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Eight Foods to Try at The Festival of the Little Hills
Nonprofit organizations run the food booths at the Festival of the Little Hills and serve a variety of options from fried Oreos to kettle corn.

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Hometown: St. Charles, MO
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Nonprofit organizations run the food booths at the Festival of the Little Hills and serve a variety of options from fried Oreos to kettle corn.

Annual St. Charles festival runs Aug. 17 through 19 in Main Street and Frontier Park.
Craft festival features food, art, crafts, live music and entertainment.
St. Charles Police Reports, Aug. 12-14.
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St. Charles Police Reports, July 30-Aug. 3.
Democratic Committee Chairman seeks people interested in running against Republican incumbent Chrissy Sommer.
South Main Street will close between Boone's Lick and Barbour Street.
Councilman Joe Cronin, District 1, introduces a bill to place smoking ban before voters. Another smoking ban amendment has been proposed by a political action committee funded by Ameristar Casino.
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Council members offered thoughts on a proposed ban introduced by Councilman Joe Cronin that would put the matter before voters Nov. 6.
Annual St. Charles festival runs Aug. 17 through 19 in Main Street and Frontier Park.
Craft festival features food, art, crafts, live music and entertainment.
Check out five ways you can give back this month.
FIve-year-old long-haired chihuahua is in foster care in O'Fallon.
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St. Charles School District has moved away from traditional grading and toward Standards Based Grading.