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by stephanie wallace

Humane Society Of Missouri

The nonprofit’s Animal Cruelty Task Force completed its largest rescue of the year, recovering 60 dogs from the home of a hoarder in Franklin County. The rescued animals were mostly Yorkshire Terriers, yorkie mixes and other smaller breeds.

Creative

creative director JULIE M. STREILER

WALLACE associate editor

JULIA M. JOHNSON

CONTRIBUTORS talk of the towns BILL BEGGS JR. the velvet hammer JOAN BERKMAN get ignited BETH CHESTERTON off the cuff MIKE CLAIBORNE

Saint Louis Zoo

The zoo recently welcomed Kayin, a 7-year-old male western lowland gorilla. Kayin previously lived in a family group at the Buffalo Zoo in New York and has reached the age when free-living gorillas typically seek a new bachelor group or mating partner.

Parkway South High School

The school’s library was one of nine in the state to receive the Exemplary Library Program award from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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SPECIALISTS KATE PENDLETON AND DAWN MURRAY mercy The Mercy Mamm Vaan is ready to hit the road again. The relaunched mobile mammography program features a new van with the latest technology, including 3D imaging. patty unleashed PATTY HANNUM

DR. TIM JORDAN my messy mom life

KATELYN MEYER graphic designer

CYDNEY MOORE

PHOTOGRAPHY photographer COLIN MILLER photographer TIM PARKER photographer SUZY GORMAN photographer BILL BARRETT

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WENDY JABLONOW sr. account exec

JANIE SUMNER

Administrative

office manager

KATHY COWHEY

LAURA K. SAWYIER fashion editor

CHRISSIE WOJCIECHOWSKI