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🌱 Patch AM: Could Wentzville classrooms soon cap kids’ daily screen time?
And check out Middle School Cheer Skills Camp on the Wentzville Patch calendar
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- Could Wentzville classrooms soon cap kids’ daily screen time?
- What will HNB’s big merger mean for Wentzville account holders?
Also on today's calendar: Wrestling Tri-Meet.
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- Thursday: Rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 66 and low of 44 degrees.
- Friday: Cooler; a shower in the a.m., temps: high: 48, low: 37.
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy; windy, cooler, with a high of 42 and low of 22 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Missouri bill would require cursive, pens, penci and limit K-5 screens (thetelegraph.com) — A new Missouri bill from Wentzville’s state representative would sharply limit K-5 classroom screen time and require more traditional tools like pencils, paper workbooks, and cursive instruction statewide. If passed, it would take effect in the 2027-28 school year, mandating that most student work be done on paper and restricting schools’ reliance on tablets and digital textbooks. 
• HNB Bank, with two St. Joseph branches, announces merger with Kearney Trust Company (newspressnow.com) — HNB National Bank, which operates a branch in Wentzville, plans to merge with Kearney Trust Company, expanding services across a larger Missouri network. Bank leaders say customers, including those in Wentzville, should not see immediate changes to branches, staff, or daily banking as the deal awaits regulatory approval and a planned closing in mid-2026.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wentzville
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- Middle School Cheer Skills Camp
North Point High School, 2255 W Meyer Rd, Wentzville
1:00 pm
Saturday January 10
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Other local events
- FLEA MARKET - Closed
Wentzville Community Club , 500 W Main St , Wentzville - Wrestling Tri-Meet
Holt High School , 600 Campus Dr , Wentzville
5:00 pm
Sunday January 11
Tuesday January 13
📣 Wentzville Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Connecting & Promoting Women
Gateway to Dreams , 1600 Mid Rivers Mall Suite 1362 , St Peters
10:05 am - Read to a Dog!
St Charles City-County Library, Boone's Trail Branch , 10 Fiddlecreek Ridge Rd , Wentzville
6:00 pm - Library to You Bookmobile Stop - Jaxson Estates
St Charles City-County Library, Central Services , 77 Boone Hills Dr , St Peters
10:30 am - The Last Dance with Dr. Zhivegas at Brewskeez!
Brewskeez Smokehouse & Music , 4251 Keaton Crossing Blvd , O'Fallon
7:00 pm - FLEA MARKET - Closed
Wentzville Community Club , 500 W Main St , Wentzville - Early Release EL-MS-HS 2.5 hours early
Ft. Zumwalt R-iI O Fallon, MO 63366
11:55 am - Wildcat Wednesday
60 Wildcat Dr , Wright City
2:30 pm - College of Education Connections Fair
Ft. Zumwalt R-iI , 1138 Tom Ginnever Ave , O'Fallon
6:00 pm - Once Upon a Tuesday Book Club
60 Wildcat Dr , Wright City
5:00 pm
Thursday January 8
Saturday January 10
Sunday January 11
Wednesday January 14
Thursday January 15
Tuesday January 27
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Art Academy starts Jan.
20th at Crossroads Arts Council. Daytime and night classes still have spots. Contact me at (719) 248-8320 or Debbie.kindschuh@gmail.com. Please share… (Nextdoor Heritage/Blumhoff) - Watch out for this guy.
Offering a job to post properties he has avail & won’t talk to you only text unless you ask he will then call you from a different number than the… (Nextdoor Flint Hill)
- Walmart posted a job opening for Maintenance Custodian Associate in Wentzville. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
O'Fallon
- Play It Again Sports Roundup - Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (riverbender.com)
- St. Louis smash burger chain shuts down two metro-east restaurants (bnd.com)
- Mark James 1961-2025 (threeriverspublishing.com)
Wright City
- Market outlook: Poultry taking center stage (meatpoultry.com)
St. Peters
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