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A look at what's going on around Metro St. Louis and St. Charles counties.
  Here are this week's major stories. Click on the link to see the full article. Hospital's Air-Conditioning Units Frustrate Yale Avenue Residents Play Time Will Be For Everyone at Brendan's Playground in O'Fallon Ferguson-Florissant Board Approves New Food Service Management Provider Run for Your Life 5K Results Collection for Joplin Donations Continues Until 8 O'Clock Tonight
This is the PatchCast for the week of May 16. Enjoy.  Here are the top stories from Patch sites in your area: Hazelwood Central Principal Promoted  Lake Saint Louis Parade of Boats Set for Memorial Day  EMS Softball Tournament Draws Teams from Across Region  Rascals Ready to Repeat Championship Run Ladue Graduates 301Students Indoors on Sunday 
Here are the top stories from Patch sites in your area:   Board Approves Preliminary Tax Levy BLOG RECAP: Wydown Curb-Cuts and Liquor Licenses on Aldermen's Agenda The 'Big Top' in St. Charles Lake Saint Louis Residents Celebrate the Arrival of Spring St. Peters Rec-Plex to Host Patch Day
Here are the top stories from Patch sites in your area: They Meet Again Voters to Decide on April 5 Creve Coeur City Council Election Preview: Ward One Expansion and Tuition Increase Planned at Maplewood Richmond Heights Early Childhood Center Francis Howell Central Baseball All Set for 2011
Here are the top stories from Patch sites in your area:   Blog Recap: City Council Candidates Answer Questions in Patch-Sponsored Forum Lawsuit Filed Against Defendant Suspected of Molesting Girl at Clayton Hotel MoDOT to Raise Speed on Highway 40 Updates from the Lake Saint Louis/Dardenne Prairie Chamber Agism Is Alive and Well Today
Here are the top stories from Patch sites in your area: Award-Winning Photographer Displays Her Art At the St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre Two-Man Race for Ward 4 City Council Seat St. Charles Church Hosts Interfaith Celebration Meet the Candidates: Ward 3 After 17 Years of Teaching, Neal Degner Named Teacher of the Year for Wentzville Middle School
Here are the top stories from Patch sites in your area: Pratzel's Bakery To Live On City Gives Up on CNG Plan Meet the Candidates Night at the C.A. Busey Wins $40,000 for Maryland Heights-based Charity Spring 2011 Fashion: Accessories
Here are the top stories from Patch sites in your area: Past is Present: African-American Population Grows in Florissant Ladue Senior Rows His Way Into Harvard Creve Coeur Councilwoman Named Sunshine Hero St. Charles County Derby Team Prepares for First Bout of Season University City Teens Picked to Serve as Ambassadors for Non-Violence
Here are the top stories from Patch sites in your area: City Officials Celebrate Second Portion of Lindbergh Project Family Settles in Civil Suit Against the Hazelwood School District Soderberg Helps Lindenwood Ice St. Catharine in NAIA First Round The Viewfinder: A Look Back At The Basketball Season That Was Pre K Children Look for the Leprechaun
Here are the top stories from Patch sites in your area: Vehicle Slams Into Creve Coeur Animal Hospital Holt, Timberland Athletes Sign National Letters of Intent BrickTop's Gets Final Go-Ahead Katie Orlando Is Discovery Ridge's Teacher of the Year Legislative Action Appears Logical Recourse to Enrollment Questions Posed by Turner v. Clayton
Here are the top stories from Patch sites in your area: Ladue School District Reduces Staff by Seven UPDATE: Incoming MRH Board Member Alex Hogue Dies Facts Support Arrest in Valerie Butler Case Holt High School Spring Sports Preview DueProv Comedy Troupe Inspires Belly Laughs
Here are the top stories from Patch sites in your area: County Council to Consider Requiring Smoking, Non-Smoking Signs Creve Coeur City Council Approves Pilot Plan For Metal Detectors At Some City Meetings New Website to Track Civil War Events Throughout St. Louis Area Meet the Candidates: Ward 2 Gap Outlet Relocates from Warrenton to Wentzville
Here are the top stories from Patch sites in your area: Viewfinder: Francis Howell Central Rules the Rink Discrimination Lawsuit Hits Hazelwood Convergys Facility O'Fallon Man, Who Says He Has HIV, Bites Police Officer Ladue Resident Finds Second Career With Pampered Chef Where the Candidates Stand
Here are the top stories from Patch sites in your area: From Being Cut in High School to An MLB All-Star Team: Mark Buehrle Shares His Story Group to Deliver Fresh Produce to Richmond Heights Dantiel Daniels: 'A Special Player' St. Charles Kiwanis Serves Thousands of Pancakes The Choice Is Yours When Getting Shots
Here are the top stories from Patch sites in your area: Loop Businesses Say They Will Fight Proposal to Charge For Evening Parking Lake Saint Louis Resident Named Soldier of the Year Westminster Transition to Town And Country In Full Gear Meet the Candidates: City Council Ward 1 Framed: Mayors' Shamrock Ball in Stills
Here are the top stories from Patch sites in your area: Breaking: Todd Shepard Guilty of Murder Body Identified As Valerie Butler UPDATE: Clayton Mayor and City Attorney React to Legal Challenge Over Smoking in Parks Jam Session Raised Money for Scholarships St. Joe's Defeats Lafayette in Sectionals
Here are the top stories from Patch sites in your area: City Council Approves Reprimand of University City Councilmember Byron Price Highway Z Speed Limit Going Down Karen Weidinger Foundation Donates $40,000 to Breast Cancer Programs Candidates Contend for Ward 6 City Council Seat Forgiving Others and Finding Faith in Ourselves
Here are the top stories from Patch sites in your area: Census Reaction: Creve Coeur City Administrator Weighs In No Service: St. Peters Aldermen Say No to Craft Beer Bar O'Fallon City Council Overrides Mayor's Veto of Towing Contract The Knox-Box System Saves Lives Fontbonne Hosts Dialogue Between Palestinians and Israelis
Here are the top stories from Patch sites in your area: MICDS Swimmer Is a State Champion Mayor's Veto Puts Towing Contract Back on the Agenda Auction For Creve Coeur-Based HavenHouse Nets More Than $100,000 A Presidential Performance on Presidents Day Long Lost Books Belonging to Thomas Jefferson Found at Washington University
Here are the top stories from Patch sites in your area: Wrestling: District Qualifiers Gearing up for StateMeet University City's New Board Member-Elect Rick SalamonYour Weekend: Music, Theater, DanceKid Power! 22-1 Lady Rams Face Nerinx in Districts

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