Mid Rivers Newsmagazine Your online news source for St. Charles County, Missouri

Independent review site SafeWise recently released its 2018 list for the Safest Cities in Missouri. Cities were ranked based on population in proportion to reported rates of both violent crimes and property crimes. The list’s top 20 cities averaged a violent crime rate that’s 95 percent lower than the state average and 92 percent lower than the national average, despite a statewide increase in the crime levels previously reported in the state 2016 FBI crime reports. While multiple municipalities from across the St. Louis region made the top 20 list, the city of Cottleville was the only municipality from St. ...

At its Aug. 9 meeting, the O’Fallon City Council gave a first reading to an ordinance that would approve a funding agreement for the Winghaven Boulevard Resurfacing Project. The legislation will go before the council for a second reading and possible approval at the council's Aug. 23 meeting.

At its Aug. 9 meeting, the O'Fallon City Council voted 6-0 in favor of an agreement that would allow residents of Lake Saint Louis to pay residential rates at the Renaud Spirit Center [RSC] in exchange for the city of Lake Saint Louis paying an annual fee to the city of O'Fallon.

Following a challenge by the St. Charles County Police Department, the O’Fallon Police Department rose to the occasion and released a seven-minute lip sync battle with assistance from O'Fallon TV.

The Choral Arts Singers will begin rehearsals on Monday, Sept. 10 and continue weekly until December when public holiday concerts will be given. New members are welcome to join and no tryouts are required.

The public will be allowed to shoot off fireworks in Lake Saint Louis for a few hours on July 3 and 4 thanks to changes in regulations adopted by the city’s Board of Aldermen; however, that change also includes some tight restrictions.

St. Charles County voters could face the possibility of approving two charter amendments this November that would ban some indoor smoking in public places. One is a strict smoking ban supported by public health advocates; the other would allow smoking exemptions for private clubs, bars and the Ameristar Casino in St. Charles.

The Missouri Department of Conservation [MDC] and partners invite the public to a free screening of the documentary film Hometown Habitat: Stories of Bringing Nature Home, Thursday, Aug. 30 at St. Charles Community College.

"We've all been working so hard this week and the intensity from last year to this year is so much more intense," Cundiff said. "We want to win districts and we want to go to sectionals. It's the one thing we really want and, hopefully, it will carry over into the rest of the season."

It’s official, Lake Saint Louis now has a policy on paper to help at least some residents deal with “street movement” damage on driveways and foundations.