O'Fallon has approved amateur use of fireworks under certain conditions for a two-year test period 2020-2021. After reviewing experience, the council will need to update or cancel the ordinance for 2022 and beyond.

Land located near the intersection of Bryan Road and Veterans Memorial Parkway and known as the "Flavan Tract” by its nearby residents was the topic of a public hearing and first reading at the Sept. 12 O'Fallon City Council meeting.

In the ongoing legal battle between representatives of the city of O'Fallon and two of its active duty police officers, new motions have been filed.

In a public presentation at the Sept. 9 St. Charles County Council meeting, County Election Director Kurt Bahr gave the council members and the general audience an introductory lesson in the workings of the St. Charles County Election Authority.

O’Fallon is proposing a total 2019 property tax rate that would be reduced from the 2018 total property tax rate.

O'Fallon is proposing to ease distance restrictions for non-identical medical marijuana facilities.

O'Fallon is proposing to raise the annual fee for the city's Lateral Sewer Repair Program from $29 to $30, beginning in 2020.

O’Fallon is proposing to fund a Main Street Phase 1 renovation project to include sidewalk improvements, street resurfacing and other improvements on Main Street between Pitman Avenue and the railroad tracks just south of the city hall entrance.

Dardenne Prairie's proposed City Hall Park baseball field renovation project, with a $3.8 million cost, has proponents and opponents, but still must be refined in advance of a formal bill and Board of Aldermen vote. One recent surprise included much interest in the pickleball courts that now are in the proposed plans.

During the Labor Day weekend, a youth cricket team from Dardenne Prairie won a national youth championship in competition with teams from across the U.S. and Canada.