Update: Heather Lundstrom Wins 100 Yard Butterfly and Sets 500 Freestyle State Record

Parkway North sensation caps off impressive high school career at the state meet in St. Peters.

Update: The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Heather Lundstrom won both the 100 Yard Butterfly and the 500 Freestyle in Saturday's championship round of the girls state swimming and diving meet in St. Peters. Original Story: Those who win individual state swim titles get their photograph in the program that is sold at the championships the next year. Senior Heather Lundstrom had two photos in this year’s book for winning the 200 yard individual medley and the 100 yard butterfly in 2012. Lundstrom is back to strike gold again Saturday in the 38th renewal of these championships held at the Rec-Plex in St. Peters. She was first in the 100 yard butterfly in 55:40 in the semifinals and she will swim in the championship round of the long-…

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Special Delivery Update: Creve Coeur Hospital's New Spin on '11 in 11'

Baby born at 11:11 a.m. on November 11, 2011.

The St. Louis Cardinals' mantra of '11 in 11' became well-known in the region as the team made a drive culminating last month in the franchise's 11th World Series title, but a Creve Coeur hospital may be next in line when it comes to experience with the number 11. Doctors at Mercy Hospital St. Louis delivered Matthew David Andrzejewski Friday morning (November 11, 2011) at 11:11 a.m. He weighed in at nine pounds and 13 ounces, the second child for Dan and Amy Andrzejewski, of St. Peters. Amy said the child was due November 12 but that doctors scheduled her for a c-section delivery a day earlier. "They picked the 11th and the nurse there at the office thought it would be pretty funny to schedule it around 10:45 that maybe there was a chance…

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Weekly PatchCast: School News, Electric Cars and More

A roundup of the region's major developments for the week of May 9.

Hello there. Welcome to the return of the PatchCast.  That's right, the PatchCast is back. This time, however, instead of it being a daily look at the St. Louis area, we'll take a weekly look.  This is the PatchCast for the week of May 9. Enjoy.  Here are the top stories from Patch sites in your area:

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Daily PatchCast: Proposed Wentzville Sam's Club Site Raises Concerns, Housing Bubble's Burst Still Visible in Maryland Heights and More

A roundup of St. Louis headlines for Friday.

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Creve Coeur City Council Approves Pilot Plan For Metal Detectors At Some City Meetings

Devices are already used for municipal court.

Creve Coeur City Council members have spent the past month discussing the possibility of using metal detectors as an added security measure after police and city officials became aware of a veiled threat posed by an unidentified city resident. Monday night, council members unanimously approved a three month test using the device at council meetings and Planning and Zoning Commission meetings. During that time, city leaders say they will gauge how the system is working, along with evaluating any additional costs incurred. One Creve Coeur Police officer is in attendance at city meetings; a second officer would likely be present to operate the machine. Police Chief Glenn Eidman has said the department would attempt to minimize possible …

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Daily PatchCast: Prosecutors Examine Death at Busch Estate, U-City Author Signs Memoir On Alzheimer's, and A Woman Rediscovers a Love For Painting After Half A Century

Here are a look at stories making news in the area for Tuesday February 8, 2011.

Public Works Prepares for a Freymuth Road Revamp P.A. McCulloch Reviewing Death at Busch Estate Wentzville R-IV School Board Member Wants Another Three Years University City Author Holds Book Signing St. Peters Artist Rediscovers Love of Painting After Fifty Years Away From the Easel

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