Community Interest
Femme Osage UCC Offering Drive-In Church
Femme Osage UCC, at 4360 Cappeln Osage Road, is offering "Drive-In" church on Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. Members of other nearby congregations and the general public are invited to attend.
St. Charles County COVID-19 update for April 3, 2020 - 151 Cases, 6 Deaths
(as of 4:45 p.m., April 3, 2020)
St. Charles County Government and the Department of Public Health continue activities to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in this community. County officials are working closely with local, regional, state and federal partners to investigate the illness, monitor individuals who may have been exposed to the virus and implement procedures to reduce the spread of illness. Staff is also connecting with community partners in health care, education, businesses, community services and other areas to provide support to those organizations and the clients they serve.
Governor Parson Issues Statewide “Stay Home Missouri” Order to Control, Contain, and Combat COVID-19
Building on Missouri’s efforts to control, contain, and combat COVID-19, Governor Mike Parson today issued a statewide “Stay Home Missouri” Order effective beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, April 6, 2020, until 11:59 p.m. on Friday, April 24, 2020.
St. Charles County COVID-19 update for April 2, 2020 - 129 Cases, 5 deaths
(as of 4:15 p.m., April 2, 2020)
St. Charles County Government and the Department of Public Health continue activities to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in this community. County officials are working closely with local, regional, state and federal partners to investigate the illness, monitor individuals who may have been exposed to the virus and implement procedures to reduce the spread of illness. Staff is also connecting with community partners in health care, education, businesses, community services and other areas to provide support to those organizations and the clients they serve.
ST. CHARLES COUNTY PET ADOPTION CENTER EMPLOYEE TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
A St. Charles County Pet Adoption Center employee has tested positive for COVID-19 and is hospitalized. The County’s Department of Public Health was notified early this morning by the state lab.
St. Charles Community College to Offer Remote Summer Courses
To ensure continued safety of students, faculty and staff, St. Charles Community College will deliver the summer semester remotely only.
“Our dedicated academic deans and program chairs are working diligently to ensure that the summer schedule of classes will be as full as that in any other summer,” said Barbara Kavalier, Ph.D., college president. “Student services like admissions, financial aid and advising will continue to be offered remotely.”
St. Charles County COVID-19 Updated - April 1, 2020: 114 cases, 4 deaths
(as of 4:30 p.m., April 1, 2020)
St. Charles County Government and the Department of Public Health continue activities to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in this community. County officials are working closely with local, regional, state and federal partners to investigate the illness, monitor individuals who may have been exposed to the virus and implement procedures to reduce the spread of illness. Staff is also connecting with community partners in health care, education, businesses, community services and other areas to provide support to those organizations and the clients they serve.
St. Charles County COVID-19 update for March 31, 2020
(as of 4:30 p.m., March 31, 2020)
St. Charles County Government and the Department of Public Health continue activities to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in this community. County officials are working closely with local, regional, state and federal partners to investigate the illness, monitor individuals who may have been exposed to the virus and implement procedures to reduce the spread of illness. Staff is also connecting with community partners in health care, education, businesses, community services and other areas to provide support to those organizations and the clients they serve.
Jim Joerling Inducted in to Meat Processors Hall of Fame
Congratulations to Jim Joerling, owner of Dan’s Country Meats and The Bavarian Smoke Haus in New Melle, for being the 2020 Missouri Association of Meat Processors (MAMP) Hall of Fame recipient!
April Boone Country Connection Print Edition Will Essentially Be Online Only
By Dianne Sudbrock
After careful consideration of the current COVID-19 situation, my own personal belief that everyone should take “social distancing” and self-imposed isolation very seriously (and the concurrence of that belief by some who operate our biggest distribution point outlets,) plus the prediction that the virus will peak in this area in the next few weeks, we have decided that the April Boone Country Connection will be available online only. *
Got milk?
Freezing is an option for milk lovers.
Source: Reagan Bluel, 417-847-3161; Sarah Wood, 573-882-6432
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Freezing offers milk drinkers a way to keep nutritious milk on hand at all times, says University of Missouri Extension dairy specialist Reagan Bluel. She works with producers in the heart of southwestern Missouri dairy land.
Flags Commemorate National Vietnam Veterans Day March 29
New Melle VFW Post 5651 commemorated National Vietnam Veterans Day by placing flags throughout town from Friday, March 27 through Sunday, March 29. This year, flags were also added on Foristell Road from Hwy. Z to past the VFW Post.