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🌱 Patch AM: How Ballwin’s new mayor and road upgrades shaped 2025
Happening soon: The Twellman Way...Empowering Young Students (athletes) on the Ballwin Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- How Ballwin’s new mayor and road upgrades shaped 2025
Also on today's calendar: The Twellman Way...Empowering Young Students (athletes).
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- Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 38 and low of 27 degrees.
- Friday: Mainly cloudy, temps: high: 39, low: 27.
- Saturday: Some clouds, then sunny, with a high of 41 and low of 23 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Year in review - Top West County stories of 2025 (westnewsmagazine.com) — Ballwin residents saw a new mayor, Mark Stallmann, take office in 2025 and plans announced to upgrade a gas station at New Ballwin and Manchester roads. The wider West County year-in-review also highlights major Chesterfield developments, local elections, wildlife debates, and even mushroom hunting and crossword puzzles that captured regional attention. 
📸 Around Ballwin
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ballwin
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★ Featured events ★
- The Twellman Way...Empowering Young Students (athletes)
at Your Venue,
11:33 am
Monday January 5
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Other local events
- Learn to Meditate
134 Enchanted Pkwy , Manchester
3:00 pm - Curriculum Night
Lafayette High School , 17050 Clayton Rd , Wildwood
6:30 pm
Saturday January 3
Thursday January 8
📣 Ballwin Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Blood Drive
Manchester, MO Calendar , 14317 Manchester Rd. , Manchester
10:00 am - Recycling & Trash Pickup Wednesdays Except where NOTED
Ellisville, MO Calendar Ellisville, MO 63011 - Districtr-1 Christmas Tree Pickup
Ellisville, MO Calendar Ellisville, MO 63011 - Christmas Tree Collection Service
Manchester, MO Calendar Manchester, MO 63011 - Architectural Review Board - CANCELLED
Town and Country, MO Calendar , 1011 Municipal Center Drive , St. Louis
5:30 pm - District-2 Tree PIckup
Ellisville, MO Calendar Ellisville, MO 63011 - District-3 Tree Pickup
Ellisville, MO Calendar Ellisville, MO 63011 - Municipal Court
Manchester, MO Calendar Manchester, MO 63011
5:00 pm - Council Meeting
Ellisville, MO Calendar , Ellisville Government Center 1 Weis Avenue , Ellisville
7:00 pm - Curriculum Night
Lafayette High School , 17050 Clayton Rd , Wildwood
6:30 pm
Friday January 2
Saturday January 3
Monday January 5
Tuesday January 6
Wednesday January 7
Thursday January 8
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
- Nominate an Outstanding Volunteer to be a 2026 Woman of Achievement
It’s the final days of Women of Achievement’s call for nominations for the 2026 Women of Achievement. Please nominate an outstanding volunteer... (More info)
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hi neighbors!
We’re replacing carpet with luxury vinyl plank (LVP) in our one-level condo (about 1,000 sq ft) and looking for a reliable local installer. We want… (Nextdoor Hickory Sound) - A stalled vehicle on I-70 westbound at Fifth St. has closed the left shoulder, but all lanes are open.
6:32PM on Dec 30: MoDOT reports a stalled vehicle on I-70 East at Fifth St and a crash on I-70 West at Fifth St with the left shoulder closed but all… (Nextdoor )
- Bell American Group, LLC posted a job opening for Overnight Shift Leader in Ballwin. Apply here.
- Planet Fitness Inc. posted a job opening for Overnight Closer in Ballwin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ballwin here.
🗞 Nearby News
Chesterfield
- Winnipeg Jets go from first to worst in the NHL's regular season (sportscasting.com)
- FINRA fines SogoTrade for alleged rule violations (fxnewsgroup.com)
- Jerry Francis Olson (cassville-democrat.com)
Kirkwood
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