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Tuesday, August 31 2010 22:00 |
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Some of the state's top education leaders have kicked off a proactive initiative to guide future trends in Missouri's schools.
A group of about 120 school superintendents and school board members, dubbed the Missouri Vision Task Force, will spend about a year meeting in internal focus groups and conversing with community members before producing a blueprint for Missouri's educational future.
Story on Ozarks First |
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Tuesday, August 31 2010 21:56 |
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Fort Zumwalt South was making its debut in the Gateway Athletic Conference North and St. Charles West kicker Mike Gesell was introduced as the new Warriors kicker in Friday night’s season opener for both teams.
Gesell grabbed the limelight and was the star of the show in West’s 16-0 shutout over the Bulldogs at Steve Stahl Stadium. The 5-foot-9, 150-pound senior kicked three field goals, had two interceptions and supported the run well from his defensive back position.
Story on STLHighSchoolSports |
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Tuesday, August 31 2010 10:41 |
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The Missouri Department of Transportation will close westbound Route 40 at the Missouri River (Daniel Boone Bridge) for more repair work the weekends of Sept. 10-13 and Sept. 17-20, 2010.
This will impact all drivers heading from Chesterfield to St. Charles County those weekends, as well as fans heading to the Mizzou home games against McNeese State and San Diego State.
Crews will close westbound Route 40, and all access to St. Charles County from Route 40, at 8 p.m. both Friday Sept. 10 and Friday Sept. 17 and will reopen the route by 5 a.m. the following Mondays. During this closure, crews will continue to reset bearings, replace expansion joints and repair splice plates on the bridge. Access to St. Charles County using I-70, Route 364, and Route 370 will remain open.
The detour for the closure is taking I-270 to I-70. For people returning to St. Louis, however, eastbound Route 40 over the river will remain open.
"We understand how important the traditions are for home games at Mizzou," said Karen Yeomans, West St. Louis County area engineer. "There are a lot of activities in St. Charles County which draw people from St. Louis, including the wineries, bike trails and many other events. People will still be able to do these activities, but knowing about this work will help people determine which routes they need to use to get to them. To help, we'll minimize construction work on the I-270 and I-70 detour route. We will provide detour information on our overhead message boards."
The preventative maintenance work is needed to ensure that the 1930s-era Boone Bridge remains safe for the 75,000 vehicles which use it daily.
Plan ahead to avoid work zones by calling 1-888-ASK-MODOT or visiting our website at www.modot.org/stlouis/ |
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Tuesday, August 31 2010 05:43 |
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The O'Fallon Jazz Band and the O'Fallon Community Concert Band will perform a free concert from 2pm-4:30pm on Monday, Labor Day, in Civic Park in O'Fallon.
Patrons may bring picnic fare and chairs and blankets for lawn seating around the bandstand.
The O'Fallon Jazz Band will play big band, swing and jazz, including music by Les Brown, Henry Mancini, Glenn Miller and Count Basie-style arrangements.
The O'Fallon Community Concert Band's program includes "The Morning Commuter" (aka "The Labor Day Special"), "Instant Concert" (34 songs in three minutes, 10 seconds), patriotic songs and music from the movies, and "Summer in Rio," by Claude T. Smith.
For more information, contact band director Gene Garza at 636-949-2590 or
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Tuesday, August 31 2010 21:58 |
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More teenagers in Missouri are buckling up, based on the latest information from the state's Transportation department.
Sixty-six percent of teens surveyed say they use seat belts, compared to 61 percent a year ago. Melissa Black with MoDOT is happy with the news, although she says they're not sure yet why the numbers are suddenly better.
Story on KWMU
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Tuesday, August 31 2010 11:41 |
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The Alzheimer's Association offers free support groups that meet in St. Charles, St. Peters, O'Fallon and Warrenton.
Led by a trained professional or volunteer, the support groups provide opportunities for people with Alzheimer's disease or related illnesses and their caregivers to release stress and share their struggles and solutions with others who find themselves in the same situations. Attendees can also learn more about dementia, research and help that is available.
Story in Suburban Journals |
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Tuesday, August 31 2010 10:39 |
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The Conservation Department will accept applications for reservations on 12 managed wetland areas from Sept. 1 through 18. Drawing results will be available Oct. 1 at the same website.
The phone reservation system used in the past has been discontinued this year. Wildlife Division Chief DeeCee Darrow noted that the decision was based on a need to cut the agency’s budget and on the dwindling use of the telephone system.
“Maintaining a telephone reservation system made sense when it served a significant portion of waterfowl hunters and was reasonably economical,” said Darrow, “but we have reached a point where it’s no longer a good use of taxpayer dollars.”
According to Darrow, the telephone reservation system handled 27 percent of all applications in 2002. In 2009, only 4.5 percent of hunters applied by phone. This, together with the expense of maintaining the telephone reservation system, prompted the decision to discontinue the service.
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Tuesday, August 31 2010 05:40 |
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Army Pfc. Joshua W. Whitmore has graduated from the Infantryman One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. The training consists of Basic Infantry Training and Advanced Individual Training. He is the son of Joe and Deb Whitmore of Shadow Wood Court, St. Charles, Mo and is a 2008 graduate of St. Charles West High School.
During the nine weeks of basic combat training, the soldier received training in drill and ceremonies, weapons employment, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid skills, and Army history, core values and traditions. Additional training included development of basic combat skills and battlefield operations and tactics, and experienced use of various weapons and weapons defenses available to the infantry crewman.
The Advanced Individual Training course is designed to train infantry soldiers to perform reconnaissance operations; employ, fire and recover anti-personnel and anti-tank mines; locate and neutralize land mines and operate target and sight equipment; operate and maintain communications equipment and radio networks; construct field firing aids for infantry weapons; and perform infantry combat exercises and dismounted battle drills, which includes survival procedures in a nuclear, biological or chemical contaminated area. |
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