The family of  Christian Ferguson  continues to  look for the love of their life. The community has supported the family for nearly nine years. Theda Thomas Christian's mother says she continues to pray  for all families that have suffered love loss to crime, especially those that have gone unsolved. 

Children 18 and under who live within Ferguson-Florissant School District boundaries are eligible for free meals during the district’s summer school program, which begins Tuesday and ends July 29.

This “open site feeding” is financed by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Seamless Summer Option. Last year, the program cost approximately $37,000. The district has participated in the program since 2007.

From May 29 – July 27 breakfast is served from 7:45 to 8:15am, and lunch is served from 11am to noon, Monday through Friday, at:

• Airport Elementary School, 8249 Airport Road, Berkeley, MO 63134

From May 29 – June 29 the meals are served at the following schools:

Jackie Robinson  broke racial barriers on and off the baseball diamond. A decade before Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott, two decades before Dr. Martin Luther King  Jr. proclaimed  " I Have A Dream Speech."  Jackie Robinson was the first African-American man to play Major League Baseball.  A  story of a great American. Now the late Hall of Famer's legacy lives on locally at the Brown Shoe Company based in Clayton, Missouri.   

The  Brown Shoe Company has teamed up with the Jackie Robinson Foundation to  help  educate young people both in the classroom and in real life.   The foundation will continue to  address the achievement gap in higher education and develop strong, civic-minded young leaders. The  Jackie Robinson Foundation  , provides  young people with scholarship assistance,mentoring, internship and job placement.