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Staff details revitalization plan for western O’Fallon

O’FALLON - The City Council’s Community Development commit­tee heard the initial outline of a plan designed to revitalize the portion of the city to the west of Interstate 64 at their meeting Monday evening. The West O’Fallon Action Plan, or WOAP, was formulated after city staff saw on responses to the citizen surveys that showed there was a lower sense... READ MORE >

O’Fallon Council opposes governor’s plan to eliminate grocery sales tax

O’FALLON - Members of the O’Fallon City Council took a symbolic stand against a proposal by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker to eliminate the one-percent sales tax on grocery items at their meeting Monday night. A resolution was put forth opposing the governor’s proposal that he’d made during his annual budget address on February 21. Revenue from the one-per­cent grocery tax... READ MORE >

Former Central 104 bookkeeper receives additional felony charges for theft at O’Fallon school district

O’FALLON - The former busi­ness manager for Central 104, who is still facing felony charges related to alleged crimes she committed while employed in Columbia, is now facing charges in St. Clair County related to her time in O’Fallon. Julie Nappier of Valmeyer, Illinois, was charged on January 24 with felony theft ($10,000 to $100,000), which is a Class 1... READ MORE >

Santa visits with kids in O’Fallon and Shiloh

Santa was a busy man on Saturday, December 9, visiting with local kids in O’Fallon and Shiloh. The day began with the annual O’Fallon Police Department’s Breakfast with Santa at Carriel Junior High School. Volunteers and Police Officers provided a breakfast and crafts to a record breaking 435 kids over the course of the morning. Santa was on site for... READ MORE >

OTHS football coach resigns after allowing students with improper residency to enroll to play for team

O’FALLON - O’Fal­lon Township High School Football Coach Byron Gettis resigned from his position earlier on Tuesday, December 5, in a letter submitted to the Board of Education. In the letter, Gettis states, It is with a heavy heart that I re­sign my position as Diversity/ Residency/Truancy Coordi­nator, Football Coach, and all other duties from OTHS. As I shared with... READ MORE >

Annual Cops & Kids event brings Christmas joy to local children

O’FALLON - An annual Christmas tradition took place at Walmart on Sunday, December 3, when the O’Fal­lon Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge #198 hosted its 23rd annual Cops and Kids event. Taking place over the course of Sunday morning, members of the O’Fallon Fraternal Order of Police took over 50 children from the O’Fal­lon area on a Christmas shopping... READ MORE >

O’Fallon Post Office named top seller of Breast Cancer Awareness stamps in district

O’FALLON - The OFallon post office was decked out in pink through October to commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Month. During the month, the local branch com­peted with post offices around the nation and state selling books of pink ribbon forever stamps. A portion of the price of the stamps went towards breast cancer research. The O’Fallon branch was named the... READ MORE >

O’Fallon mourns after tragic car accident claims life of OTHS junior

O’FALLON - The community is mourning the loss of a junior at O’Fallon Township High School after a car she was riding in struck a tree on Friday afternoon. Madeline Best, daughter of Kory and Tammy Best, was riding in the backseat of a car Friday, October 20, when the accident took place in the 1800 block of Bowler Road... READ MORE >

Public documents indicate OTHS teachers to receive double digit raises as part of new contract

O’FALLON - Dou­ble digit raises appear to be in year one of the new, 3-year OTHS teacher con­tract, based on information provided to the public for Tuesday’s Finance Commit­tee meeting. While, as of print dead­line, a draft of the collective bargaining agreement be­tween the Board of Edu­cation and Teachers Union has yet to be released to the public, a joint... READ MORE >

OTHS Board and Teachers Union reach tentaive contract agreement

O’FALLON - Announced prior to the Weekly going to press, the O’Fallon Township High School Board has an­nounced they have reached a tentative contract agreement with the teacher’s union. Negotiations had been going on for a while, and at times reportedly became heated. However, the two sides sat down with a mediator on Monday, September 11. In a statement to... READ MORE >