On February 14, Route D between Route T and Cappeln-Osage Rd opened as scheduled by MoDOT. The closure was in place during the construction of a new box culvert.
On August 20, which turned out to be one of the hottest days of the summer, Femme Osage UCC celebrated its 190th Anniversary with a community-wide picnic. Despite the 100° temperatures, it did not stop the community from coming out and celebrating this historic event.
Story and photos by Floyd and Kathy Miller
On Thursday, April 27, you may have noticed one of the 66 artists who came to town with the Augusta Plein Air for the New Melle “Paint Out.” Over 30 businesses and residents invited the artist to their properties to paint, or they could choose to paint any scene around New Melle.
A reminder from MoDOT on how to Merge Safely
Merging on highways can occur on highway entrance ramps, at exit ramps connecting two major roads or at work zones or crash sites where lanes are restricted. The safest merging is to think about two lanes merging into one. Not one lane merging into the other.
TROY, MO, August 8, 2022 – Four charitable organizations were each awarded a $5,000 “Sharing Success” grant by Cuivre River Electric Cooperative (CREC) and CoBank. The recipients of the 2022 grants are Anne’s Anchor, New Melle Sports & Recreation (NMSR), The Sparrow’s Nest, and Warren County Literacy.
By Kathy Miller
The 19th Annual Augusta Plein Air Festival was held from April 21 - 30, with 115 artists registered from all over the country. The Festival held 13 “paint outs” in and around the Augusta area; four themed paints; four workshops; and two pop-up galleries, all in ten days.
By Kathy Miller
On Thursday, April 28, the Augusta Plein Air Art Festival held a “Paint Out” in New Melle. Some area residents invited the artists to paint on their property, or the artists could choose a location in and around town.
By Kathy Miller
The Augusta Plein Air Art Festival held a New Melle "Paint Out" on Thursday, April 28. You may have seen the flags around town on Thursday, they were to mark the locations of properties that the artists were invited to paint.
On Thursday, March 31st, with sleet and freezing rain coming down, students and staff from our local Daniel Boone elementary school braved the elements, concluding their hugely successful canned good drive for our St. Vincent DePaul (SVDP) Pantry.
A project decades in the making reached another milestone on November 17, 2021, when the new David Hoekel Parkway (DHP) interchange officially opened to traffic at Interstate 70 in Wentzville. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on November 17 to commemorate its completion.
The St. Charles City-County Library is pleased to announce the opening of the new Cliff View Branch, located at 10 Cliff Drive, Wentzville, MO 63385. The Cliff View Branch provides a modern, light-filled space with outdoor seating and new features that will make this branch a community-based library.
The Final Sale and Awards ceremony for the 2021 Augusta Plein Air Art Festival was Saturday, May 1. The sale had a whole new look and feel this year, as artists set up booths along streets around the town square where there was a live jazz band, food, drinks and kids’ activities.
By Dianne Sudbrock
Over 70 artists from the Augusta Plein Air Art Festival participated in two events in/near New Melle on Monday, April 26, 2021.
By Dianne Sudbrock
On Wednesday, March 3rd, friends of Jim Jackman paid tribute to him and celebrated his 74th birthday with a parade past his house. Over 100 vehicles and probably at least 150 people participated – driving by in cars, pickups, UTVs, and about 15 dump trucks.
Reprinted with permission from Sauce Magazine and Sophia Daniels. www.SauceMagazine.com Photo credit: www.GoodNewsBrewing.com.
Good news! This spring, Good News Brewing Co., which has a location in O’Fallon, Missouri, and another in Defiance, is opening up a third location at 5521 Water St. in Augusta, potentially in April, in the space formerly known as Augusta Brew Haus.
Advocates for Community Choice is excited to announce the purchase of property in the Dutzow area for the location of Bethel Hills!