By JOHN MOYLE IBEW Local 1 Lemay, MO – About 120 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers IBEW Local 1 members, their families, and others, placed American flags on at 12,000 headstones in section 1NN at the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery May 24 to honor America’s fallen service members for Memorial Day.  Among them were members...

Last week, the Overland Business Association (OBA) had another great meeting. Here are the highlights: Ken Crowder welcomed everyone to the meeting and recognized founding member Greg Weshe of Overland Hardware as well as Scooters Coffee on Page on…

This morning's Overland Business Association (OBA) meeting was held at the Overland Community Center, and it included a delicious full breakfast from As You Like It Catering! The meeting started with Mayor Little introducing City Administrator Jason…

On Saturday May 18th the City of Overland and the Overland Business Association (OBA) partnered to bring the 2024 Overland Community Parade to our streets with the support of the Overland Police Department. This year there was a new, longer route…

Today (Saturday, May 4th, 2024) volunteers with the Kaufman Fund and VFW Post 3944 partnered in Overland on this month’s Food For Vets event. These events provide food for veterans and veteran families in need throughout the St. louis area. Thanks to…

This past week the newly elected Overland City Council members were sworn in at city hall. The 2024 election was special as it was the first time in nearly a decade without a competitive race as all current members ran unopposed. After the swearing…

Last week Overland had a very successful Spring Clean Up. Here are some of the highlights I observed while volunteering there: Five giant dumpsters were filled, with a sixth partially loaded! Dozens of old TVs and many other old appliances and…

Last week's Overland Business Association (OBA) meeting was hosted by the Ritenour School District at the Huskey Support Center on Midland (home of many things including Ritenour Co-Care). Ken Crowder started the meeting by remembering Jim Wade, who…

Last week's Overland Business Association (OBA) meeting was hosted by Archwell Health in Overland Plaza. Ken Crowder started the meeting by pointing to the revitalized Overland Plaza and its zero vacancy rate as an example of positive change in…

Last week The Overland Business Association (OBA) held their first meeting of 2024 and welcomed the new year with a continental breakfast thanks to Overland's own Championship Catering and Scooters Coffee. Here are the highlights: Mayor Marty Little…

Every year the Community Fire Protection District drives Santa Claus through neighborhoods throughout the eight municipalities and several unincorporated neighborhoods they cover. Because of the size of their coverage area they can’t get Santa to…

The Overland Business Association (OBA) had another great meeting this morning. Here are the highlights: Ken Crowder started things off by mentioning 4 businesses and organizations that were attending an OBA meeting for the first time: Dave McHenry,…

We’ve all seen the way the local real estate market in our area has been going and Brian Monday of Monday Homes, Monday Properties LLC, and Monday Restaurants has as well. Brian is an entrepreneur, a builder, and an investor who has taken notice of…

We had a great time at the Ritenour Homecoming parade. Enjoy the pictures.

A story about my Dad and I that's a personal example of the sometimes absurd relationship between Fathers and their sons: https://lnkd.in/ghNaCYnm #FathersAndSons #Men #Father #Dad #Son #SafetyIs4YourFamily #Safety #Labor #1u

Labor Day is this weekend. It's considered the last 3 day weekend of summer when many communities hold parades and events, families enjoy get-togethers in parks or backyards, and others take a long weekend trip somewhere fun. However, beyond the…

25 years ago today (September 1st, 1998) front airbags became mandatory in America. In 1953 John Hetrick, an industrial engineer and WWII veteran from Newport Pennsylvania patented the design for a “safety cushion assembly for automotive vehicles”,…

Ritenour School District Superintendent Dr. Chris Kilbride has released a video updating the Ritenour community on the start of the 2023/2023 school year. Ritenour School District Superintendent Dr. Chris Kilbride has released a video updating the…

The ability for users to easily translate our content to Spanish is one of the parts of the new Overland Online website that I'm most proud of. I'm glad to say it apparently gets used as the site has only been publicly available for a little over a…

Today (August 30th) is the International Day of the Disappeared. https://lnkd.in/gVFXnag3 #InternationalDayoftheDisappeared #DayoftheDisappeared #TheDisappeared #InternationalAccountability #HumanRights #JusticeForAll