Phil Bridgmon, Ph.D., UCM provost and vice president for academic affairs, today announced the appointment of Weldon Spring, Missouri resident Mark Arant, Ph.D., as interim dean, while the university conducts a search.
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Valerie Battle Kienzle & Reedy Press Valerie Battle Kienzle (at left) spent about five years completing her new book on St. Louis fashion history.
Valerie Battle Kienzle has researched and written all sorts of things over the course of her career, penning everything from newspaper articles to corporate communications to books.
But at heart, the Weldon Spring, Missouri, resident admits, she’s “a history nerd.”
“Anything that’s history, I will go down a rabbit hole,” Kienzle told
Potential changes coming after hiker shot by hunter in St. Charles County
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ST. CHARLES COUNTY, MO (KMOV) Hikers and hunters could see potential changes coming to a busy wildlife area in St. Charles County.
The Missouri Department of Conservation is investigating after a hiker was mistaken for a turkey and shot by a hunter Saturday afternoon at the Lewis and Clark Trail near Weldon Spring.
Todd Howard, an avid hunter, knows firsthand how important safety is while looking for wildlife. Years ago, he said an irresponsible hunter mistook him for a live animal at a hunting ground in Illinois.
ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. (KMOV.com) Hikers and hunters could see potential changes coming to a busy wildlife area in eastern Missouri.
The Missouri Department of Conservation is investigating after a hiker was mistaken for a turkey and shot by a hunter Saturday afternoon at the Lewis and Clark Trail near Weldon Spring, about 30 minutes west of St. Louis.
Todd Howard, an avid hunter, knows firsthand how important safety is while looking for wildlife. Years ago, he said an irresponsible hunter mistook him for a live animal at a hunting ground in Illinois.
âWe heard the shot, we heard the bullet whiz by we made a big stink and noise and then we ducked behind the levy of the pond and he realized it wasnât a deer and he left,â Howard said.
Posted By: Hewson Beattie May 10, 2021 @ 12:12 am Local News, News
WELDON SPRING, Mo. (AP) Authorities said a hiker was accidentally shot by a turkey hunter in the St. Louis area on Saturday.
St. Charles County Police Department spokeswoman Val Joyner said the shooting appears to be “a really bad accident.” The shooting happened around 12:30 p.m. Saturday on the Lewis and Clark Trail in the Weldon Spring Conservation Area near Highway 94.
The male hiker was taken to a hospital after the shooting, but his condition wasn’t immediately available. Joyner said the hunter cooperated with police as they helped the Missouri Department of Conservation investigate the shooting.