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The COVID-19 pandemic may be causing a large number of Americans to speed up their retirement plans, a recent study found.

“If you had an ache or pain or you put off something like a colonoscopy over the last few months, now might be the time to reconsider and start doing those things.”

Enrollment and registration for kindergarten is open for individuals with children who will be five years old by July 31.

St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann says he will not mandate the wearing of masks in public the way St. Louis City and County are.

A local medical research company now finds itself at the forefront of the global search for a COVID-19 vaccine.

Lindenwood University plans to open its campus, classrooms and residence halls on Aug. 24, for in-person classwork. COVID-19 safety precautions will be deployed.

The Bangert Island Riverfront Transformation project, now named Riverpointe, and it remains on schedule as planned. A priority of phase 1 is to raise ground level up to the 500-year-flood level.

The largest pump track in the country had its grand opening on June 24 in Dardenne Prairie. The 33,000-square-foot track was built inside St. Charles County's 25-acre Youth Activity Park.

The St. Charles County Highway Department is scheduled to repair and replace concrete slabs in the Heritage Landing subdivision July 6–Nov. 25, according to a press release issued by the county June 26.

Two bills have been approved to establish inclusive recreation services, and a coordinator for those services.