Dan Barger long has been a community journalist, starting as a reporter/editor in Jefferson County, moving on to cover politics and write editorials in south St. Louis, managing newsrooms in West and North County and becoming the editorial director for the Suburban Journals of Greater St. Louis. Barger also served two stints as a Journal newspaper publisher, in Monroe County, Ill. and in Jefferson County, Mo.
Along the way Barger has covered a wide diversity of stories, from the achievements of neighborhood people to the follies at a variety of city halls to the efforts by community groups to make their hometown a better place. Barger was recognized as the Suburban Journalist of the Year by Suburban Newspapers of America for his stories on the presidential aspirations of Dick Gephardt, his coverage of a two-month conspiracy trial in St. Louis and his profiles on the people in south St. Louis.
Golf has been a big part of Barger's life, from caddying in the U.S. Open at Bellerive CC, editor the Gateway Golfer magazine and the Gateway PGA, working as a photographer at the PGA Championship, also at Bellerive, and touring all the local links where his game is not aging gracefully.
Barger and his wife, Carolyn, who live on a high ridge in Fenton, have two children, Nathan and Savannah.
Fenton area Girl Scouts have been working on earning the organization's Bronze Award and they have been holding dog washes to help them get there. The troop also is raising funds for a local animal shelter.
A roundup of odd, unusual and head-scratching crime reports in and around the St. Louis area.
Six sessions are scheduled to share coffee and conversation with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department.
Recent funeral arrangements from the from the Jay B. Smith Funeral Home, 777 Oakwood Drive, Fenton.
New landscaping company celebrates its grand opening with the Fenton area Chamber.
Bread, milk and meat are needed in large quantities to feed the Northwest School District's hungry students.
Incident reports from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department
The list of St. Louis County Police Department's Most Wanted fugitives.
The bright billboard at the intersection of Gravois and Tesson Ferry roads is called a distraction to drivers at the busy corner.
Tiffany carries a 4.774 grade point average and is involved in many extracurricular activities.
Two adults and a young girl were trapped in a basement bathroom as the house burned above them on Thursday.
Tiffany carries a 4.774 grade point average and is involved in many extracurricular activities.
Income level criteria to determine eligibility in the free and reduced lunch price program rises slightly.
Watch out for the scam artists selling workbooks and gathering information door-to-door while pretending to be employees of the Lindbergh School District.
The current list includes suspects wanted on suspicion of unlawful use of a weapon, statutory rape, murder and possession of a controlled substance.
The council calls for a specific customer parking plan for Passing Lane Motors in neighboring Fenton.
The GOP frontrunner in the race for Missouri's Second Congressional District says she's focused on debating voters in the waning days of the primary campaign. One of her opponents says he's been trying to arrange a debate since March.
Jefferson County Council fails to approve Passing Lane Motors' rezoning request; calls for specific customer parking plan.
The following incident reports were provided by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department.
A roundup of odd, unusual and head-scratching crime reports in and around the area.
