A judge has forced Lincoln County to pay some of the sheriff’s department’s outstanding bills amid a brewing budget battle between the county and sheriff’s department.

The temporary injunction requires the county to pay the department’s bills as county commissioners work…

Staff writer Joe Holleman wrote an interesting story about a Winfield family of 14 who say they haven’t made any changes during the recession because they’ve always had to be careful how they spend money.

But for most people, the recession…

U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill (Photo by WIN MCNAMEE/AFP/Getty Images)

U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., will stop in Cottleville on Tuesday to chat with people about the economy.

McCaskill’s visit to St. Charles County is the first of 11 “Kitchen Table” talks in…

One of our columnists, Jim Gallagher, wrote a piece for Sunday’s edition about the challenging job search after getting laid off.

The grim numbers show companies continue to cut expenses by purging employees, resulting in a 7.2 percent unemployment rate at…

Home Help Applications Available December 8 in St. Peters

Applications for the 2009 Home Help Program will be available in St. Peters from Dec. 8 through Jan. 5.

Through the program, low- to moderate-income St. Peters residents may apply for no-interest, five-year…

Good morning and happy Thanksgiving weekend!

By now you’ve probably begun digesting your Thanksgiving Day feast. Or perhaps you’re still forcing yourself (oh the horror!) to stomach all those tasty leftovers.

Either way, occasionally, we’ll open up this blog to you by…

Unlike in some past slowdowns, St. Charles County hasn’t been insulated from the nation and world’s growing economic woes.

That was the sobering message delivered today by a Federal Reserve Bank economist at a business breakfast attended by about 200 people at the St. Charles Convention Center.

“Many…