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Entertainment venues looking to make one last revenue rally are offering guests a chance to bring in the New Year by shaking their groove thing instead of watching other people do so in Times Square with Ryan Seacrest. And local ...

The much-publicized trial and prosecution of an O’Fallon mom accused of cyberbullying a teen to the point of suicide ended in 2009 with more of a fizzle than a bang. After eight months of postponing a ruling, the protracted federal ...

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Looking at the packed parking lot at the St. Charles County Workforce Development Department, you wouldn’t guess that initial claims for unemployment insurance in the United States have fallen steadily since the summer. And the unemployment rate in St. Charles ...

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A Eureka man was indicted this week for allegedly threatening to bomb the Jefferson County Courthouse in Hillsboro. The indictment alleges that Scott R. Jones called in the threat Nov. 16 from his cellular phone. He called the Division 6 ...

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We’ve all had that white-knuckled moment while driving when we round the curve of a country road, hearts in our mouths, unsure what lies beyond the bend and certain that any miscalculation means serious injury or death. For residents in ...

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Or should it be “where are the jobs?” That is the question everyone is asking as the national unemployment rate hit a 26-year high last month. Locally, there are 16,453 unemployed people living in St. Charles County and 141,789 unemployed ...

Looking for a job? Why not create one yourself by opening your own small business? That is the message a local consultant for small businesses is promoting through his new entrepreneur school, The Matterhorn Project. The school is the brainchild ...

Local chambers of commerce and Internet marketing businesses have been touting social-networking sites at special chamber training events as well as at more extensive training workshops. Yes, sites like Facebook and Twitter are useful tools to target the cyberset and ...

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Attorney General Chris Koster filed lawsuits against six extended auto warranty companies last week for deceptive practices and violating Missouri’s No-Call law. Five of the six companies are located in St. Charles County. The lawsuits were filed Nov. 12 in ...

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Will St. Charles County join Dirt Cheap in becoming a refuge for the persecuted smoker? With the passage of legislation banning smoking from most public places in St. Louis city and county, the answer could be yes, and that could have a positive impact on some businesses on this side of the river. However, businesses interviewed for this story weren't too sure it would have any impact at all.

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The St. Charles County Ambulance District is one of two public entities being sued for allegedly violating a Missouri law that prohibits union-only project labor agreements. The Heart of America Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors and St. Louis-based ...

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