Affton News

Laura Lahr, 47, was charged with assaulting police officers after she ran into two officers Saturday while trying to flee an arrest on a robbery charge.

St. Louis County Police are investigating a possible dognapping that may also result in assault charges.

Georgia Burgfeld, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, at her home.

The lopsided vote on Tuesday to prohibit smoking in most public places in St. Louis County could spell a quick reversal of the ban's exemption for casino gambling floors, a member of the County Council said Wednesday.

St. Louis County Police are providing special protection and giving special attention to children this Halloween.

Our amazingly wet October continues with heavy rain Friday morning. Showers and thundershowers should continue through the morning.

Seven organizations were awarded contracts to operate license offices today. They are in Affton, Blue Springs, Branson West, Harrisonville, St.

Both sides in the debate over a sales tax for a new emergency communications system in St.

Tim Bower helps his friend, River Crest tenant Kathy Bruckner, remove items earlier this week from her Shrewsbury apartment.

Brett Wiley, a field organizer for the Sierra Student Coalition, has been talking up the Missouri Power Shift Summit, encouraging young people to attend.

AWARDS Stan Gellman Graphic Design has been awarded winning status in the 2009 American Graphic Design Awards competition by a nationwide panel of judges.

On Tuesday, October 6, 2009, the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office issued charges on Christopher Elders, 30 years of age, of the 5600 block of Maxwell in Affton, for Statutory Sodomy in the Second Degree.

An Affton man is in jail, accused of pretending to be a teenager so he could have sex with a fourteen-year-old girl.

Dave Sinclair, "your South County Ford Dealer," died Friday, Sept. 25, at age 81 after a long battle with gall bladder cancer.

Montgomery Bank is closing three of its seven St. Louis branches and combining them into a new building at Laclede Station and Watson roads for an expected savings of at least $500,000 a year.

A 47-year-old St. Louis County man has pleaded guilty to a string of burglaries and thefts.

Talk about tenure. A St. Louis-area school administrator is celebrating her 60th year working for her district.

SEPT. 11, 2009 - Affton School District administrative assistant Mary Ann Schiller works with staff assistant Ellie Mayor to prepare materials for an upcoming school board meeting.

There's a golden anniversary under the golden arches. The McDonald's on Watson Road in Crestwood was the first in Missouri, and one man has worked there non-stop for fifty years.

Parade theme is "TV: Then & Now" As in previous years, The St. Louis County Police will lead the parade, along with the County Police Honor Guard and Bagpipers.