ARNOLD, Mo. -- An 8-year-old St. Louis area boy is honored for heroism in saving his family from a fire.

Cade Thomas of Arnold received an award from firefighters Monday night. He also got a ride on a fire truck.

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Sheila Scott's severely disabled son Chandler cannot tell her what he learned at his state-run school in this Jefferson County town. Although he is 12, he cannot communicate how he is treated. So the mother started hiding a tape recorder in his wheelchair.

What she didn't hear disturbed her: no distinctive pop from the opening of a can of his PediaSure lunch, none of the familiar sounds of him eating.

What she did hear was disturbing, too. In one case, it was the sound of a school nurse ringing a bell and saying, "Watch me throw him into a seizure," and then ringing it about 30 times more.

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Knitting blogger 'Plumpy' is holding a contest.  Simply mail a valentine to the address listed, and you may win some free yarn or other prizes.

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Cases of strep throat are on the rise in Arnold.  According to a doctor at the St. Anthony's Urgent Care facility in Arnold, at least ten cases were treated yesterday just at their facility, with what looked like another day of the same today.

Strep is usually treated with an antibiotic such as amoxycillin.  Recently Schnucks announced a plan to give these antibiotics out free of charge.  According to their website , Schnucks wants to help do what they can to provide wellness and healthcare to their local communities, and this is one way to accomplish their goal.