Chesterfield's Monarch Fire Protection District donated $981 to charity toward fighting breast cancer after a month of fundraising, at its last public meeting. Firefighters had been wearing pink T-shirts around Firehouse No. 1 during the month of October, in support of "Pink Heals" campaign. See T-shirt design with accompanying photo. President Kim Evans, of the Monarch FPD, said firefighters had been collecting from the public for the donation. The check for $981 was handed over to charity by Bob Wilhelm.

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Drivers should expect traffic delays to and from downtown St. Louis Tuesday with the Cardinals Division Series playoff Game 3 against Philadelphia taking place at the same time U.S. President Barack Obama visits St. Louis for a private campaign fundraiser.The Cards play the Phillies at 4:07 p.m. in St. Louis at Busch Stadium Tuesday. The series is 1-1 for best of five games.Obama is scheduled to attend a fundraiser at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown St. Louis from 5 to 8 p.m. Because of security concerns, there is no word on the president's exact arrival or departure to and from the event, …

Air National Guard fighters were said to be flying overhead Friday in Chesterfield, at least three times between 7 a.m. and noon. The jet engine sounds were extremely loud—and unusual—for Chesterfield residents in the path of aircraft apparently running between Lambert-St. Louis International Airport and Chesterfield's airports. Local first responders identified the aircraft as fighters making a run to refuel at Chesterfield's Spirit of St. Louis Airport. Missouri's National Guard has a facility at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport just northwest of St. Louis, including the 131st Bomb …

Flushing the toilet is going up in price. With sewer bills to climb 64 percent by 2016 for Chesterfield residents, the commission that sets the fees is coming to Chesterfield City Hall Thursday, 6 p.m., to listen to residents. The proposed hike is in part a result of a court-imposed consent decree between our Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. There are some 400 sites throughout the district where sewage may mix with clean water in the event of overload. The district proposes nearly $1 billion to fix this. The remaining portion is to pay debt …