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The article announces that the Chesterfield Police Department in Missouri has received the Accreditation with Excellence award and a perfect score on its third Internationally Accredited Police Department reaccreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA).

The article presents a call for individuals or businesses to rake leaves for elderly or disabled residents in Ballwin, Missouri.

The article lists several police reports in the communities across Missouri from July to August 2012 which include stolen wallet and iPod device from an unlocked car, damaged mailboxes and patio bamboo shades, and broken window.

The article reports that former St. Louis County, Minnesota science teacher and coach Donald Ingerson was arrested on July 30, 2012 for rape and statutory sodomy with two students at the Affton and Rockwood school districts.

The article reports on the approval of the speed limit of 50 miles per hour (mph) from 55 mph on part of St. Albans Road from Wood Stone Trail Drive to the Franklin County line in Wildwood, Missouri due to road structure and visibility issues.

The article reports that Creve Coeur, Missouri police Sergeant (Sgt.) Glen Williams cautioned residents about suspicious people claiming to be utility company workers to enter homes and suggested the need to insist on seeing an identification or official company badges.

The article presents a police blotter from the Collinsville Police Department in Illinois from July-August 2012.

The article mentions the 100th anniversary of the Masonic Temple in Collinsville, Illinois.

The article offers information on the meeting of the Granite City school board on August 14, 2012 in Granite City, Illinois.

The article reports that Marcus Thornton of Kirkwood, Missouri was charged with weapons violations in Madison County, Illinois.

The article offers information on the police blotter in Granite City Police Department in Illinois, including a report on damage property on July 25, 2012, possession of a controlled substance and sex offender violation.

A correction to the article about a training exercise at Jefferson Barracks and Bill Phelan that was published in the August 1, 2012 edition is presented.

The article reports on the decision of Mehlville Fire Protection District to sell its old No. 3 Firehouse, 11625 Sappington Barracks Road in Saint Louis, Missouri.

The article reports that Donald Ingerson, former teacher in Saint Louis County, Missouri was arrested for single counts of rape and statutory sodomy.

The article reports that Shaun Collier was killed when his car crossed the center line of Tesson Ferry Road and collided with a vehicle in Saint Louis, Missouri.

The article reports that Ameristar Casino will be exempted from the proposed smoking ban in Saint Charles County, Missouri after it supported the amendment by contributing a second donation to the political action committee.

The article reports on the implementation of Saint Peters, Missouri Mayor Len Pangano of littering ordinance, which encourages smokers not to throw lit cigarette butts on the ground.

The article reports on the sixth annual Race for the Rivers of the Greenway Network to be held on August 25-26, 2012, a fun-filled way to promote clean water education, restoration, and recreation, in Missouri River.

The article reports on the public hearing on the 2013 annual plan to be conducted by O'Fallon, Missouri for its community development block grant program on August 21, 2012.

The article reports on the free quarterly drop-off service for bulky items offered by O'Fallon, Missouri for its residents who wish to dispose of items too large for their curbside trash container.

The article reports on the proposed county charter amendment on a smoking ban in St. Charles County, Missouri. It states that the proposed amendment would exempt casino and other businesses if they have a ventilated and enclosed area separate from the rest of the building and allow smoking in businesses limited to patrons 21 or older. It notes that the ban applies to all municipalities and unincorporated areas in the county.

The article reports that the city of O'Fallon in Missouri offers residents the use of the city's free quarterly drop-off service for disposing bulky items such as furniture, carpets, swing sets, which can be taken to the city's waste transfer station.

The article presents news briefs on crimes in Missouri including one in Chesterfield where an iPod was stolen on July 23, 2012, another in Manchester where a car's passenger side door was damaged on July 13, 2012 and in Creve Coeur where a 2003 BMW was stolen on July 17, 202 from a business.

The article reports a wrong-way accident between a car and a bus along Interstate 64 in Chesterfield Valley, Missouri where the wrong-way driver Nicholas J. Watson, 18, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The article reports that Maryland Heights' Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6-1 to recommend plans for Grace Christian Academy to open in August 2012 at Dorsett Village Church.

The article reports that an improperly extinguished cigarette is being blamed for a fire on July 27, 2012 that resulted to the loss of one apartment and damaged another in the Schoettler Village Apartments complex in Chesterfield, Missouri.

A correction to an article about the Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Southwestern Illinois house raffle, which appeared in a previous issue of the periodical, is presented.

This section offers news briefs relating to police arrests in Illinois as of August 2012, including a juvenile arrested by the Collinsville Police Department for criminal trespass to a vehicle, a Lost resident arrested for obstructing a peace officer and a Granite City resident arrested for retail theft.

The article reports that the Madison County Circuit Clerk's Office in Illinois has started a program that will allow people to access the county's historical court records through the area's Web site.

The article reports that the Collinsville Police Department in Illinois is investigating the stabbing of a man near a gas station on Collinsville Road which occurred on July 30, 2012.

The article reports that the Collinsville Police Department in Illinois is investigating a motorcycle-automobile collision at Collinsville Road which resulted in the death of Cindy Anderson and the hospitalization of her husband Michael Anderson.

The article reports that the Collinsville City Council in Illinois will vote on August 13, 2012 to appoint Scott Williams as city manager.

The article reveals Granite City Police Department case reports including the arrest of a 19-year-old resident for theft, arrest of a 38-year-old person due to driving under influence, and the arrest of a 57-year-old person for cruel treatment of animals.

The article reports that Cindy Anderson died on arrival at a hospital in St. Louis after being thrown from the motorcycle along with its driver and her husband Michael Anderson due to a car pulling out of the parking lot into their path.

The article reports that Fenton Fire Protection District officials are investigating the cause of a house fire that almost killed two adults and a child on July 26, 2012.

A correction to an article about the half-cent transportation sales tax in St. Charles County, Missouri, published in the July 25, 2012 issue, is presented.

The article reports that phase two of the Page Avenue extension at Highway 364 in Missouri will open on August 30, 2012, two months ahead of schedule.

The article reports that the Fort Zumwalt School District in Missouri has an average well above .500 on nine improvement priorities set by the area's Board of Education.

The article reports that the St. Charles County Pachyderm Club in Missouri has announced its schedule for August 2012.

The article reports that the City Council of O'Fallon, Missouri has withdrawn a legislative bill designed to tighten the agricultural exemption to grass-cutting rules in the area.

The article reports that the Fort Zumwalt School District in Missouri has a batting average above .500 on nine improvement priorities set by the Board of Education, with Superintendent Bernard DuBray claiming that the district made progress on about six of the nine.

The article reports that the City Council of O'Fallon, Missouri has withdrawn a bill for stricter agricultural exemption to grass-cutting rules from its agenda after a discussion on the city's enforcement of zoning and code regulations.

A correction to the article about the expiration date of St. Charles County, Missouri's half-centavo transportation sales tax that was published in the July 25, 2012 issue is presented.

The article reports on the proposal of Gardner Development to build about 76 senior housing units in St. Peters, Missouri, with the Board of Alderman approving a resolution in support of the development.

The article announces the 2,000 U.S.-dollar start-up capital awarded to Babler State Park in Wildwood, Missouri from the state parks' Enterprise Fund for a new bike rental program which began on July 21, 2012.

The article focuses on the concern expressed by the Chesterfield City Council in Missouri over what powers they have on the use of solar panels after a circuit court ruled in favor of the Missouri Solar Energy Industries Association in a lawsuit against Clarkson Valley's solar panel regulations.

This section offers news briefs on the police reports in Missouri including the graffiti that was spray-painted on Hobby Lobby's exterior walls in Ballwin, the attempted burglary at 100 block of Plantation Drive in Creve Coeur and the forcible entry into a home at Cornell Avenue in Webster Groves.

This section offers news briefs related to crimes in Saint Louis, Missouri as of July 25, 2012. A man who broke into a residence and assaulted a woman was arrested by the Saint Louis Metropolitan Police Department. A man was arrested by the Southhampton police for possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia. A larceny was reported to the South County precinct on July 16.

The article reports that the Missouri Board of Education has reviewed the concussion treatment program being offered at Fort Zumwalt schools.

The article reports that the Missouri Board of Education approved the proposed wage increase for Fort Zumwalt school employees on July 16, 2012.