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Single-Ground Leaf Mulch Now Available at Heman Park
Single-ground leaf mulch is now available for University City residents at Heman Park. Mulch is available to University City residents only and will be distributed while supplies last.
Local library branch to host forum for St. Louis County Circuit Court judges up for election
A “Meet the Judges” forum — featuring a panel of fifteen of the 21st Judicial Circuit judges who will appear on the Nov. 3 ballot — will be held on Oct. 5 at the Grant’s View Branch of the St. Louis County Library at 7 p.m. The event, held jointly by the St. Louis County...

CENTENNIAL COMMONS TEMPORARY CLOSURE 10/1
Centennial Commons will be CLOSED Thursday, October 1st, to address a plumbing issue. The facility is scheduled to REOPEN Friday, October 2nd.

Newspaper honored with statewide writing awards at annual convention
St. Louis Call Newspapers was honored with four awards — one first-place, one second-place and two third-place — in the 2026 Missouri Press Association Better Newspaper Contest for four news articles published in 2025. The Call’s news department was presented with the awards on…

Expect Overnight Lane Closures on Mid Rivers Mall Drive and Willott Road for Utility Work
Intermittent lane closures are scheduled from Monday-Friday, Sept. 28-Oct. 2, between 8:30 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. on Mid Rivers Mall Drive and Willott Road.

MODOT Announces US Route 61-67 Corridor Safety Demonstration

Abortion Is on the Ballot Again as Post-Roe Policies Continue To Evolve
This article by Bram Sable-Smith and Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Sep 25, 2026 MAPLEWOOD, Mo. — After Missouri voters added abortion protections...

WEST AREA BULK ITEM PICKUP BEGINS MONDAY IN UNIVERSITY CITY!
University City’s bulk item pickup for the West Area begins Monday, September 28. Residents are reminded to place eligible bulk items out for collection according to the City’s sanitation guidelines.

Questions about data centers come up in Calhoun and Jersey
By Steven Spencer River County News Residents in Jersey County and Calhoun County are asking questions about data centers. Last week, residents asked at the Jerseyville City Council meeting if rumors of a data center coming to town are true, and in Calhoun their Large-Scale…

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How data center noise is different from regular noise pollution, according to a St. Louis scientist
A St. Louis scientist has spent her career studying sound and is now speaking out about the noise pollution that data centers could bring to the region.
A Catholic media star was beatified in St. Louis, moving a step closer to sainthood
Bishop Fulton Sheen will be beatified by the Catholic Church in St. Louis on Thursday, moving the television personality from the 1950s one step away from sainthood.