Park Hills Daily Journal

Central West Elementary School students warmed the hearts - if not the hands - of about 200 people who stood outside Thursday night in Leadington Plaza to listen to the children sing. Full Story »

Former Washington County Chief Deputy Vernon Wilson will not have to spend any time behind bars unless he violates his probation. Full Story »

Imagine being a kid at Christmas and you can’t be home with your parents, There are at least 150 area children in foster care who are in that very situation. Full Story »

PARK HILLS — The St. Francois County Health Department’s H1N1 flu shot clinic scheduled for Saturday will be the last mass clinic of the year. Immunization Coordinator Jane Howard said after Saturday the health department will start going into the local schools to administer the H1N1 vaccine. Full Story »

A Valles Mines women was killed Thursday when her 2009 Kia Spectra struck a tree stump in Ste. Genevieve County. Full Story »

The holiday season is a time of remembering Christmas past and thoughts turn to those we have lost. Full Story »

POTOSI — Police have identified the primary suspect in Wednesday’s bank robbery as 30-years-old Justin Elliot Parker. They are asking for the public’s help in finding Parker and the person who helped him rob Unico Bank in Potosi. Full Story »

POTOSI — Police are looking for two men they believe were involved in a bank robbery in Washington County Wednesday. Full Story »

Charlie Boyer carries an old but familiar Mary figurine into the Habitat for Humanity Nativity Scene at the corner of Desloge Drive and Chestnut. Boyer said the figurines came from the Desloge Kiwanis Club. Volunteers, who also included Don Weiler and Ken McIntyre, spent several hours setting up the manger Tuesday. It will be on display through the first week of January. They hope to have live ... Full Story »

PARK HILLS — Two St. Louis man are now facing charges after police say they held three people against their will and robbed them over drugs. Full Story »

DESLOGE — A reorganization is under way with the Desloge Chamber of Commerce. Chamber President Betty Coale said she has serious concerns about the chamber, including money that is unaccounted for and declining membership. Full Story »

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has a new weapons in its arsenal this winter to keep the roadways clear. The local MoDOT crew in St. Francois County will have a new TowPlow at its disposal. Full Story »

FARMINGTON — A former bail bond agent’s criminal case was bound over for trial Tuesday. Full Story »

PARK HILLS — Police have arrested a man after a shooting Sunday afternoon outside of Park Hills. Full Story »

Prosecuting Attorney Wendy Wexler-Horn enjoys her first time as a bell-ringer for the United Way of St. Francois County. She is among volunteers who have filled more than 800 slots to ring bells while collecting donations at Walmart and Penney’s in Farmington and Country Mart in Park Hills. The donations help the United Way reach its goal of raising $135,000 to donate to 25 agencies that will ... Full Story »

Season of Hope helps thousands of families who have fallen on hard times provide Christmas presents for their children. To adopt the family below, you must contact the Community Partnership at 431-3173. Adoptions should be made by Dec. 2. Gifts must be delivered by Dec. 4. Full Story »

Santa Claus will be in town Dec. 12 to take last minute requests from children who attend a free pancake breakfast. Full Story »

The world’s largest freshwater dive resort in Bonne Terre Mine will be featured in “Life After People - Episode 9” which airs on the Discovery channel. The film shoot was Tuesday at the mine. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists can start using taxpayer dollars to do research with 13 batches of embryonic stem cells and the government says dozens more cell lines should be available soon, opening a new era for the potentially life-saving field. Full Story »

DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — The 700 poinsettias lined up in a University of New Hampshire greenhouse are all red, but the technique used to grow them is a bit more green than usual. Full Story »

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Federal and state agencies, an Indian tribe and the maker of Roundup weedkiller have agreed to develop comprehensive plans to clean up pollution at three defunct phosphate mines, officials said Tuesday. Full Story »

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ameren Corp. will build solar energy systems in Missouri and Illinois to explore how best to use the sun to generate electricity, the St. Louis-based utility said Tuesday. Full Story »

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Power & Light is looking to quadruple the amount of electricity it generates through wind farms over the next two years. Full Story »

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Department of Transportation will lay off 100 people statewide to help fund the retirement system for its employees. Full Story »

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A central Missouri prosecutor urged the state Supreme Court on Wednesday to let him prosecute a man accused of violating restrictions on sex offenders’ Halloween activities. Full Story »