On Jan. 2, the O’Fallon Planning and Zoning Commission approved a site plan for a solar farm that will serve the Mastercard property. #mastercard #ofallon #winghaven #stcharlescounty

On the morning of Jan. 30, Evelyn Ramos, of O’Fallon, said she received a phone call from co-workers that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested her father, Uber Ramos, along with two other employees at their place of work. #ofallon

For the past 17 years, the music program at Francis Howell Central has been thriving under the leadership of Director of Bands Nathan Griffin, who was named Francis Howell’s Outstanding Music Educator of the Year this past January. #FHSD #francishowell

A renewal of the conditional use permit (CUP) for Phases G and I of the Cottleville Trails development was approved at the Jan. 15 Cottleville Board of Aldermen meeting. This came after months of plan adjustments and public hearings. #cottleville

St. Dominic High is looking toward enhancing options available to students with an on-campus building trades program. #stdominichigh #stdominic

The passage of Proposition A in November 2024 meant that from Jan. 1 minimum wage workers across the state saw a rise in pay from $12.30 to $13.75 an hour. In January 2026 the minimum wage will rise to $15 an hour. #minimumwage #propositiona #missouri

Jacob Aydelott owns a spot in Timberland basketball history. The 6-foot-2 senior guard became the first Wolves player to reach the 1,000-point scoring milestone in the history of the Wentzville school. But that is not his only accomplishment. #timberland

The O’Fallon City Council approved three resolutions for road work projects for Main Street, Weldon Spring Road, and the Route K and Route N intersection. #ofallon #stcharlescounty

U.S. News & World Report has ranked two area hospitals – BJC Missouri Baptist Medical Center and St. Luke’s Hospital – among the nation’s best when it comes to caring for new babies and their families. #stlukes #missouribaptist #maternitycare #stlouis

As part of the consent agenda at its meeting on Jan. 27, the St. Charles County Council approved two parks improvement projects in Quail Ridge Park and Klondike Park. #stcharlescounty #qualiridgepark #klondikepark

On both sides of the Missouri River, wheels are in motion to create cooperative law enforcement training centers, both with similar goals – to advance and standardize the training and skills of police officers. #stcharlescounty #stlouiscounty

At the Jan. 23 O’Fallon City Council meeting, Mayor Bill Hennessy read a letter from council member Ron Epps (Ward 1). In the letter, Epps said he was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer last year, and found he is now no longer able to serve.

A land owner in the rural Augusta area had proposed constructing 15 small cabins on 1.5 acres, in order to provide a place for visitors to stay near the wineries and other area tourist activities. The County Council has approved. #augusta #klondikepark

Fort Zumwalt’s Board of Education has named Erin Williams as chief human resources officer, effective July 1. #fortzumwalt #FZSD

O'Fallon will proceed with construction of a new Public Works building and a new Fleet building, and will order carts to support the resumed single-stream recycling program to be piloted in March. #ofallon #publicworks #fleetfacility

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A major new sports tourism development has been approved for vacant land along north Bryan Road, just south of Interstate 70. #ofallon #playfieldcommonsllc

Immigration has become a central focus for Republican lawmakers at both the state and federal levels. #immigration #missouri

Your ability to stand on one leg without losing your balance may be one of the most telling measures of your “real” age, say experts from the Mayo Clinic. #mayoclinic #realage

Throughout January, the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) held both virtual and in-person public hearings on a proposed Ameren Missouri rate increase to gather input from local residents. #ameren #amerenmissouri