Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site will hold a special program to commemorate the 142nd anniversary of the establishment of the federal agency that today is known as the National Weather Service on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.  The “Division of Telegrams and Reports for the Benefit of Commerce” was established by order of Congress and signed by President  Ulysses S. Grant on February 9, 1870. Later, the Division became the National Weather Service we know today that helps us plan our daily lives and warns of impending storms in order to save lives and property.

Mehlville High School Math Department Co-Chairperson Jane Ebert was invited to attend the Southern Regional Education Board’s (SREB) forum in Charlotte, N.C., to share the techniques implemented at MHS that have enabled more students to achieve success in rigorous math content. Ebert presented with Doug Sutton, Director of Career Initiatives for the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), at a joint meeting of the Appalachian and Mid-Atlantic Regional Comprehensive Centers of the U.S. Department of Education. 

Significant layoffs are coming to St. Louis County due to budget cuts. More than two dozen employees in the park and public works departments are losing their jobs, and that's not all. 

St. Vincent Park on St. Charles Rock Road has one of St. Louis County's three public pools. All three pools will now be shutting two weeks earlier this summer because of the cutbacks. But clearly the job losses are a big blow.

The layoffs are the culmination of a budget battle that started last year when County Executive Charlie Dooley threatened to close nearly two dozen county parks, including Lone Elk Park and eliminate close to 175 jobs.

Now the St. Louis Post-Dispatch is reporting that Dooley said Wednesday he is laying off 20 full time employees in the Parks Department and six in public works.