🌱 Patch AM: O’Fallon homes linked to federal forced‑labor case and prison terms

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In today's newsletter:

• O'Fallon homes linked to federal forced‑labor case and prison terms
• How Wentzville's apartment pause could ripple into O'Fallon's housing market

Also on today's calendar: DJ Trivia Tuesdays @ Barrels Taphouse and Grill and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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• Monday: Sunny and toasty conditions, with a high of 94 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Missouri trio sentenced for forced labor and immigration abuses (kttn.com) — Federal prosecutors detailed how an Indian national was forced to work and live in abusive conditions at homes in O'Fallon and elsewhere, leading to prison sentences for three St. Charles County residents. The case involved confiscated immigration documents, physical abuse, and a related VA benefits fraud scheme, underscoring serious labor‑trafficking concerns tied directly to properties in O'Fallon.
   

• Multi-family housing moratorium considered in Wentzville (midriversnewsmagazine.com) — A proposed six‑month pause on new apartment complexes in nearby Wentzville could influence how growth and housing demand spill over into O'Fallon, which has already approved nearly 3,000 units since 2007. Aldermen debated infrastructure strain, affordability, and whether senior housing should be exempt as they tied the moratorium discussion to an upcoming Comprehensive Plan update.
   

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Tuesday October 13
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Monday October 12
• Home Volleyball vs FHC
  Ft. Zumwalt North High O Fallon, MO 63366
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• Home Soccer vs FHC
  Ft. Zumwalt North High O Fallon, MO 63366
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Tuesday October 13
• DJ Trivia Tuesdays @ Barrels Taphouse and Grill →
  Barrels Taphouse and Grill, 6726 State Route N, O'Fallon
  7:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• HS Early Release (1.5 Hours Early)
  Ft. Zumwalt R-iI O Fallon, MO 63366
  12:55 pm
• Hannibal vs St. Dominic →
  O'Fallon MO
  6:00 pm
• Hannibal Pirates Volleyball vs St. Dominic →
  O'Fallon MO
  6:00 pm
Thursday October 15
• EVENT: Fall Festival
  Ft. Zumwalt North Middle O Fallon, MO 63366
  5:00 pm
• Home Volleyball vs Washington
  Ft. Zumwalt North High O Fallon, MO 63366
  5:00 pm
• Trunk or Treat (flyer attached)
  Pheasant Point Elementary School, 3450 Pheasant Meadow Dr, O'Fal
  5:30 pm
• Event: Monster Mash PTO
  Rock Creek Elem. O Fallon, MO 63366
  6:00 pm
• Stop Playing Defense: How to Go on Offense in Real Estate Investing →
  The Waterbury Meeting Center, 830 Waterbury Falls Drive, O'Fallon
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Olive Garden posted a job opening for Bartender in Wentzville. Apply here.
• Donaldson Company, Inc. posted a job opening for Assembly Technician - 1st Shift in Chesterfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near O'Fallon here.

🗞 Nearby News

St. Peters

• MO: King Technology Opens $17M Manufacturing, Distribution Center in St. Peters, With 40 Jobs (tradeandindustrydev.com)
• Cell tower approved in St. Peters (midriversnewsmagazine.com)

Wentzville

• 8 Westhaven Cove Ct, Wentzville, MO 63385 (zillow.com)
• Wentzville approves six-month ban on large-scale data centers (fox2now.com)
• ST LOUIS MORNING BRIEF: Unattended Truck Investigation at Lambert Airport, St. Louis–Iceland Nonstop Flights, and Regional Data Center Development Bans (audacy.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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