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The article highlights the Chinese Culture Day celebrated by Families with Children From China at West Hills Community Church in Chesterfield in Saint Louis, Missouri on June 4, 2011. The event, with the theme of celebrating Chinese New Year, saw 55 children adopted from China do several activities. Theyr wrapped dumplings, made paper cuttings, planted lucky bamboo and designed their new paper dresses, wrote basic characters, danced a folk dance and created a dragon for the parade.

The article discusses ways of identifying and handling trees that are being parched dry by the 2012 summer heat in Missouri after a large part of the iconic Missouri State Champion tree fell way due to a paper-dry core.

The article announces the Champions Award received by the Girls of Extraordinary Mind Strength robotics team at the First Lego League Championship in Missouri in 2011.

The article reports on Old Newsboys Day's funding for the Moog Center for Deaf Education in Missouri in 2011, noting that the nonprofit organization helps fund loaner hearing aids for the Family School Program.

The article announces the participation of the St. Louis County Library in Missouri at the Warm Up America in 2011, noting that the library will help construct blankets for the needy.

Photographs are presented depicting several dogs from the Animal Protective Association of Missouri, noting that they are ready for adoption.

The article focuses on the strong performance of senior running back Marlon Peal of the Webster Groves High School against the Parkway North High School in the Suburban South Conference in Missouri in October 2012. Peal ran for a record-high 336 yards and three second-half touchdowns, which secured his team's victory in the game. It presents details of the game.

The article reports on the termination of four high-level officers working for the Monarch Fire Protection District in Missouri in November 2011. It says that the combined years of experience of the terminated officers including Assistant Chief Les Crews and Deputy Chief Cary Spiegel is 133. According to the author, the loss of high-ranking employees in the district is expected to continue in 2012.

The article presents obituaries for several notable people in Missouri who died in December 2012 including Dorothy Horgus, Paul H. Mason, and Sandra S. Grogan.

The article presents news briefs related to education in Missouri including Melanie Book's receipt of a Presidential Scholarship from Xavier University, the appointment of Lisa Jackson-Terry as principal of Meramec Elementary School, and Webster Groves High School student Miriam Bohlmann Kunz's receipt of the 2012 Outstanding Achievement in Citizenship Award.

In this article the authors discuss opinions on various matters including the need for a stricter dress code in public schools in the U.S., the lack of news and information on cable TV, and the high rate of taxes in Manchester, Missouri.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of visiting the Fox school campus in Arnold, Missouri and the city of Arnold itself.

The article reports on various schools that underwent renovations in Missouri including Barbara C. Jordan Elementary School, Flynn Park Elementary School, and University City High School.

The article presents an obituary for Missouri residents including Elizabeth C. Anderson, Frances Austin and Norman L. Benson.

The article presents an obituary for several individuals including Ronald A. Barkey of St. Louis, Missouri, Shirley Mae Harvey of St. Louis, Missouri and Garrett "Garry" M. Veenhuis of Crossville, Tennessee.

The article presents obituaries for several Missouri residents including Virginia K. Albrecht, William G. Baker and Oren W. Black.

The article presents obituaries for people who passed away in the Greater St. Louis area including Blanche Rahvee Akers, Betty Jane Bauer, and Sharen Brown.

The article presents an obituary for residents in Missouri, including Korean war veteran Bernard Paul Ahrens, Reverend Ronald D. Anzalone, and Saint Jude Catholic Church member Agnes Wulf Ashburner.

Several obituaries are presented from Missouri including Rosemary Bond, Viola Ann Buntz and Walter S. Anielak.

The article presents an obituary for several Missouri residents including MaryLee Allen, Sister Veronica B. Boss, F.S.M. and Ida S. Grob.

A calendar of events for the St. Louis, Missouri area in 2012 is presented including the second annual Wing Ding St. Louis at Queeny Park on Weidman Road in West County on August 23, the Green Speaker Series sponsored by the Town & County Green Team Commission at Longview Farm Park on August 23, and the St. Louis County Library's free Back to School Blast at the Daniel Boone Branch on August 23.

The author shares his experiences of working with the "Suburban Journals of Greater St. Louis," a newspaper that provides news for St. Louis suburban areas, Missouri, whose publication is going to be terminated.

The article offers information on the Missouri VEX Robotics State Championship held at Parkway North High School gym on March 2, 2012.

The article discusses the Internet connectivity problem faced by the residents of western Wildwood, Missouri, and states that the high-speed Internet service providers of western Wildwood are instructed by the council to develop good infrastructure for stable Web connectivity.

The article presents the comments of town residents on developments in St. Louis, Missouri. It discusses the lack of concern of the Department of Transportation on the disruption of community activities from its repairs of roads. It focuses on a rebuke of other senior citizens for complaining about carrying their groceries at Aldi's. It examines a criticism of the high salaries for Botanical Garden, Museum and Zoo officials that are taken from taxpayers.

A calendar of local events for communities in Missouri scheduled for October 2012 is presented, including The Old Trails Historical Society's Speakers Series featuring "Germans in Saint Louis," by Beverly Schuetz, Medicare Part D Enrollment Assistance in Ballwin, and Circus Flora's dinner-theater production "A Celtic Night Circus" in Chesterfield.

The article focuses on the bike club at La Salle Springs Middle School in the Rockwood School District in Missouri that is sponsored by Taryn Litton, a sixth-grade language arts teacher at LaSalle Springs who shares her adventurous spirit with students through the club.

A calendar of events to be held in Missouri in October 2012 is presented including the performance of the St. Louis Banjo Club at Concordia Turner Hall, the Twelfth annual senior dance at the Crestwood Community Center in Whitecliff Park and the Eighth annual "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Shopping Boutique" at Nerinx Hall Gym.

The article reports that residents of Windsor Crest subdivision are upset about the proposed roundabout to be constructed just 800 feet from the entrance of their community. According to Windsor Crest homeowners association president Burt Squires, the roundabout would limit access to the only entrance to the subdivision and would endanger other motorists plying the roundabout. The project is part of a plan by the Missouri Department of Transportation to decongest Highway 109.

The article reports that pumpkin farmers in Missouri are concerned about the precipitation predicted over the region despite the drought. According to Marcia Rombach of Rombach Frams, pumpkins thrive best in hot and dry weather conditions and the early rains predicted may negatively affect the growth of blossoming and ripening crops. Rombach added that yield and quality of the season's pumpkin will depend on how the weather will become until the harvest season.

The article discusses the highlights of the Missouri football match between St. Louis University High (SLUH) and Parkway North on August 24, 2012, which saw SLUH avenge its 2011 season opener defeat with senior weakside linebacker Alex Mackin a key component of his team's 7-6 victory.

The article describes Blue Devils senior linebacker Wes Williams of Missouri's Maplewood-Richmond Heights football team, the St. Louis Cardinals featured athlete for the week to August 29, 2012.

The article describes the dedication to football of Missouri's Maplewood-Richmond Heights athletics director and head football coach Rich Nixon, citing the performance of Hazelwood Central under his guidance from 2007-2010.

The article reports that 14 seniors graduated from the 2011 Class 2 boys soccer champion team Priory Rebels, which is said to be only the second team in Missouri history to go unbeaten and untied with 27-0.

The article offers a preview of St. Louis, Missouri boys soccer's Metro Catholic Conference (MCC). The MCC, deemed the hotbed for local talent, lost many players as St. Louis Scott Gallagher's Academy team joined the Elite Clubs National League whose season runs concurrently with the Missouri boys high school season, while some players opted to play their high school season. It talks about the winning chances of defending Class 3 champions De Smet, early favorite Chaminade and CBC among others.

This section offers news briefs. Michigan-based developer Taubman Centers donated 10,000 U.S. dollars to Chesterfield Arts for arts education, outreach and public art initiatives. The Creve Coeur City Council updated its city code to prevent discrimination with respect to gender. Auditions for the new Rockwood Adult Community Choir will be held on August 20 and 27, 2012 at the Lafayette High School at 17050 Clayton Road in Wildwood, Missouri.

The article highlights the animation summer camp at Chesterfield arts where 7 children from 6th to 8th grades learned to create storyboards, make flat or 3D figures with moveable parts and animate these characters while recording them through a stop-motion animation video camera. Most of the students were local except for Jordan Sparr who was vacationing from Houston, Texas. Some of the kids in the camp were Jake Tessler who crafted a multi-limbed green monster and Jamie May who crafted a bird.

The article discusses the worsening drought in the rural western Wildwood, Missouri that has started to affect private wells for potable water supplies. Homeowners in the area depend on wells for their water instead of the St. Louis County Water Department and they know when the well water is low when the water gets cloudy and the pressure gets low. Wildwood is advocating for water conservation while the city investigates possible suppliers of potable water for homes with storage facilities.

The article discusses the lack of adequate Internet service at western Wildwood, Missouri and the slow process of evaluating companies vying to provide service. The absence of Internet access affected students who have to do homework online, businessmen who want to telecommute and consumers who want to purchase online. Members of Wildwood's Rural Internet Access Committee will meet on August 8, 2012 to refine selection criteria, interview potential providers and choose 2 pilot providers.

The article narrates how service station owner Harold "Red" Hurlbut is reviving his business after many of his customers were blocked from his Wild Horse Creek Mobil Station in Chesterfield, Missouri. It explains that Hurlbut lost 80% of his business when White Horse Creek Road was closed from June 15 to July 13 as part of Saint Louis County's road realignment project. It adds that the realignment would bring more business to Hurlbut who is upgrading his station ever since the road re-opened.

The article announces that the 28th annual Missouri Athletic Club Senior All-Star high school soccer games will take place at the renovated Saint Louis Soccer Park in Fenton, Missouri on June 30, 2012.

The authors comment on a June 20, 2012 article by Mary Shapiro about the attempt of the city government of Ellisville in Missouri to secure funding to build a dog park in Bluebird Park, including charging an annual membership fee. Resident Andrew Rhodes believes the forty dollar membership fee is high. Another resident, Ken Holmes asks what will the outcome of this effect the tax increment financing (TIF).

The article reports on the victory of Vashon Island High School (WA) Football team at the second annual Saint Louis Metro Football Coaches Association 7-on-7 Tournament championship.

A calendar of community events in Missouri in June 2012 is presented, including CLayton's Parties in the Park concert series through September 12, a meeting of the St. Louis Publishers Association on June 13, and the Cree Coeur Heart to Heart 5K, 10K, 15-Mile Fun Run/Walk on June 16.

The author offers comments on several issues in St. Louis County, Missouri including automobile racing at the Franz Park-Dogtown-Richmond Heights, Reverend Larry Rice's leasing of the land to have prayer tents on it and accumulation of gravel and rock and sand on the sidewalk in Brentwood.

The article presents comments from residents of the state of Missouri. A resident states that county libraries deserve a tax boost as it caters to readers of all ages. One resident reports an increase in number if cars with expired license plate numbers parked in the parking area of a mall. Another resident advises against throw rugs as these items are accident-prone.

This section offers news on various towns of Missouri. Chesterfield city has been awarded the 2011 Fields of Excellence Award by Pioneer Athletics for its athletic complex. A Kid's Safety Day is sponsored by the Ellisville Police Department which features free bicycle, helmet and car seat inspections. A presentation ceremony was held in recognition of the donation of The Missouri History Museum of a map that shows the locations of early black settlements in Kirkwood to Kirkwood Public Library.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues related to local communities in Missouri, including decision of the Ballwin Board of Aldermen to refuse to consider a bill that would allow residents to raise chickens at home, the retirement of Glendale Assistant Police Chief Gary Woepke, and the fight of Ellisville residents against a tax increment financing (TIF) for a proposed Walmart store on Manchester Road.

The article focuses on the move of Ballwin's Board of Alderman to prohibit raising backyard chickens. Resident Michael Coggin even filed a petition to allow keeping hens at home, but the board decided to stick to its earlier decision in its April 23, 2012 board meeting. The chicken ordinance of Creve Coeur, Missouri was used by City Attorney Bob Jones as the model for the planned legislation. Tom Aiken, city planner at Ballwin, expressed his concern on implementing the law.

This section offers news briefs on the Missouri school community. Anne Hebrank of Ursuline Academy and Wes Ragland of Webster Groves High School will perform on the Fox Theatre stage on April 27, 2012 in the final round of the Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation's St. Louis Teen Talent Showcase. Several students from West County schools won in the Missouri Botanical Garden's 2011-2012 Power of Plants student contest.