New Produce Market Before Manchester Aldermen Monday

The Manchester Board of Aldermen meets Monday night and will hear from the owner of Scotty's Fresh Produce who plans to open a new market in Manchester. View the full agenda here.

The Manchester Board of Aldermen is set to meet Monday night.  (Sign up here for the FREE Patch Newsletter, including Breaking News Alerts.)  Among items on the agenda, aldermen are set to hear from the owner of Scotty's Fresh Produce Market and Deli who wants to open a second location in Manchester. As previously reported by Patch, Scotty's owner Mark Sgroi hopes to open the store in March. For more details on Monday's meeting see the agenda and supporting documents included in the PDF portion of this article. Check back to Town and Country - Manchester Patch for any updates.

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St. Louis County Reportedly Considers Funeral Protest Ban

The ban would be similar to the those passed by other St. Louis area cities, including Manchester.

St. Louis County Reportedly Considers Funeral Protest Ban

The ban would be similar to the those passed by other St. Louis area cities, including Manchester.

According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis County Councilman Steve Stenger, D-Affton, wants to pass legislation that would restrict funeral protests. (Read Previous Story: Appeals Court Rules Manchester Can Restrict Funeral Protests) Stenger wants legislation that would mirror Creve Coeur's city ordinance which was passed this week by the city council, the Post reports. Creve Coeur and Clayton have both recently passed ordinances similar to Manchester's city ordinance which prohibits protests within 300 feet of a funeral one hour before and one hour after services. Manchester's ordinance was put in place in response to protests like those by Westboro Baptist Church where members are known for anti-gay protests at the funerals of U…

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Suicidal Suspect Caught, Caused 'Lockout' at 4 Parkway Schools

Approximately 100 students and staff were locked inside Parkway South High School as a swat team searched the woods behind the campus for a suicidal 19-year-old with a shotgun.

Burglary, Theft Top Recent Manchester Crimes

Thieves break into a Manchester home, plus hit stores, a yard and a laundromat in this most recent edition of Manchester police blotter.

The following information was supplied by the Manchester Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction where an arrest was made. (Sign up here for the FREE Patch Newsletter, including Breaking News Alerts.) Nov. 24: 100 block Highlands Boulevard Drive Stealing: Detectives are investigating after a camera was stolen.  Nov. 25: 1200 block Pinyon Drive Stealing: Two pair of jeans were stolen from a laundry facility at this location. Nov. 26: 14400 block Andersohn Drive Stealing: Police report one person was arrested for trying to steal merchandise from the Manchester Kohl's store.  Nov. 29: 800 block Meramec Station Road Theft of Motor Fuel: Police are searching for the driver who left without paying for $64 in motor fuel.  Nov. 30: …

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St. Louis County Police Receive National Heroin Education Award

St. Louis County Police Department Drug Task Force agents are receiving the 2012 “Outstanding Community Prevention Effort Award” in Washington, D.C. Thursday.

The heroin-deterrent “Not-Even-Once” campaign initiated in the St. Louis metropolitan area by St. Louis County Police Department officers is credited for a 30 percent drop in deaths from the drug since the effort was launched. The campaign's results also were noticed on a larger scale, resulting in the department just receiving a national award in heroin education. (For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) The award will be presented Thursday by President Barack Obama’s drug czar, director Gil Kerlikowske of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, in Washington, D.C. The award is given to the task force that exhibits outstanding results in community support, assistance and education in using the cooperative …

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New Neighborhood, Budget, Creek and Road Repairs Before Manchester Aldermen

The Manchester Board of Aldermen could vote on the 2013 city budget Monday night, plus discuss a new subdivision, Henry Avenue repairs and Grand Glaize Creek issues. View the full agenda here.

At Monday night's Manchester Board of Aldermen meeting, a vote could come to approve Manchester's 2013 fiscal year budget.  As previously reported by Patch, David Tuberty, director of finance for the city of Manchester, gave a presentation on the proposed 2013 fiscal budget at the last board of aldermen meeting. Tuberty said the city calculated that there would be projected revenue of all funds combined of $18 million with projected expenditures of $17.6 million for the overall 2013 budget.  Aldermen are also set to discuss applying for a grant in conjunction with the City of Ballwin for repairs to Henry Avenue. The road runs through both Manchester and Ballwin. According to documents included in the PDF portion of this article, the …

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Fight Leads to Gun Drawn in Traffic Near Highway 141 and Big Bend

Police are still trying to determine what led up to a fight that ended with a gun drawn by a Eureka fireman near Highway 141 and Big Bend Road Friday.

UPDATED: 7:05 p.m., Friday- St. Louis County police tell Patch they are investigating after a man broke out a gun to apparently break up a fight in the middle of traffic at the intersection of Highway 141 and Big Bend Road Friday afternoon. St. Louis County Police Officer Randy Vaughn tells Patch police got the call around 3 p.m. Friday of a road rage incident at the intersection.  Investigators are still trying to determine what led up to the brawl and a gun being brandished, but Manchester Police Chief Tim Walsh tells Patch a fight broke out and a Eureka firefighter pulled out a gun in an apparent attempt to break it up. Vaughn tells Patch, initially it appeared to be a continuation of an alleged robbery in Manchester. He said initial …

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NEWS NEARBY: Creve Coeur Considers Westboro-Inspired Anti-Protest Ordinance

Creve Coeur city council members voiced support this month for the legislation similar to the City of Manchesters. This comes after a federal court ruled Manchester can enforce its funeral protest ban.

Manchester Tackles 2013 City Budget

The Manchester Board of Aldermen discussed the proposed 2013 budget Monday night.

David Tuberty, director of finance for the city of Manchester, gave a presentation on the proposed 2013 fiscal budget Monday to the Manchester Board of Aldermen. (Sign up here for the FREE Patch Newsletter, including Breaking News Alerts.) The city calculated that there would be projected revenue of all funds combined of $18 million with projected expenditures of $17.6 million for the overall budget. Excess of revenue over expenditure is expected to be $426,859. The city's total fund balance is expected to be $16.5 million at the end of 2013. The general fund, or the city's operating fund, is estimated at $9,223,000 in revenues. Expenditures are estimated at $8,972,964 which is a decrease of $229,182 from last year's budget. The largest …

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