Cedar Hill Fire Protection District Chief Mick Fischer saved a colony of bees being transported by car, which crashed on July 19 while traveling on Hwy. 30.

Duncan will be a senior at Herculaneum this school year. He was named the MVP for the JCAA small-schools this spring. In the Zone 4 tournament championship against Kirkwood Post 156 at the Ballwin ...

Thomas L. “Tom” Roth, 84, of Festus died at his home on July 1, 2025. Mr. Roth worked most of his life in sales, mainly in real estate and had his own company at one time. He also worked for other ...

Raymond E. Breakfield, 77, of Bonne Terre died July 20, 2025. Mr. Breakfield worked as a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service for 38 years and was an active member of the letter carriers’ union.

Theodore C. “Ted” Cage, 83, of Catawissa died July 17, 2025, at Crystal Oaks in Crystal City. Mr. Cage served in the U.S. Army and worked as an assembler for General Motors. After his retirement, he ...

Barry James Burley, 65, of De Soto died July 19, 2025, at Mercy Hospital Jefferson in Crystal City. Mr. Burley was a retired mechanic for Lucas Smith Chrysler Center in Festus. Born June 4, 1960, in ...

Opal Vivian Douglas, 84, of De Soto died July 16, 2025, at de Greeff Hospice House in St. Louis. Mrs. Douglas worked as a cook. Born March 12, 1941, in De Soto, she was the daughter of the late Arthur ...

Lois Mae (Warford) Pigg, 79, of House Springs died July 4, 2025. Mrs. Pigg enjoyed being a seamstress, traveling, gardening and going to concerts. She was also a country music, Elvis and St. Louis ...

Arnold Community Development Director David Bookless on July 10 was named the interim city administrator while Arnold searches for Bryan Richison’s replacement.

Peter A. Miller, 99, formerly of Arnold, died July 11, 2025. Mr. Miller attended school until 1944 when he was drafted into the U.S. Navy on his 18th birthday. He served in the Pacific during WWII ...

Joshua Luke Ray on May 7 was charged with receiving stolen property after he was allegedly seen in surveillance video stealing a tailgate from a pickup and then later seen driving a pickup with the ...

A 7 Brew Drive-Thru Coffee representative said a new site under construction for the business at 606 S. Truman Blvd. in Festus will open Aug. 18.