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Good morning Ladue! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What probation means for the ex-Ladue officer in taser mix-up.
Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 55 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Warm with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 80, low: 51.
- Friday: Very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 55 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Mo. officer who says she meant to use TASER agrees to license probation 7 years after shooting (police1.com) — Residents of Ladue may want to know that former Ladue police officer Julia Crews has accepted probation on her Missouri law enforcement license, seven years after shooting a fleeing shoplifting suspect she says she meant to stun with a Taser. She previously had her assault charge dismissed through an agreement with the victim, resigned from Ladue's force, and now continues working as a court bailiff for the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ladue
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- HS: Chamber Orchestra Concert
Ladue Performing Arts Center - main theater stage
7:00 pm - RE- Trunk or Treat
Reed Elem. Saint Louis, MO 63124
6:00 pm
Thursday October 8
Friday October 16
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Acclaimed Artist Sky Hopinka Exhibition →
Kooyumjian Gallery, 8300 Big Bend Boulevard, Webster Groves
10:00 am - MahJong Club →
City of Kirkwood, 139 S. Kirkwood Road, Kirkwood
10:00 am - 25 Years Later – Webster University Photo Exhibit and Lectures Explore the Aftermath of 9/11 →
Sverdrup Complex, 8300 Big Bend Boulevard, Webster Groves
10:00 am - Domestic Violence Awareness Month Resource Fair →
EAB Edward Jones Commons, Webster Groves
10:00 am - Essentrics Stretch →
City of Kirkwood, 139 S. Kirkwood Road, Kirkwood
10:30 am - Ice Arena Stick and Puck →
City of Kirkwood, 139 S. Kirkwood Road, Kirkwood
11:15 am - Who Draws, Who Decides: Panel Discussion on Missouri's 2026 Midter
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center, 102 (Theater Room)
12:30 pm - SOD PM - Kayla →
City of Des Peres Calendar Des Peres, MO 63131
1:00 pm - Ice Arena Public Skating Session →
City of Kirkwood, 139 S. Kirkwood Road, Kirkwood
3:45 pm - DECA Recruitment and Business Trivia Meeting →
EAB 133, Webster Groves
4:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
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🗞 Nearby News
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University City
- The Solution to University City's Budget Problems Is Privatization (showmeinstitute.org)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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