All I want for Christmas

Children can try out their Christmas deer rifles and other hunting equipment thanks to a new late youth portion of deer hunting season in early January.

NORTHWEST R-1: He wants others to know: His sisters are ‘cool’

John Maucher loves his sisters. The 12-year-old Northwest Valley Middle School student hopes to tell others how he feels about Erika, 14, and Carli, 2-who both have Down syndrome-through a program he is developing with help from the Albert Pujols Family Foundation and the district.

J.T. AND DALE: Temping ideal way to re-enter workforce

Dear J.T. & Dale: I accepted a job with a CPA firm and the environment was unbearable; plus, they changed the waiting period on my medical benefits from 30 to 60 days after I started. I resigned after three months, relocated, and now I'm looking for employment. What is the best way to job search? I have registered with a temp agency but want to remain available to search for full time.

Jefferson County football capsules

CRYSTAL CITY HORNETS Coach: Dan Ridgeway (ninth year) 2007 record: 10-2 (4-1 MAFC Blue) Returning starters: Junior - Jacob Duncan (RB/DB).

Hornets field young team

By Laura Villmer

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Reunion for all Herculaneum alumni is scheduled
• The Herculaneum Bicentennial Celebration Committee is planning a reunion of all Herculaneum High School alumni as part of the bicentennial weekend. #

Story: Club news
• The business meeting of the Louis K. Juden American Legion Post 63 was held on Aug. #

Charter Government: Deadline approaches to comment on document
• The clock is ticking. Members of the Jefferson County Charter Commission say people interested in commenting on the charter and, possibly, getting changes made to it have only a little more than a week to do ... #

Town Talk for Aug. 17
• Responding to the gentleman who wrote the Letter to the Editor in the Aug. 10 Journal concerning Obama's energy friend. #

Five-Year-Old Killed in ATV Accident
• A five-year-old girl died after an accident in Jefferson County Thursday afternoon involving an all-terrain vehicle. #

Family finds comfort in raising missing mother’s child
• The message was short. Simple. And came in a dream when Bertha Propst needed to hear it the most. #

Comments will be taken on charter proposal
• The county charter commission will take comments on the proposed home-rule charter for the county at 7 p.m. on the following dates: - Monday at the Festus City Hall, 700 West Main Street. #

Top Local Stories of the Week, July 26
• NewsChannel 5 presents the Top Local Stories of the Week, as selected by KSDK.com readers. #

Quad Cities Task Force is like a mini Major Case Squad
• Even before the St. Louis area's Major Case Squad was called to the scene, a little-known cooperative team from four Jefferson County police departments had swung into action when two bodies were found in ... #

Alderwoman Living With Daughter Outside the City
• City and state law to the contrary, Ward 2 Alderwoman Carol Johnson is living in Herculaneum, more than 40 miles from the citizens she represents. #