MLM Counties News. Notices. Need-to-know Information.

Editor: With the Legislature back in session, our elected officials have the opportunity to update some antiquated telephone rules that could ultimately benefit everyone (through economic development, jobs, etc.) The issue is access fees – charges that telephone companies pay ...

Cat Kelly, deputy director for the Missouri State Public Defender’s office, spoke Friday as a member of a panel on the best ways to organize public defender systems.

Gov. Jay Nixon suggested a $2 million increase in state funding for Missouri’s public defender system. Lawmakers passed a bill (later vetoed) that would have allowed public defenders to reject some cases.  Those were two of the proposals to fix ...

Editor, I read David Yas’ column [Monday] regarding the Super Lawyers/West Publishing marriage. All I can say is “Really?” The fact that law firms advertise is now a foregone conclusion. In fact, they always have, whether it was with junkets ...

County ranked healthiest in state St. Charles County is one of the healthiest counties in Missouri to live, according to a report issued last week. The report ranks the county at or near the top in most categories in community health status. The Robert ...

McKee to head college foundation The St. Charles Community College Board of Trustees has named Kasey McKee executive director of the school’s foundation. She has served as the foundation’s giving manager since 2008. The foundation raises money to fund scholarships, academic programs and educational ...

Randall Penberthy Jr. of St. Charles pleaded guilty to bank fraud in connection with brokering real estate transactions in 2006 and 2007, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in St. Louis said last week. Federal authorities said Penberthy operated several businesses from ...

Armstrong Teasdale announced Jia “Holly” You has returned to the firm as an associate in the St. Louis office. You, who previously worked in the Shanghai and St. Louis offices, has corporate and commercial transactions, employment and intellectual property practices. ...

Novus completes Albion acquisition St. Charles County-based Novus International Inc. has completed the acquisition of the Animal Nutrition Division of Albion Laboratories Inc., a company based in Clearfield, Utah. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Novus said the acquisition will allow the ...

Robert H. Bernstein and Edwin C. Ernst IV are starting up a St. Louis office for Atlanta-based labor and employment law firm Constangy, Brooks & Smith. Both attorneys formerly were with Thompson Coburn. Bernstein, who heads the new office, has ...

Mall participates in Cinderella project Mid Rivers Mall in St. Peters and other CBL & Associates Properties Inc. malls in the metropolitan area are participating in the St. Louis Cinderella Project. The malls are collecting donated special-occasion dresses and gowns that will be given ...