🌱 Patch AM: Why a Ballwin vape shop is caught in a statewide drug probe

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In today's newsletter:

• Why a Ballwin vape shop is caught in a statewide drug probe
• How are Ballwin smoke shops getting swept into Missouri’s kratom crackdown?

Today's riddle: Jimmy, did you crash on your bike again? You’ve lost a tooth! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Sunny, but colder, with a high of 17 and low of 13 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Monday: Mostly sunny and not as cold, temps: high: 48, low: 27.
• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 54 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Missouri Attorney General expands investigation into kratom, synthetic 7-OH businesses (kshb.com) — Ballwin residents should know that Flare Smoke N Vape on Manchester is among several Missouri shops under investigation by the state Attorney General over kratom and synthetic 7-OH products. The probe examines how these items are made, labeled, and marketed amid growing safety concerns and calls for tighter regulation statewide.
   

• Missouri Attorney General Intensifies Kratom Clampdown on Kansas City, St. Louis, and Ballwin Retailers (hoodline.com) — Ballwin smoke shops are among Missouri retailers now facing new civil investigative demands over how they sell and label kratom products. The Attorney General’s office is expanding a statewide probe into potentially dangerous, opioid-like compounds in these supplements and is asking affected consumers to come forward with any concerns or experiences.
   

📸 Around Ballwin

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ballwin

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 14

• Groove & Spin Cruise
  Gateway Arch Riverboats, 50 S Leonor K Sullivan Blvd, St. Louis
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Monday December 15

• Last Days of 1st Semester
  Center for Creative Learning (CCL) , 265 Old State Rd , Ellisville
  9:33 am

Tuesday December 16

• CMS Band Concert @ MHS
  Crestview Middle Ballwin, MO 63011
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Last Days of 1st Semester
  Center for Creative Learning (CCL) , 265 Old State Rd , Ellisville
  9:33 am
• WOE Papa Johns Pizza Night
  Woerther Elem. Ballwin, MO 63021
  4:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Last Days of 1st Semester
  Center for Creative Learning (CCL) , 265 Old State Rd , Ellisville
  9:33 am
• Orientation for Parents of New Students in Grades 1-5 (Parents Only)
  Center for Creative Learning (CCL) , 265 Old State Rd , Ellisville
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 14

• Youth Theatre Presents Disney's Alice in Wonderland JR
  The J, Staenberg Family Complex, Mirowitz Performing Arts & Banquet Center , 2 Millstone Campus Drive , St. Louis
  11:00 am
• Hanukkah at Garden Glow
  Missouri Botanical Gardens , 4344 Shaw Blvd , St. Louis
  12:00 pm
• Missouri Bridal & Wedding Expo
  America's Center Convention Complex , 701 Convention Plaza , St. Louis
  1:00 pm

Monday December 15

• Last Days of 1st Semester
  Center for Creative Learning (CCL) , 265 Old State Rd , Ellisville
  9:33 am
• Board of Adjustment-Cancelled
  Town and Country, MO Calendar , 1011 Municipal Center Drive , Town and Country
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Please share & repost to help reunite this lost cat!
  Bowie was LOST on December 9, 2025 in Ballwin, MO 63011 near Spring Oaks + Holloway Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact… (Nextdoor Treetop Village)
• FOUND!
  Doodle, no collar. Clayton Rd/Black Canyon Ct Call Pam 314-374-8251 (Nextdoor Claymont)

• Walmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Ballwin. Apply here.
• Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Bakery Wrapper / Clean Up in Ballwin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ballwin here.

🗞 Nearby News

Chesterfield

• Anna Louise Ross (courieranywhere.com)
• Clara Honea (riverbender.com)

Wildwood

• Brittany Roberts is today's Team Rizz member of the day! – 105.7 The Point (1057thepoint.com)

Kirkwood

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I didn’t lose a tooth, Mom. It’s right here in my pocket.
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