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

Ambrose selected to represent Team USA in World Games in Austria This summer will be an exciting and busy time for youth basketball player Katie Ambrose. She was recently selected to play on the U-14 Team USA squad at the World Games in Klagenfurt, Austria on June 23. Ambrose, a 13-year old point guard, is a St. Charles County resident and attends Bryan Middle in the Francis Howell District. “I am excited and honored to be selected to participate in the World Games,” Ambrose said. “This will be my first trip out of the country and I’m excited for the opportunity.” ...

Thank you so much for publishing “Ehlmann calls St. Charles County ‘lucky’ in regard to spring flooding, tornado damage” [Mid Rivers Newsmagazine, May 17]. While St. Charles County was indeed lucky, I am very concerned what future flood events could mean for our region.

Alzheimer’s disease is the only leading cause of death in the U.S. without a way to prevent, cure or even slow its progression. There is an urgent need to increase our nation’s awareness and investment in Alzheimer’s research funding.

Fort Zumwalt School District’s Katelyn Freiert was named Mid Rivers Newsmagazine’s Teacher of the Year. Freiert has been a teacher at Ostmann Elementary for four years in a special education/intensive language and behavior supports classroom.

At its May 25 workshop meeting, the O’Fallon City Council reviewed three options for potential rate increases, opting to move forward with a plan that will raise rates by about $12 over the next five years to help fund capital projects for the city’s wastewater treatment plant.

  Jake Verschoore provided the thunder and Patrick Connor provided the lightning. Verschoore cracked a two-run homer in the fifth and Connor laced a run-scoring single in the sixth, and reliever Drew Strohm put the finishing touch on as Fort Zumwalt West erased a two-run deficit to beat Vianney 4-3 in a Class 5 semifinal Friday afternoon at CarShield Field in O’Fallon, Mo. Fort Zumwalt West (24-14) making its first state tournament appearance in program history, will play the winner of Jefferson City-Lee’s Summit for the Class 5 Championship Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Vianney will play in the third place ...

St. Charles County’s unemployment rate was down in March, the most recent period for which numbers are available, which means it remained the lowest in the state and nation as a whole.

The St. Charles County Council again tabled the adoption of international building codes governing residential and commercial construction and heard from some residents skeptical about adopting those changes.

The St. Charles County Council agreed to hire an engineering and consulting firm to do a feasibility study on creating a county port authority even though some members already want to limit its powers.

St. Charles County residents will be able to text 911 in an emergency from their personal communication devices, starting June 1.