Good morning, Chesterfield.

St. Louis County Animal Shelter is waiving adoption fees (from today through Sunday) to help ease its crowded capacity (189 dogs and 106 cats are sheltered) as officials urge local residents to adopt, foster, or volunteer.

Parkway voters will decide Nov.

3 on a tax increase that raises the levy by 46 cents per $100 of assessed value to help fund student programs and maintain safety. District officials say the measure will address a projected $75 million shortfall over the next decade.

Plans for a Mistwood Aviation Hangar headquarters and restaurant were presented at the Chesterfield Planning Commission meeting on Sept.

14. The project, set on a 3.972-acre lease lot at Spirit of St. Louis Airport, will add 28 hangar units and 66 parking spaces—approved 9-0 by the commission.

The new rubber turf installed at Marquette High School this summer gives athletes a smoother, low-maintenance field with built-in colored lines for multiple sports — head coach Michael Stewart believes it will boost play as fall games begin.