impact of the crash caused Todd's truck to collide with the first car, a 2001 Mercury Sable driven by Timothy S. Jackson, 22, of St. Charles. Sexton and Todd were uninjured in the crash and both were able to drive their vehicles from the scene. Jackson and two passengers …
Friday, May 10, 2013
Alex Michael Stigall, 18, of St. Peters, and Jermel Ramonte Higgins, 18, of St. Charles, were arrested after police say the stole medication from a victim's hand as she was leaving an O'Fallon store.
Two teens were arrested by O'Fallon Police for stealing medication from a person at in the 1300 block of Highway K. According to a release from the O'Fallon Police Department, Alex Michael Stigall, 18, of St. Peters, and Jermel Ramonte Higgins, 18, of St. Charles, were arrested after police say the stole medication from a victim's hand just before 5 p.m. on May 8. Police said the two teens sat in the store listening to customers fill prescriptions so they could steal medication. Police said the two teens followed the victim out of the store and one of the subjects ripped the medication from her hand and ran toward a car. The St Charles County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office issued charges on Stigall, for Physically Take Property …
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Planning is underway for several events throughout the coming year.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Passing Proposition 1, a no-tax increase bond issue, that would allow Zumwalt to borrow $15,000,000 for building improvements.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Passing Proposition 1, a no-tax increase bond issue, would allow Zumwalt to borrow $15,000,000 for building improvements.
Voters in the Fort Zumwalt school district area didn't have any open seats on the school board to decide after only two candidates filed to run for the two open spots. Despite not having a school board race, voters did have to decide on a bond issue. Passing Proposition 1, a no-tax increase bond issue, allows Zumwalt to borrow $15,000,000 for the purpose of constructing, repairing, improving, extending, renovating, purchasing, furnishing, and equipping schoolhouse sites, buildings, grounds and related facilities for school purposes. The voters decided to pass the proposition with a 6,300 (64.10 percent) to 3,528 (35.90 percent) vote.
Friday, January 25, 2013
St. Peters resident Nancy O'Donnell, 53, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison for her embezzlement of donor funds.
Nancy O’Donnell, the former treasurer for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul conference at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Cottleville, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison for embezzlement of donor funds. O’Donnell was also ordered to pay $209,000 in restitution, $192,000 of which has already been paid. O'Donnell, 53, of St. Peters, pleaded guilty to one felony count of mail fraud before United States District Judge John A. Ross in October. Mail fraud carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and/or fines up to $250,000. As former treasurer, admitted on Wednesday to setting up a false bank account to take donations intended for the charity for her own personal use. O'Donnell told the court she created a second bank account…
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Mike Swaringim and Scott Grasser will be sworn in at the April 15 board of education meeting.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
The family of 16-year-old Molly Lindhardt hasn't heard from the missing girl since Monday.
The family of Molly Linhardt just wants to know shes OK and want her back. Nearly two days after Linhardt was last seen, her family still hasn't heard from the missing 16-year-old. Her grandmother, Shirley Schrier, 72, came to St. Peters from her home in Lansing, Mich., to help bring Linhardt back home. "We just want her home," Shirley Schrier said through tears, "She needs to be here, with her family." Linhardt was last last seen on Monday, Jan. 14. St. Peters Police said that Linhardt was reported missing at around 7 p.m. Earlier that day her father dropped her off for work at Kentucky Fried Chicken, however, he later found out she was not scheduled to work. Police believe Linhardt is with 27-year-old Benjamin Kinkade. St. Peters …
Mike Swaringim and Scott Grasser will be sworn in at the April 15 board of education meeting.
Fort Zumwalt School District will not hold an election for the board of education this year. Two candidates filed for two open seats on the board. The terms of Scott Grasser and Carol Russell end in April. Nancy Coleman from Fort Zumwalt Administrative Services, said Mike Swaringim and Scott Grasser will be sworn in at the April 15 board of education meeting. Swaringim served on the Fort Zumwalt Board of Education from 1999 until his defeat in the 2011 election. He served as board president at various times throughout his terms. According to the district website, Grasser has served on the board since 2004. Fort Zumwalt School board members serve three-year terms.
Friday, December 21, 2012
A local mother shares her thoughts on school safety and what more can be done in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings.
Editor's Note: Letters to the Editor are welcomed by Patch. The opinions expressed in letters are only that of the letter writer and do not represent Patch. The letters solely represent the views of the author and have not been edited other than to check for spelling errors. Letter to the Editor: This is a portion of the letter that I recently sent to my daughter’s school. Just an opinion of a concerned parent… I think for everyone this unimaginable horror has left us with an uneasy feeling and worry in our hearts. How could it be any other way? Children truly are our most prized possession and we must protect them, now. We cannot send the school staff members into a gun fight with crayons and a stamp pad. As my husband and I are talking …
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4:19 pm on Friday, May 10, 2013
This probably happened at Walgreens. For some reason they feel the need to yell all your personal infromation both in the store and on the intercom in the drive-thru. more ›