🌱 Patch AM: How a slow start in Fenton cost Farmington the tournament crown

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In today's newsletter:

• How a slow start in Fenton cost Farmington the tournament crown
• Fenton resident takes first formal step toward Lutheran pastoral ministry

Today's riddle: Playing golf is bad for your brain. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 39 and low of 29 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 39, low: 28.
• Saturday: Some clouds, then sunshine, with a high of 41 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Farmington girls settle for second after shaky opening (dailyjournalonline.com) — A girls basketball tournament championship brought Farmington and Francis Howell to Fenton this week, with Francis Howell claiming the Rockwood Summit title 51–37. Played in Fenton, the game featured strong performances from several Farmington standouts but an early 10–0 deficit proved too much to overcome.
   

• Official notice: Colloquies (Jan. 2026) (lcms.org) — A recent Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod notice includes a brief mention of Fenton resident Cordell Schulten, who has applied for the church’s general pastoral colloquy program. While most of the announcement lists candidates nationwide, it offers a small but meaningful nod to a local member pursuing ministry.
   

📸 Around Fenton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fenton

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Tuesday January 6

• Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting
  City of Fenton Calendar , 625 New Smizer Mill Road , Fenton
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday January 1

• SOD AM - Daniel
  City of Des Peres Calendar Des Peres, MO 63131
  11:30 am
• Public Works Committee
  Sunset Hills, MO Calendar Sunset Hills, MO 63127
  4:00 pm

Friday January 2

• Blood Drive
  Manchester, MO Calendar , 14317 Manchester Rd. , Manchester
  10:00 am
• SOD PM - Alex
  City of Des Peres Calendar Des Peres, MO 63131
  1:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• SOD AM - Kayla
  City of Des Peres Calendar Des Peres, MO 63131
  6:30 am
• SOD PM - Emma
  City of Des Peres Calendar Des Peres, MO 63131
  1:00 pm

Monday January 5

• Christmas Tree Collection Service
  Manchester, MO Calendar Manchester, MO 63011
• SOD AM - Amy
  City of Des Peres Calendar Des Peres, MO 63131
  5:00 am
• SOD PM - Skylar
  City of Des Peres Calendar Des Peres, MO 63131
  1:00 pm

Tuesday January 6

• SOD PM - Christina
  City of Des Peres Calendar Des Peres, MO 63131
  1:00 pm

Wednesday January 7

• SOD AM - Melissa
  City of Des Peres Calendar Des Peres, MO 63131
  5:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• My family has found multiple dog cages dumped along Saline Road, between the Valley at Winding Bluffs subdivision and Chandler Farm Mobile Home Park in Fenton .
  One of the cages held a small dog who didn’t survive. We didn’t get there in time, and that alone is absolutely heartbreaking. The second cage was… (Nextdoor Hermitage Hills)
• 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 )

• Old Navy, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate - Fenton Commons in Fenton. Apply here.
• Planet Fitness Inc. posted a job opening for Overnight Closer in Fenton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fenton here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

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