0:00 Intro and Brad calls St. Charles County Councilman Mike Elam
2:00 Steve Ehlmann's concern
2:20 2024 secretary of state primary
2:50 Ehlmann's priorities, including regional police training center
3:45 Ehlmann's "I'm not running again" vs. "I don't want to run again"
4:45 Elam won't run against Ehlmann
6:10 Elam says Bill Eigel has no desire to be county exec
7:00 Bill Eigel's primary interests
7:30 Elam on Jason Law's crime platform
8:00 St. Charles County's aging population
9:30 Counties need young families
11:20 Average school superintendent tenure
11:50 St. Charles School District population
13:20 St. Charles County personal property tax
14:30 County government is not glamorous
15:20 Recap
Originally aired August 20, 2025.
Each weekday Brad Hildebrand and John Combest get together for an hour - listen live on 104.5 FM in St. Charles County, west St. Louis County, Franklin County and Warren County Missouri from 7-8 a.m. Central.
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