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

Preschool is a time for a lot of new beginnings for a young child. It’s also an adjustment period for parents as well. Here are some tips to help make the transition into a preschool environment manageable.

Wentzville School District’s Ratchet Rockers Robotics Team 1706 won the Engineering Inspiration Award after competition in Knoxville, Tenn., from March 29-30.

As spring and summer begin to lengthen the days with warmer weather, it’s a bright idea to start getting your home’s windows ready to stand up to April showers and clean enough to view the May flowers.

Students in the Holt, Liberty and Timberland High HOSA [Future Healthcare Professionals] chapters competed in the Missouri HOSA State Leadership Conference at the Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla on March 25-26. Nineteen students also took home awards and qualified to move on internationally.

Landscaping is important. Like the clothes we wear every day, landscaping sends a message about our homes to the world and can be the basis for first impressions by neighbors and visitors. In addition to aesthetic, landscaping also can impact elements such as proper drainage [keeping foundations dry] and home security.

The Greater St. Louis Book Fair began in 1950 and has since become an annual spring destination for book lovers and collectors. The event takes over a year to prepare each year.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Charles County announced the 2019 Youth of the Year and Junior Youth of the Year recipients. Ashleigh Bick-Dawes was named 2019 Youth of the Year and Mariah Diallo was named Junior Youth of the Year.

Fourth and fifth grade students across the 10 Francis Howell elementary schools battled each other in a friendly but intense game of trivia called “Battle of the Books.”

The Francis Howell School District announced the recipients of the 2019 Howell of Fame Awards, which celebrate the achievements of volunteers and staff. The 14 recipients will be honored at the annual Howell of Fame Awards ceremony on May 6.

The National Rx Take Back Day takes place from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, April 27 at police stations across St. Charles County.