Politics & Government

WEEK IN REVIEW: Ballwin Man Indicted for Fraud, Schnucks Construction & More

Check out the big news around Ballwin and Ellisville from the second week of June.

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Construction of a new Schnucks store in Ballwin continues to progress. The store, which will be located Kehrs Mill and Clarkson, will be smaller in size than other Schnuck stores. Schnuck representatives are calling it a “boutique” style store. Not everyone is happy with the store there. “This Schnucks should NOT be there,” wrote in comment a Patch reader going by the name of Concerned Ellisville Citizen. “It is ugly and obtrusive (sic) and ruins the beauty of the Clarkson Valley area. Why didn't they listen to the people that live in the area and just not build it?“



In the , its board of education voted on Wednesday to extend the contract of the district’s Superintendent Keith Marty for one extra year. Marty, who has been at the job for a year, had signed a three-year contract with the district. He is now expected to stay for four years. "I'd like to stay five years. If health and such allows, maybe more,” said Marty last year. “I think the board was certainly interested in me staying longer than my contract.”



A Ballwin resident was indicted on Wednesday for federal crimes of fraud and theft. Dennis Latour, 28, gained money through different fraud schemes, including using a relative’s personal information to obtain a new line of credit, and using another person’s personal information to apply for a credit card.



Thousands of cars belonging to the dealership in Ellisville were damaged by the recent hail storms. Bob Kelly, owner of the dealership, attended a special council session on Thursday to ask the Ellisville city council to allow him to use a vacant body shop in the site of the former KIA dealership. The council gave Kelly 14 days to use the space and get the cars repaired.


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