After months of on-and-off discussion, the St. Charles City Council has approved tax breaks to fund expansion of a construction products firm.

The 7-3 vote on Tuesday night allows the city to issue about $7.1 million in industrial revenue bonds for…

Spurred by criticism from Orchard Farm School District officials, the sponsor of proposed tax breaks to fund expansion of a St. Charles construction products firm has negotiated a new deal with fewer benefits for the company.

Klinghammer

City Councilman Michael Klinghammer says…

Last week, we wrote about the first outbreak of type A influenza in schools for the new year in districts such as Wentzville and Fort Zumwalt. On Monday, the Orchard Farm School District alerted parents to an elementary school case.

The student is…

Things are moving along for the new Orchard Farm elementary school. Officials will host a groundbreaking ceremony next Thursday at the site of Discovery Elementary.

Details here.

Proposed tax breaks to help pay for new equipment for and the expansion of MiTek Industries’ St. Charles plant have caused some controversy at St. Charles City Hall.

The City Council last month voted 8-1 for a resolution endorsing the deal,…

Did you read Sunday’s story about school district’s raising tax rates to make up for the loss in property tax revenue?

The story mostly focused on St. Louis County, but here’s the situation in St. Charles County for those interested. 

Home values dropped…

Joe Mathews, the St. Dominic High School sophomore accidentally hit on the head with a thrown shot, was released Friday morning from Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center.

Mathews

Hospital spokesman Bob Davidson said doctors still expect Mathews, 16, who has a fractured…

UPDATE: Here’s more info on the crash from the St. Charles County Sheriff’s Department.

Lt. Craig McGuire of the St. Charles County Sheriff’s Department said the crash occurred at the railroad tracks in Orchard Farm. The woman who was driving the…

Planning continues for the new Orchard Farm elementary school.

The School Board approved a site plan for the school at its Dec. 16 meeting. Next up, the board will appoint a committee to come up with some potential names for the…

Check out the ad at the left from the Missouri School Boards’ Association looking for people to run in the spring election.

Given the current economic outlook, school boards will probably face tough choices in the coming year.

For those who are up…