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🌱 Patch AM: Wentzville family mourns Illinois farmer and grandfather Rick Zipprich

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Thursday August 20th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Morning Wentzville! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. β˜€οΈ

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  • Wentzville family mourns Illinois farmer and grandfather Rick Zipprich

Also on today's calendar: Out Of Place and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? πŸ€” (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Humid with sun and clouds, with a high of 86 and low of 61 degrees. 🌢 Hot!
  • Friday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 87, low: 66.
  • Saturday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 85 and low of 62 degrees.

πŸ“° News we're reading

β€’ Richard Joseph Zipprich Fieldon (rivercountynews.com) β€” Wentzville readers are connected to this loss through Rick Zipprich's daughter, who lives here with her family and is among his survivors. The longtime Illinois farmer, teacher, and devoted Catholic is remembered for his humor, generosity, and deep love for his children and ten grandchildren, with funeral arrangements pending at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville.
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Other local events
    Friday August 21
  • WMS Staff Back to School BBQ- Indian Camp Creek Park
    Wentzville Middle Wentzville, MO 63385
    4:00 pm
  • Monday August 24
  • First day of school, PreK-12
    Barfield Early Childhood Center Wentzville, MO 63385
  • First Day of School
    Wentzville R-iV Wentzville, MO 63385
  • Wednesday August 26
  • Out Of Place β†’
    Crossroads Arts Council, 310 W Pearce Blvd, Wentzville
    1:00 pm
  • LHS - Open House
    Liberty High Wentzville, MO 63385
    5:00 pm
  • Thursday August 27
  • HHS Girls Volleyball Home Match vs. Timberland (V, JV, Fr)
    Holt High Wentzville
    4:00 pm
  • Holt Boys Soccer Home Game vs. Duchesne (V, JV)
    Holt High Wentzville
    4:30 pm
  • Elementary Horizons Open House (Invite Only)
    Wentzville R-iV Wentzville, MO 63385
    5:00 pm
  • Tuesday September 1
  • Bunco Party β†’
    Crossroads Arts Council, 310 W Pearce Blvd, Wentzville
    1:00 pm

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πŸ—“ Events Nearby

    Thursday August 20
  • Chamber County Policy Coalition: Small Business Task Force Meeting
    Western St. Charles Chamber of Commerce OÒ€ℒFallon Chamber of Commerce & Industries Office, 2145 Bryan Valley Commercial Drive, O'Fallon, MO, 6366, United States
    1:00 pm
  • Meet the Teacher & Supply Drop-off
    Flint Hill Elementary Wentzville, MO 63385
    4:00 pm
  • Board of Education Meeting
    Flint Hill Elementary Wentzville, MO 63385
    6:00 pm
  • Friday August 21
  • WMS Staff Back to School BBQ- Indian Camp Creek Park
    Wentzville Middle Wentzville, MO 63385
    4:00 pm

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πŸ—ž Nearby News

O'Fallon

  • O'Fallon, Missouri, police detail how the new drone fleet is helping them solve crimes (ksdk.com)
  • PETA offers reward to find person who abandoned guinea pigs in exercise balls in O'Fallon, Missouri (firstalert4.com)
  • Missouri Health Facilities Review Committee (mo.gov)

Wright City

  • 'This is our city': Wright City residents sue city, pack meeting to stop new industrial plant (ksdk.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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