Email: joe.barker@patch.com
Phone: 636.575.9390
Hometown: Pacific, Mo.
Birthday: Aug. 27, 1985
Bio: Born and raised in Pacific, MO, (that's out by Six Flags), I graduated from Pacific High School in 2004. After that, I went to Truman State University in Kirksville to study journalism. While there, I worked on the campus newspaper, the Index, and also did other odd jobs to pay the rent—I worked at a liquor store and at Sears. I finished up my education at Truman in 2008 and immediately moved to Hannibal, Mo. to take a job with the Hannibal Courier-Post. I spent two years in Hannibal, the last as the Sports Editor, before coming to St. Peters.
St. Peters Mayor Len Pagano recently took in the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Local Union No. 562 Training Center in North County.
Central Realty wants to know what you, St. Peters, want to see go into the vacant building at 32 Harvester Square.
Fireworks will be popping on the Fourth, but where exactly is the best place to watch them?
The Fort Zumwalt Board of Education approved several additions for the 2012-13 school year.
Other items in the St. Peters Police blotter include underage drinking and a stolen musical instrument.
Check out the round up of stories related to crime in St. Peters during the month of June.
Extra police will be out this week to crack down on fireworks usage in St. Peters.
St. Peters City Hall will be closed for the Fourth, but the Rec-Plex will remain open.
Here's a recap of what St. Peters news you missed for the weekend of June 29 to July 1, 2012.
The Fort Zumwalt Board of Education approved several additions for the 2012-13 school year.
Other items in the police blotter include a bar fight and a broken windshield.
Check out the round up of stories related to crime in St. Peters during the week of June 25, 2012.
Chief Central County Fire & Rescue Russell K. Mason encourages residents in St. Peters to abide by the law and avoid using fireworks on the Fourth of July.
Fireworks are not permitted in the city limits of St. Peters.
Because of a dry spell, St. Peters is asking water customers to limit outside water uses including lawn sprinkling, car washing and other non-essential purposes.
Repairs planned for the weekend of June 29 on the Interstate 70 bridge over Earth City have been called off because of soaring temperatures.
Other items in the police blotter include a stolen purse and stolen medicine.
The Francis Howell Board of Education discusses design extras of the athletic fields.
Tell us, St. Peters, what would you like to see in this vacant space?
The entire Metro St. Louis area is under a heat advisory until Sunday morning. Residents urged to stay inside as much as possible.
