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The Dept of Public Health will offer second-dose vaccinations for the Pfizer/BioNTech product during indoor operations on Wednesday and Thursday at the Family Arena in St. Charles.

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North Point Prairie Road between Scotti Road and Defender Drive will close on Saturday, May 22, to allow for power pole replacement work by Ameren.

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North Point Prairie Road between Scotti Road and Defender Drive will close on Saturday, May 22, 2021, to allow for power pole replacement work by Ameren.

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A number of vehicles from the St. Charles County fleet will be available for sale. The vehicles may be viewed at the Family Arena lot (2002 Arena Parkway, St. Charles, MO 63303), 8 a.m.–1 p.m., Saturday, May 15.

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The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to St. Charles County Government by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA).

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As of 5/5/21, the State of Missouri reports that St. Charles County residents have received 277,235 doses of COVID-19 vaccine. The Department of Public Health has administered 69,115 doses to individuals attending its vaccination events.

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St. Charles County reminds building management, pool operators to take precautions to prevent water quality concerns when restoring inactive systems.

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One hundred years ago, President Warren Harding, the first president elected after passage of the 19th amendment gave all women the right to vote, was inaugurated. While helping to elect the scandal-plagued Harding may have been an inauspicious beginning for women voters, their participation in that election was the culmination of 72 years of effort.

Had either of the two major parties been responsible for women’s suffrage, that party would be constantly trumpeting its accomplishment. But neither party wanted to displease the male electorate. Then, when success started to appear possible, neither party wanted to upset future women voters.

And the courts? In 1872, Virginia Minor, first president of the Missouri Woman Suffrage Association, brought suit after her registration to vote in St. Louis was not accepted. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that it was too late to claim the right of suffrage by implication in the Constitution. The court looked at the original intent of the founders and refused to “update” its interpretation. Missouri women tried unsuccessfully to get the 1875 Constitutional Convention to approve the female franchise. They were likewise unsuccessful in getting language in the St. Louis City Charter to exempt the property of women from state taxes as they were disenfranchised. In 1914, women’s suffrage was presented to Missouri voters by initiative petition. The split was not on partisan lines. U.S. Rep. “Champ” Clark, a Democrat and speaker of the House, believed women’s suffrage was “as inevitable as the rising of tomorrow’s sun.” He threw his considerable weight in favor of the amendment to the state constitution. U.S. Sen. James Reed, also a Democrat, was a vocal critic. In the end, its ballot position – the 13th amendment voters had before them that year – proved unlucky.

St. Charles County voted against the amendment 3,277 to 526. A Republican paper, the Cosmos-Monitor, said, “We feel the ladies of Missouri will never place anymore confidence in men’s promises. Even in St. Charles, many of the men promised the ladies to vote for them and then forgot all about it at the polls.”

The suffragists kept pushing their cause, and in January 1918, President Wilson announced his support for a federal suffrage amendment “as a war measure.” The next day, the House of Representatives approved the 19th amendment by one vote. In the summer of 1919, the Senate, by a large Republican majority and a small Democratic one, passed the amendment.

Given the split within the Democratic Party and the way the 1914 initiative had been clobbered in St. Charles County, it is amazing that the 1918 election saw the first female candidate in St. Charles County and probably in the state. On the ballot as the Democratic candidate for county clerk was “Mrs. Irwin Ehlmann.” The St. Charles Banner News, the Democratic paper, stated, “In placing Mrs. Ehlmann on the ticket, the Democrats have shown themselves to be in the vanguard for the coming movement for equal suffrage. They’re not waiting until sentiment forces them to put up women for office but they are showing the world in advance that they have faith in a popular idea that is sweeping through every state in the union.”

The editorial in the Republican paper never mentioned Mrs. Ehlmann or attacked her directly. Nevertheless it was surely intended to send a subliminal message when it used “man” or “men” five times and claimed, for her incumbent opponent, that “no other man…has a cleaner record in office.” The editorial concluded, “the Republican ticket is composed of excellent men.”

Neil Ehlmann received only 27 percent of the vote. Of course, this was a vast improvement on the 14 percent the 13th amendment had received four years earlier. Her vote total was only 28 short of the male Democratic candidate for probate judge and 66 votes shy of the male Democratic candidate for prosecutor. And remember that women were not yet allowed to vote. What might appear today as a stunning defeat was probably a great moral victory in 1918.

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Located at the junction of Dardenne Creek and the Mississippi River is one of St. Charles County’s newest parks – Riverside Landing. The park currently is closed for the construction of a variety of new and exciting amenities, including the first “blueway” for the county that will provide new opportunities for canoeing and kayaking on our beautiful creeks and rivers.

Called the Dardenne Creek Blueway, this water trail will connect nearly six miles of water from the City of St. Peters’ Lakeside 370 Park to Riverside Landing. St. Charles County Parks staff began planning for this waterway when the park was purchased in 2018; however, pollution – debris from trees and man-made trash – impeded the connection and flow between the creek and the river. Staff cleaned up the connection, and next will create a habitat to protect wildlife, plant vegetation along the banks of the creek to filter water, develop a long-term maintenance plan, and apply for grant funding to further maintain the blueway. The canoe/kayak landing and launch areas already are under construction at both Riverside Landing and Lakeside 370.

The Dardenne Creek Blueway is just the beginning: The Parks Department is developing plans for a similar connection between Indian Camp Creek and Flatwoods parks through the Big Creek and Cuivre River. Staff are in the process of designing a canoe/kayak landing for Indian Camp Creek along the Big Creek and will be accepting bids to build a landing at Flatwoods Park on the Cuivre River. The City of Wentzville Parks and Recreation is developing a landing along Big Creek at Mette Road on property owned by the city.

I talked with Ryan Graham, Director of St. Charles County Parks, and he says the waterways in and near our parks are underused, and developing these blueway connections is another way the department can carry out its mission to preserve and maintain our beautiful natural resources. I’m excited to see how the public uses and embraces these wonderful new additions to our parks system and county.

In case you’re curious about those other developments in motion at Riverside Landing, construction underway in the 7.73-acre park includes an iPaddle station to rent kayaks on-site; a new boat launch for the Mississippi River with ADA accessibility; several small and large campsites that can accommodate recreational vehicles (RVs); improved shoreline fishing access; day-use picnic areas; as well as water and electric for the park. Those who have used the park to fish and boat along the Mississippi River are encouraged to use the free public boat ramps at Hideaway Harbor Park at 1550 Hideaway Harbor Drive in Portage des Sioux until construction is complete in late 2021.

Riverside Landing is at 101 Riverport Lane in St. Charles. For construction updates, follow the St. Charles County Parks and Recreation Department on Facebook.

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There is financial support for homeowners and renters impacted by COVID-19.

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Since late December, when COVID-19 vaccine first was released for distribution, the St. Charles County Department of Public Health (DPH) has worked diligently to vaccinate St. Charles County residents and those who work in our county…MORE

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2021 Notices of Real Estate Assessment were mailed recently to St. Charles County property owners. State law requires the Assessor to revalue all real estate property in the county by Jan. 1 of odd-numbered years.

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The St. Charles County Department of Corrections is launching educational and behavioral programs to better prepare inmates for release. The new programming began at the jail in March with High School Equivalency Test (HiSET) testing.

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Did the COVID-19 pandemic impact your job? Need a fresh start? Look no further than the Missouri Job Center of St. Charles County, where funding is available for qualifying residents interested in training for a variety of careers that are in high demand.

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The Dept of Public Health will host second-dose vaccination events at the Family Arena on Wednesday and Thursday and a first-dose vaccination administration at the GM Wentzville Assembly Plant on Friday.

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The St. Charles, Warren and Lincoln county health departments are partnering with the Missouri National Guard and GM Wentzville Assembly Center to host a free vaccination event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday, May 7 at the GM Wentzville Assembly Center.

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The St. Charles, Warren and Lincoln County health departments are partnering with the Missouri National Guard and GM Wentzville Assembly to offer COVID vaccinations on May 7.

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