Residents of the newly built Harvest subdivision in O’Fallon are facing repeated gas heat and hot water outages, leaving families frustrated during the winter months. Multiple homeowners in the neighborhood have reported outages with some losing utilities up to five times since moving in. The subdivision, built by McBride Homes, has seen little action from the builder or Spire Gas, which attributes the problem to water entering the natural gas main—an issue complicated by freezing temperatures. Spire says crews are working diligently to locate and resolve the issue.

The O’Fallon City Council has reapproved the voluntary annexation of land for the 311-home Post Family Subdivision on over 103 acres at 1065 East Hwy. N, near the ongoing Harvest at Hopewell development. The move comes after St. Charles County challenged the initial annexation process, arguing the city used the wrong Missouri statute and failed to hold a required public hearing. Following the hearing on January 23, the council voted unanimously on February 13 to approve the annexation again. O’Fallon’s Planning and Development Director, David Woods, said the city disagrees with the county’s challenge but chose to redo the process to avoid conflict.

The Missouri Department of Transportation will close the far-right lane and shoulder of eastbound I-70 at the Blanchette Bridge over the Missouri River for repairs from today through March 3 weather permitting from February 24 to 28, the right lane and shoulder will be closed daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Starting Friday, February 28 at 8 p.m., the two right lanes will close for the weekend, reopening by 5 a.m. on Monday, March 3. An 80,000-pound weight limit will be enforced for semi-trailers during this period. For updates, drivers can visit MoDOT’s Traveler Information Map at modot,org

At tonight’s St. Charles County Council meeting, key discussions will include an economic update from Scott Drachnik of the Economic Development Council and a briefing on the Senior Tax Relief Program by Collector of Revenue Michelle McBride. The Council will vote onseveral significant expenditures, notably a bid of over $872kfor concrete removal and replacement from M&H Concrete Contractors, Inc., and a$1,4mil bid for asphaltic concrete procurement from New Frontier Materials, LLC, and Bridgefield Asphalt Plant. Additionally, the Council will vote on reappointmembers to the Road Board and the Domestic Violence Board, and accept a $10,000 donation from Purina to the Pet Adoption Center. The meeting is open to the public at the County Executive Building at 100 N 3rd TOnight at 7PM. Residents can stream the meeting live on Youtube also