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Monday, February 25, 2013

Woman Walked Out of St. Peters Walmart With Full Grocery Cart, Police Say

The woman told police she was checking on her funds in the bank and simply made a mistake. She was arrested at a Ferguson Walmart for stealing in 2011, St. Peters Police said.

A North St. Louis County woman was arrested for shoplifting and trespassing at the St. Peters Walmart with her 10-year-old daughter. Kimyette M. Williams, 33, of the 500 block of Dornoch Drive in Glasgow Village, was charged with felony theft, first-degree trespassing and possession of drug-related items. St. Peters Police said Williams walked outside, passing all check-out lanes at the Walmart store, 1661 Jungermann Road, with a grocery cart full of items. Williams told police she was on the phone with a friend, trying to find out if she had enough money in the bank for the items. Williams said she was “moving too fast and made a mistake.” St. Peters Police said that at times, Williams’ daughter was with her and at other times she was …

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Schools Weigh Pros and Cons of Student Cell Phone Use

St. Charles authorities and school officials must balance learning with the student use of cell phones, particularly in emergency situations.

Jennifer Henry recently experienced a textbook example of the debate over whether students should be using cell phones at school.  Henry, a communications specialist for the Francis Howell School District, said it happened on Oct. 21 when Hollenbeck Middle School had to be evacuated due to a bomb threat.  It turned out to be a false alarm, but students were evacuated while authorities searched the school building. Students went to Central Elementary School and Francis Howell Central High School. A 14-year-old was later turned over to juvenile authorities. Another threat occurred at the school on Oct. 23.  When they get worried, parents and students text, Tweet and call each other – with unintended consequences.  “The kids get (information…

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Planning and Zoning to Vote on Residential Cell Phone Tower on Wednesday

Continuing discussion from August, the St. Peters Planning and Zoning Commission will vote on a T-Mobile tower

T-Mobile will be back in front of the Planning and Zoning Commission requesting permission to build a cell phone tower in a residential neighborhood.  The proposed location of the 80-foot tower is near a water tower on the west side of Universal Drive, south of Willott Road. The location is an R-1 residential area and smack dab in the middle of a neighborhood. Representatives from T-Mobile said the tower would be similar to a utility pole. The proposed location, next to the water tower, is just another place for a utility, according to T-Mobile. The location was chosen, T-Mobile said, because it provided coverage to a residential area where coverage was lacking. Members of the community came out to the Justice Center and all in attendance …

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Zoning Commission Grapples With Cell Phone Tower Design, Location

Two towers were discussed at St. Peters Planning and Zoning meeting. One approved and one was sent back to the drawing board.

Two cell phone towers get very different receptions at Wednesday’s Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. The Commission heard proposals for two new telecommunications towers in St. Peters.  One tower was approved, while the other was told to come back in September for further discussion. The difference between the two proposed towers boiled down to location. After meeting with the Commission in July, the proposal from St. Charles Tower, Inc. passed inspection from the commission and now just needs approval from the Board of Alderman before the tower can go up. Plans call for the new cell phone tower to be located on the north side of Cloverleaf Drive South, east of Cave Springs Drive in a C-3 commercial district. St. Charles Tower had to…

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Verizon Store Changes Locations in St. Peters

Store now located on Mid Rivers Mall Drive.

Verizon Wireless has packed up it's phones and moved to a new location. The wireless retialer has left its former location on Veterans Memorial Parkway, but isn't leaving St. Peters. Verizon will now call 330 Mid Rivers Center home. The relocated Communications Store opened April 13. The store offers location is slated to give consumers a high-tech, hands-on experience with wireless voice, data, music and video devices and services. The new 2,419-square-foot store features a new and highly interactive retail concept that is a departure from Verizon Wireless’ traditional retail store design. “Residents in St. Peters and surrounding areas now have much easier access to the exceptional products and services that Verizon Wireless customers …

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

St. Charles County Council Votes Down Proposal For Cell Tower

Proposed cell tower in Defiance would "ruin landscape" councilman says. Council hasn't approved cell tower in agricultural area in 10 years.

The St. Charles County Council voted down an attempt to put a cell tower in the Defiance area, a decision that could lead to litigation, said an attorney for the tower company. St. Charles Tower had requested to build the tower near Walnut Creek Trail in the Defiance area. The council voted 3-2 to approve the tower, but ordinances on the seven-member council require four votes to pass.  Two council members were absent: Terry Hollander, R-District 5, of St. Charles, and Jerry Daugherty, D-District 6, of Portage de Sioux. Council members Nancy Matheny, R-District 3, John White, R-District 7 and Paul Wynn, R-District 4, voted for the bill. Council members Joe Brazil, R-District 1, of Defiance, and Joe Cronin, R-District 1, of St. Paul, …

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