Today we roll out some exciting new functionality on Arnold Talk.

I've installed a new module called 'Community Builder', which lets the Arnold Talk users have a lot more interaction between each other.  You can now do a few new things such as upload a picture,make connections with other members, and even share info between members.  More info on the new functions explained below.

The purpose of these additions is to give similar-minded residents a place to communicate, discuss and debate local issues.  I hope you will take a minute to look around at the new items, fill out a profile, and perhaps even jump in with a few suggestions of your own!

Dozens of the most green-minded people in the area crowded into a house on Aug. 21 in the Parc at Kimmswick subdivision in Imperial to celebrate the building's energy certification.

Dubbed "Kimmswick-1," the home is drawing the attention of people throughout the area, including U.S. Rep. Russ Carnahan, as one of the first truly "green" homes in Jefferson County.

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A federal grand jury indicted 18 Jefferson County residents stemming from a regional roundup that netted 68 defendants involving record purchases of 141,000 pseudoephedrine pills.

During the past several months, United States Attorney Catherine Hanaway said federal grand juries in the Eastern District of Missouri have indicted the Jefferson County residents in two separate cases on charges of possession of pseudoephedrine, knowing it would be used to manufacture methamphetamine, and in some cases, the manufacture of methamphetamine among other charges.

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