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Firework buyers flock to St. Charles ahead of Fourth of July
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Fireworks City located off of Interstate 70 has customers coming from all over the St. Louis area. “There are a lot of tents in St. Charles County because St. Louis City and St. Louis County don’t have them,” says Josh Galati of Fireworks City.
Fourth of July storms could threaten St. Louis-area fireworks events
ST. LOUIS — A storm system may push the usually outdoor Fourth of July celebrations indoors while threatening the cancelation or rescheduling of traditional firework shows across the St. Louis area. 5 On Your Side meteorologists issued a Weather Impact Alert Day for July 3-4. The storms threaten numerous...
Scenic Mural Being Painted at Historic County Courthouse
Statesmen, pioneers and automobiles will soon adorn the walls in St. Charles County’s Historic Courthouse in a vibrant mural depicting the county’s history. Eight scenes depicting life in St. Charles County from pioneer days until the 1950s are taking shape this summer on third floor hallway walls of the courthouse at 100 North Third Street. The building now houses the Executive office and other County Government departments.
St. Charles launches new app to make parking in downtown St. Charles easier
ST CHARLES, Mo. — Parking in Downtown St. Charles is getting easier with the help of a new mobile app. St. Charles County announced the new "Park STC" app ahead of some summer events sure to draw crowds downtown. The app shows the current occupancy for all the approximately 1,500 public parking spots in an approximately 30-block area of downtown.
Big Crowds as Seniors Sign Up for Real Estate Property Tax Relief
There’s no relief like tax relief. Some 30,000 people signed up for St. Charles County’s Senior Real Estate Property Tax Relief program between March 1 and June 30, when the application process for the current year ended. The popular program was the result of State and County laws...
Fireworks: Preparing to Bring the Boom
The hot summer evenings of late June and early July are like Christmas Eve for kids who can’t wait to open their presents. They tide themselves over with the sharp crack of snapdragons and whistling bottle rockets. Kids with room to run chase parachutes launched from mortar tubes. Like...
Washington steps up for Central School District students with Eagle Avenue sidewalk project
Washington Central School District students will have a safe place to walk along Eagle Avenue to and from the street's intersection with U.S. Business Route 24 in Washington when they return to school in August. Washington City Council members Monday unanimously approved the low bid of $109,852 from C&G Concrete...
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