Daily Dose: Why is Wentzville a Great Place to Live?

Welcome to The Daily Dose, Wentzville Patch's attempt to equate itself to your morning cup of coffee. 

The Daily Dose is a new Wentzville Patch feature. Essentially, it's an updated Wake Up Wentzville. A little bit of old, a little bit of new!

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TODAY'S DOSE...

1. Weather from the National Weather Service

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Calm wind becoming west between 5 and 8 mph. 

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southwest wind between 5 and 9 mph. 

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. West wind 9 to 15 mph becoming north. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. North wind between 11 and 13 mph. 

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. 

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. 

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 30. 

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. 

2. Missouri Win Doesn't Clinch it for Santorum

Rick Santorum will need more than well-crafted phrases and a burst of momentum from his wins in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado if he is to mount a serious, long-term challenge to Mitt Romney's well-honed political machine and super PAC with its seemingly boundless cash reserves, writes the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Bill Lambrecht. 

Missouri may have given Santorum momentum but thus far Missourians have given him little of the wherewithal he will need to compete: Santorum reported a paltry $7,000 in donations from Missouri in financial disclosure last week, compared with well over over $1 million in Missouri money donated to Romney's campaign and hundreds of thousands more to his super PAC.

While he waits to see if his victories yesterday translate to cash, Santorum can expect an avalanche of negative ads, robo-calls and surrogate campaining from pro-Romney forces similar to the concerted attacks that flattened Newt Gingrich in Florida and were, inexplicably, continuing against Gingrich this morning.

Santorum won Missouri's non-binding presidential primary on Tuesday by a landslide. The GOP candidate, however, won't be picked until Missouri's caucuses on March 17.

For local coverage of the primary, CLICK HERE.

3. Question of the Day

Why is Wentzville a great place to live?

Weigh in by leaving a comment below!

4. Wentzville Equipment Center Relocates to Franklin County

From emissourian.com:

After 15 years in Wentzville, Wood Lawn Equipment has relocated to Franklin County.

The store, which sells a variety of Briggs & Stratton, Kohler, Echo, Robin-Subaru, BSPP, Kawasaki, Troy-Bilt, RedMax and other small engine lawn and home equipment, is located at 30 Hi-Line Drive off Highway 47, between Union and Washington.

Owners Tim and Norelys Wood said they hope bringing their experience, training and positive attitudes to the area will lead to a thriving lawn and outdoor equipment and service business.

For more on this story, CLICK HERE.

5. Yesterday's Headlines

• Aldermen Looking Into Whether Mayor Acted Improperly