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• Weather: A chance of rain, mixing with snow after 7 a.m., then gradually ending. Cloudy through mid-morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature falling to around 27˚F by 5 p.m. Breezy, with a northwest wind between 14 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Tuesday night, mostly clear with a low around 15˚. Northwest wind between 12 and 15 mph becoming calm, according to the National Weather Service.

In case you missed it

• Patch's "Chowdown Showdown" asked which restaurant has the best breakfast sandwiches in St. Charles County.
• "Sports Report" says upcoming GAC conference basketball games will give  top teams the chance to pull away.
• Personal property tax assessment forms are mailed this week. Deadline to return the forms without penalty is March 1.

Coming up today

• Patch reports on the Martin Luther King Jr. event at Holt High School Monday.
• A new game called phone stacking gives hope for a return to table manners in the cellular age.
• Kemery Baldwin's Faith Matters tells about a Haitian group, who worship together in French, Creole and English at Harvester Baptist Church.

Around the web

• Some road improvements have been made, but there still are dangerous areas on state highways in southwest St. Charles County, St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

About this column: A look at what's going on each weekday on Wentzville Patch.