PARK HILLS — Angela Hearon of Park Hills was one of a couple of hundred people who were at East Missouri Action Agency’s (EMAA) Community Services building Monday who hoped to get help with energy bills this winter. Hearon, like most of those who were there, faced a shut-off notice.

The St. Francois County Health Department has announced it will have another H1N1 flu shot clinic on Saturday at the St. Francois County Fairgrounds. The clinic will be held from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The health department has expanded the priority group for children ages 6 months  to 24 years.

A Caledonia man died Monday after begin ejected from his 2003 Polaris Arctic Cat 650 at 11108 Brinley Road in Washington County.

BONNE TERRE — The Bonne Terre police station is still drying out from storm water that came into the building early Friday morning.

It was the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918, when the fighting finally stopped in “the war to end all wars.”

A Farmington woman has been sentenced to five more years in prison.

A woman who loved her work and held the highest respect for education has left her legacy in the form of a memorial scholarship to Mineral Area College.

All senior citizens are invited to celebrate Thanksgiving early at West County High School.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A threatened Republican boycott of a Senate committee’s consideration of climate legislation is exposing the sharp partisan divide over a Democratic proposal to combat global warming.

EDITOR’S NOTE — An occasional look at assertions by government officials and how well they adhere to the facts.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The typical family would be spared higher taxes from the House Democratic plan to overhaul health care, and their low-income neighbors could come out ahead.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Commuters scrambled to find other ways to get to work as the Philadelphia transit system’s largest union went on strike early Tuesday, stalling the city’s buses, subways and trolleys a day after the World Series shifted to New York.

PARK HILLS — A St. Louis podiatrist will have to go to trial for allegations he provided prescription pills in exchange for sex.

With a few recent drug-suspected deaths, local school districts are taking steps to educate the staff and teachers about possible signs of drug use and raise awareness.

They sang, played instruments and showed off karate skills for the audience. And while the talented students of West County waited for the results of Friday night’s West County's Got Talent, they were entertained by other talented people, including 2008 St. Louis Idol winner and West County alumnus Corey Thomure.

Judy called from the East Coast after seeing a story in the Daily Journal.

Celebrating Halloween recently with others at the Park Hills Senior Center are (left to right): Irma Tedder, Maxine Myrant, Esther Bates, Merilyn Miller, Jane King, and Dorothy Johnson. The 65 senior citizens who attended the Oct. 23 party played "Boogo" Halloween Bingo and Halloween Left/Right Gift game, then enjoyed a Halloween luncheon. Similar holiday events are planned Nov. 20 (Thanksgiving) and Dec. 22 (Christmas). Mark Dean will provide live entertainment Nov. 3, 13 and 20, and Dec. 1, 11, and 22. Judy and Pat sing most Mondays at 10:30 a.m. at the center. All senior citizens are welcome and volunteers of all ages are invited to help out. -- Submitted photo

A Park Hills man and two children were injured Saturday when their 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier overturned on Route B in St. Francois County.

FARMINGTON — The woods are perfectly still. Not a leaf is rustling, it’s obvious because the rains and wind of late October have stripped the seemingly endless hardwoods of their summer coat.

BONNE TERRE — His friends know him as Gary Streeter, but for the children visiting the Bonne Terre City Hall on Saturday afternoon he was “Dr. Volt.”

The frost may be barely on the pumpkins and the goblins have just made their Halloween rounds, but the United Way of St. Francois County is already scheduling bell-ringers for the Christmas season. The fun begins on Nov. 27, the day after Thanksgiving, at 5 a.m. in Farmington and at 9 a.m. in Park Hills at Wishing Well stations at local stores.

Shortfalls in the state budget are leading to some cuts that have affected the county's bridge repair plans. Presiding Commissioner Dr. David Cramp discussed the situation with the BRO fund at the County Commission meeting Tuesday.

Customers in Public Water Supply District 2 of St. Francois County will decide on Tuesday whether to approve a $4 million bond issue.

Attorney General Chris Koster announced last week that Missouri and 11 other states have obtained a settlement with a private student loan provider, resolving an 18-month multi-state investigation. 

Mike White, president of Camp Hope (right) and Tony Carroll, commander of VFW Post 5896, (left) present a portrait of past member Paul Ketcherside Jr. to his sister Barbara Ketcherside. Paul Ketcherside, a decorated Vietnam Veteran, died 39 years ago. The portrait was drawn and donated by world renowned artist Michael G. Reagan. A portrait artist for more than 30 years, Reagan has drawn approximately 10,000 portraits, including more than 1,500 portraits of celebrities, professional athletes, U.S. presidents and other heads of state. He also has drawn 1,800 portraits of soldiers for family members through the Fallen Heroes Project. - Submitted photo

CUNDY’S HARBOR, Maine (AP) — On the big screen, the leader of the Dead Poets Society at an all-boys prep school was an inspirational teacher played by Robin Williams.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — For more than a decade, state Senate Republican leader Joseph Bruno was a top power broker in New York. The backslapping former boxer had more bounce in his step than aides half his age and was gruffly unapologetic over the millions in pork projects that he grabbed for his upstate district.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A mid-Missouri crash has left two people dead.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have the answers to lower health costs and expanded coverage, not the Democrats who hold power in Washington and are creating more problems as they “recklessly pursue” a government takeover of the health care system, a GOP leader said.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A typhoon battered the Philippine capital and surrounding provinces still reeling from recent flooding, sending residents of one town clambering onto rooftops Saturday to escape rising waters. Seven people died and at least five were missing.