The St. Charles County Department of Emergency Communications has been awarded Public SafetyCommunications Accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.

Low income or laid-off workers in St. Charles County affected by COVID-19 may be eligible to receive up to $4,000 each for training to enhance their skills, thanks to funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Boone Center, Inc. (BCI) will hold its second annual Jim Lang Memorial Golf Tournament on Monday, Oct. 5 at Bogey Hills Country Club, 1120 Country Club Road in St. Charles.

On Saturday, Aug. 29 from 10 a.m.-noon, the Lake Saint Louis Police Department will distribute free disposable masks to the public.

St. Charles County hosts a “Mask Up Pick-Up” event from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13 at the Family Arena, 2002 Arena Parkway. Packets of 10 disposable masks are available at no charge through this program.

Now in its ninth season, the two-day event at Indian Camp Creek Park, 2679 Dietrich Road in Foristell, takes place Saturday, Aug. 22, and continues through Sunday, Aug. 23.

The asphalt resurfacing project is scheduled to take place daily from 6 a.m.-5 p.m. beginning Monday, Aug. 10. Completion is expected by Friday, Aug. 14, weather permitting.

The St. Charles City-County Library is offering families the opportunity to learn more about their local watershed and make a difference in their neighborhood.

How can the city of O’Fallon in good conscience have a concert/music festival with thousands of people in a confined area during a worldwide pandemic? Someone in the O’Fallon city government needs to step up and cancel this event. Brian Buchanan

A letter to the editor from the Aug. 5th issue.