1. Mask Up to Prevent COVID-19 Spread

If you’re confused about the benefits of wearing a mask, you’re not alone. Early in the pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO) and other renowned medical institutions did not advise the public to wear face masks. But now that more is known about this virus and how it spreads, these health leaders are recommending the use of masks to mitigate COVID-19...MORE

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2. Public Health Temporarily Relocates

The St. Charles County Department of Public Health has moved to a temporary facility for several months while building improvements are made to better serve and care for county residents. Online and phone services will be available, and in-person services and appointments are expected to resume soon…MORE

3. Training Vital to Police Response

The St. Charles County Police Department is working diligently to assure the public that its officers continue to know how to correctly respond to all the issues that could face them on any given shift.

“This is a different world than it was 10 years ago, 5 years ago, even last year,” says St. Charles County Police Chief Kurt Frisz…MORE

4. Parks Adds Exciting Amenities

St. Charles County Parks have something for EVERYONE – and if you like water and/or extreme sports, you won’t want to miss two new features that are making news…MORE

5. New Voting Options

As the St. Charles County Election Authority prepares for the Aug. 4 and Nov. 3, 2020, elections, new mail-in and absentee voting measures passed by the Missouri legislature provide additional options for voters during the COVID-19 pandemic...MORE

St. Charles City, County Install New Drive-Up Drop Boxes for Residents
The City of St. Charles and St. Charles County Government have partnered to install drop boxes for residents to submit bill payments and other items...MORE
Smart Meter Installation
Ameren Missouri began installing smart electric meters in St. Charles County July 6. Smart Meters are able to communicate electronically to improve reliability and outage response time…MORE
Heritage Landing Street Repair
The St. Charles County Highway Department is repairing and replacing concrete slabs in the Heritage Landing subdivision through Nov. 25, 2020...MORE
Gutermuth Road/Route 364 Interchange
The St. Charles County Highway Department closed a portion of Gutermuth Road through Aug. 21, 2020, to allow for continued construction of the new Gutermuth Road interchange with Route 364...MORE
Census Deadline Extended
The deadline to submit 2020 United States Census responses has been extended to Oct. 31. St. Charles County leads the state with 78 percent of citizens responding! Let's make it 100 percent...MORE

A Message from the County Executive

At the July 13 St. Charles County Council meeting, I presented an update on the status of COVID-19 in St. Charles County. Unfortunately, the number of positive cases recently has been increasing at a substantial rate...MORE

Council Comments

Joe Cronin, District 1

In 2018, St. Charles County opened a new Emergency Operations Center (EOC) adjacent to the St. Charles County Police Department in O’Fallon. Home to St. Charles County Regional Emergency Management, the Department of Emergency Communications, and a data center for the Information Systems department, the facility quickly became vital to managing county-wide response to the COVID-19 pandemic...MORE

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