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Off the Beaten Patch is a periodic column featuring news, notes and a lot of names of people who connect the dots in our communities. It is reported and written by St. Louis-area writer Geoff Whittington, who uses his connections to get the inside scoop on what's going on in the courtrooms, board rooms, lunch rooms and elsewhere around the region.
Former Sappington Farmers Market owner suing current owner Former Sappington Farmers Market owner Tessa Greenspan (Tovah Enterprises, Inc.) is suing current owner Farm to Family Naturally in the St. Louis County courtroom of Judge Jim Hartenbach over a promissory note executed when the market was sold to Smith in July 2008.Farm to Family Naturally is owned by six investors who are farmers, cattle ranchers, pork producers, and business owners. Nancy A. Smith of Fairdealing, MO, is listed as Farm to Family Naturally’s registered agent, according to the Missouri Secretary of State’s website.…
Source claims Ferguson judge recalled warrants for Bel-Ridge Trustee who nominated him later that nightAccording to a well-connected source in the legal community, Ferguson Municipal Judge Ron Brockmeyer recalled several warrants issued against Bel-Ridge Village trustee Patti Armanees for housing violations on properties she owns. That action came the day she nominated him for Bel-Ridge municipal judge on Dec. 7.Brockmeyer was appointed by Bel-Ridge trustees later that night, but was prohibited from taking the bench by an order issued in January by St. Louis County Judge Richard Bresnahan.St…
Former Chesterfield police sergeant William Whitely filed an employment discrimination suit July 8 in St. Louis County against the city of Chesterfield after being fired from the police department in September.On April 12, Whitely was granted his “right to sue” under the Americans with Disabilities Act after filing a charge of discrimination with the Missouri Commission on Human Rights and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.According to court documents, Whitely, a 12-year veteran of the Chesterfield police, injured his ankle during an on-duty fitness test required for promotion to …

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