Chuck Summers of South County jumps in Democratic congressional race that features former newspaper publisher Ray Hartmann in attempt to unseat GOP’s Ann Wagner.
St. Louis County Parks and the Missouri Department of Conservation have teamed up once again to offer the public a program to recycle their unwanted Christmas trees through Jan. 16. Trees that are collected will be sunk by the Department of Conservation in Spanish Lake to create habitats for fish. Trees that are not used as fish.
May 24, 2021 By Keith Norrington
With the spotlight on St. Louis for this week’s eighth annual Inland Marine Expo, the Old Boat Column presents a riverboat that was a favorite of the host city.
Never in a class with the palatial sidewheelers such as the J.M. White and Grand Republic, the Golden Eagle was, nevertheless, one of the best-known riverboats of all time. The sprightly sternwheeler made national news when it sank, 74 years ago this month, on May 18, 1947. With Capt. Nathan Smith at the wheel, the Golden Eagle struck a riprap revetment at the head of Grand Tower Island, 80 miles south of St. Louis, tearing a 6-foot gash in the hull. The accident was attributed to failure of the steering gear, which caused the rudders to jam.