The city of Arnold will receive another windfall of $473,499 with the settlement of the AT&T landlines lawsuit. Arnold is a putative class member in the lawsuit to recover unpaid business license taxes from AT&T Missouri a.k.a. Southwestern Bell Telephone ...

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A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the city of Arnold’s use of red-light traffic cameras. But opponents of the traffic cameras haven’t given up yet. U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas C. Mummert III, of the Eastern ...

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With all the redevelopment that has occurred along Highway 141 and Interstate 55, businesses and citizens along the North Jeffco Boulevard corridor want to see improvements there as well. In an effort to improve the historic northern end of town, ...

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A bill that is expected to be signed into law will drastically affect the city of Arnold’s storm water utility program. The program was established in June 2005, in response to federal pollution control regulations, to provide maintenance for the ...

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President Barack Obama’s visit to Arnold Wednesday to mark his first 100 days in office was met with mixed reactions, ranging from rock star awe to angry protests with anti-pork signs. Arnold became Obama’s town for most of the morning ...

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President Barack Obama marked his 100th day in office holding a town hall meeting Wednesday morning in the Fox High School gymnasium in Arnold. After addressing the packed room, Obama took questions on subjects ranging from jobs to education to health care to the environment. Click here to view a slideshow of photographer Karen Elshout's photos from Obama's visit. To order photos, click here and select the “Barack Obama visits Arnold” album.

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Todd L. Meine, 42, of south St. Louis County has been charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. He was accused of shooting a man to death outside a nightclub in Imperial on April 16. Meine was involved in ...

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Jefferson County will be on center stage as President Barack Obama makes a stop on Wednesday to mark his 100th day in office. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs confirmed during his afternoon briefing April 21 that President Obama will celebrate the milestone in Jefferson County. Festus City Administrator Steve Stoll said the last time a president visited Jefferson County was Bill Clinton during the floods of 1993. Arnold Mayor Ron Counts confirmed that someone from Obama's office has contacted both City Hall and the Fox C-6 School District about possible venues.

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Jefferson County Health trustee Arlene DeGonia – 6,662 – 38.39% CINDY L. VAUGH – 10,612 – 60.99% Write-in votes – 126 – 0.72%   Jefferson County 911 (simple majority) YES – 11,048 – 55.92% No – 8,710 – 44.08%   ...

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Some condemned property owners in Arnold have not received a significant increase after challenging the amount determined appropriate by court-appointed commissioners. In one case, City of Arnold v. Susan Shiner, the parties reached a settlement amount on April 7, prior ...

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