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Tacos 4 Life Opens in Ballwin, MO
BALLWIN, MO (StLouisRestaurantReview) Tacos 4 Life has opened at 14560 Manchester Rd, in Ballwin, Missouri. The new location was home to St. Louis Bread Company, with approximately 4500 square feet. The new franchise owners are Matt Rose, Jacy Rose, and Andy Kendall. They were inspired to join the Tacos 4...
Sam Duran-Kukuk Hired as Pacific Head Coach
Pacific has named Sam Duran-Kukuk as the program’s new head coach. Duran-Kukuk spent the last three seasons on staff at Utah Valley; in 2024, she was part of the staff that led the Wolverines to a 10-year high in wins. “After meeting with Coach Sam, one thing was overwhelmingly...
St. Clair man charged with stalking
A St. Clair man has been charged with felony stalking after repeatedly contacting and threatening the subject of a recent temporary protection order. Charles Calvert III, 32, allegedly violated a protection order that was issued on July 4 when he called the victim numerous times within the next few days, leaving threatening voicemail messages and sending unwanted texts.
Telle Tire acquires Riechers Tire in Missouri
WASHINGTON, Mo. — Telle Tire & Auto has acquired Riechers Tire & Auto, a fourth-generation family business with two locations in Washington. The name of the business will not change, according to Aaron Telle, president and CEO of Webster Groves, Mo.-based Telle Tire. The sale price was not disclosed.
AT&T wire stolen from locations in Imperial, De Soto area
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the recent theft of AT&T wire from utility poles in Imperial and the De Soto area. The wires appear to have been stolen between June 25 and June 27, but AT&T did not report the thefts until July 1, authorities reported. Approximately...
Hundreds attend Matthew Tobben’s visitation in Union
UNION, Mo. (KMIZ) At least 1,000 people are expected to attend the visitation of late Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Matthew Tobben on Friday afternoon in Union, Missouri. The 42-year-old died on Monday morning while rescuing two people from floodwaters in north Columbia. At the time, he was assisting the Columbia Fire Department The post Hundreds attend Matthew Tobben’s visitation in Union appeared first on ABC17NEWS.
Hillsboro hires from within to fill police chief position
After Hillsboro Police Chief Steve Meinberg announced that he would be retiring on July 16, city officials immediately turned to his second-in-command, Capt. Darrick Curtis, to succeed him and lead the department. The Board of Alderpersons voted 7-0 during a June 3 executive session to promote Curtis, currently assistant police...
High Ridge babysitter called hero for quick reaction during fire
News Weather Watch Traffic Sports Contests Studio STL Jobs Connect. The cause of a fire on Winthrop Drive in High Ridge earlier this week remains undetermined but neighbors and the fire chief say there’s no doubt a 15-year-old babysitter deserves recognition for her actions.
(LISTEN): Funeral services are Saturday for fallen Boone County Fire official who drowned during Monday’s flash flooding
Visitation is set for today in eastern Missouri’s Union for fallen Boone County Fire Protection District assistant chief Matthew Tobben, who drowned Monday morning after rescuing two pedestrians during flash flooding in the Bear creek. Boone County Fire assistant chief Gale Blomenkamp tells reporters that the Mr. Tobben was...
De Soto to kick off season on new football field
Work began this month to replace the original artificial-turf football field at De Soto High School. The De Soto Board of Education hired ATG Sports Industries, Inc. of Festus to pull up the old synthetic turf, which was installed in 2011, and lay down a new surface. A spring storm damaged the field, and insurance paid $499,000 of the $522,000 project, said Russ Schmidt, De Soto activities director and head football coach. The $23,000 difference was paid for by a bond issue appropriated by the school board.
Four people safe following river rescue
Four people were safely rescued from the Missouri River near Washington after their boat capsized Thursday night, according to Fire Chief Tim Frankenberg. Firefighters had just responded to a call at Sporlan Valve for a sprinkler system going off when the call for the river rescue came in at 11:18 p.m., Frankenberg said.
Fallen Boone County firefighter Matthew Tobben laid to rest
UNION - Hundreds of people gathered in the gymnasium of East Central College in Union for the funeral of fallen Assistant Boone County Fire Chief Matthew Tobben. Dozens of law-enforcement vehicles from agencies across the state escorted his casket from the Oltmann Funeral Home off the Union town square to the university campus Saturday morning.
Woman seriously hurt in High Ridge house fire that spread to neighboring home
A woman was seriously injured Tuesday, July 9, in a house fire in the Cape Town Village subdivision in High Ridge. The fire also left the residents of that home and a neighboring one displaced, said High Ridge Fire Chief John Barton. At 9:33 p.m., the High Ridge Fire Protection...
Leader readers invited to show off favorite locales in new Hometown Gems photo contest
Have a spot in Jefferson County, Eureka or Wildwood that keeps you coming back or evokes a special memory?. The Leader’s first-ever Hometown Gems photo contest, to be held in conjunction with the Arnold Senior Expo on Aug. 21, asks readers 50 and older to send in pictures of their favorite area park, attraction, gathering space or other special spot.
Susan J. ‘Sue’ Hammon, 69, De Soto
Susan J. “Sue” Hammon, 69, of De Soto died July 10, 2024, at Hillcrest Care Center in De Soto. Mrs. Hammon was a homemaker. Born Dec. 24, 1954, in St. Louis, she was the daughter of the late Cherlene (Hoff) and Ronald Aiken. She was preceded in death...
Serengeti Steve brings scaly friends to Washington
If you’ve never thought of snakes, spiders and scorpions as laughing matters, you haven’t met “Serengeti Steve” Ceriotti. The Ballwin man has taken his love for reptiles and other creepy, crawly things and turned it into a two-hour educational program, which he has presented at events as diverse as birthday parties and national television shows. Serengeti Steve is a frequent performer in this area and was at Washington’s riverfront Wednesday where he entertained some 250 kids and moms in the main pavilion.
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