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

While the resulting puffs may look the same, there are multiple differences between smoking e-cigarettes [also known as “vaping”] and traditional tobacco products.

For high school senior Kayla Cashion, the vaping phenomenon hits close to home.

On Feb. 21, a public open house will be held at Liberty High, 2275 Sommers Road in Lake St. Louis, to gauge public input regarding an upcoming environmental study of Route N from west of South Pointe Prairie Road to the Interstate 64/Route 364 interchange in west St. Charles County.

At a session held on Feb. 4, the Missouri House took an affirmative voice vote to perfect a bill with amendments that would curb some facets of the state's Sunshine Law, a measure established following Watergate to assist members of the public with the ability to access information from public government officials.

At its Jan. 24 meeting, the O’Fallon City Council read and voted unanimously on a resolution approving the nomination of Michael Snowden for appointment to the office of city administrator. The council also authorized the execution of an employment agreement for that position.

With only one month under 2019’s belt, the National Council for Home Safety released its annual Safest Cities in Missouri. The list was compiled using data from the FBI Uniform Crime Report statistics for cities with populations in excess of 10,000 people. A total of 7,639 cities were factored into the ranking.

Specifically, the council discussed entering into an intergovernmental agreement with GRG and neighboring municipalities for the development of a St. Charles County Greenway Master Plan and applying for a grant from the Missouri State Parks Recreational Trails Program [RTP] for greenway connectivity within the city.

A St. Peters woman with an allergy to grass who landscaped her home’s yard with flowers, bushes and lawn ornaments is slated to have her case appear before a federal appeals court. The case has been going on for about four years, and will now be decided by a three-panel judge.

It was announced on Jan. 17 that the O’Fallon City Council has officially come to an agreement with the River City Rascals baseball team that will allow the team to return to CarShield Field, 900 TR Hughes Blvd., for the 2019 season.

On the morning of Jan. 4, O'Fallon residents filled the city council chambers at O'Fallon Municipal Center [City Hall] to hear Mayor Bill Hennessy deliver the 2019 State of the City address.