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The New Melle Community Passion Play is presenting its 40th-anniversary production celebrating Easter By Brett Auten It’s a small community that pulls off a grand production. The New Melle Community Passion Play is presenting its 40th-anniversary production the last weekend of March and the first weekend of April. It is a musical drama depicting the…

Joining the workforce The BCI Skills Center is a first-of-its-kind vocational training facility for those with disabilities that partners them with local businesses By Brett Auten There is an innate satisfaction that comes with completing a job well done.  Since 1959, St. Peters’ Boone Center Inc., has been enriching the lives of adults with disabilities…

United Way of Greater St. Louis has been working with community partners to provide local families in need free tax preparation services By Charlotte Beard For over 16 years now, United Way of Greater St. Louis has been working with community partners to provide local families and individuals free tax preparation services. This year the…

Mike Baue wants you to live the most vibrant life that you can. “We do not have to accept degeneration and weakness,” Baue, owner of OsteoStrong O’Fallon, said.  With members ranging from age 12-to-93-years old, OsteoStrong O’Fallon is not a gym, diet, supplement, pharmaceutical, or a medical treatment. It is a  place where you can…

Trade schools, like Ranken Technical College which has a campus in Wentzville, are providing valuable alternatives to traditional, four-year colleges By Brett Auten For some, college doesn’t make sense. With the amount of debt many young Americans take on to chase coveted and parent-pleasing bachelor’s degrees, some feel that the juice isn’t worth the squeeze.…

Bringing the wild to North County Saint Louis Zoo North County will take 425 acres in Spanish Lake and turn it into a world-class animal conservation facility  By Charlotte Beard Since the Saint Louis Zoo Association’s purchase of the 425-acre property previously owned by the Plumbers’ and Pipefitters’ Welfare Educational Fund in 2018, the association…