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On Oct. 6 and 12, the Fort Zumwalt's Junior Bulldogs cheerleaders and football players will strive to help others in need by hosting two canned food drives benefitting the Fort Zumwalt Progress South Elementary Backpack Program.

O’Fallon has approved a Main Street Phase 1 renovation project, including sidewalk improvements, street resurfacing and other improvements on Main Street between Pitman Avenue and the railroad tracks.

O’Fallon has adopted the new St. Louis Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan in order to be eligible for State and Federal grant funds for pre-disaster natural hazard mitigation.

O’Fallon has approved a 2019 property tax rate of $0.5562 per $100 assessed valuation, reduced from the 2018 rate of $0.5959.

Following a vote at the Sept. 26 regular council meeting, O'Fallon has raised the sewer lateral repair program annual fee from $29 to $30 for 2020.

The O’Fallon City Council has approved amended distance restrictions included in its original medical marijuana ordinance approved in March.

O’Fallon's City Council passed a resolution supporting police officers.

A storm creek is causing serious erosion problems and now is slated for $1 million of improvements in O'Fallon.

The O’Fallon City Council voted at it's Sept. 26 meeting to approve a lease with O’Fallon Baseball Associates, LLC, to place a new baseball team at CarShield Field for the 2020 season. The new ownership group also will be responsible for the stadium's daily management and operations. The new team, which will relocate O’Fallon from Hannibal, Missouri, will play in the Prospect League, a summer collegiate wood-bat league.

Williams' editorial from the Sept. 25 issue.