Wake Up Wentzville: Dec. 15 Edition

Good morning !

Welcome to the column that will help you get through the day. Every Monday through Friday, we'll tell you what's going on around town, what you need to know and where the traffic snags might be.

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• Weather: Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature falling to around 41 by 5 p.m. West wind between 11 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
• Deck the House: If you like to light up the night with Christmas lights, Patch has a contest for you. Enter our Deck the House competition and win $100,000 for the .
• Online Kettles: Donate to The Salvation Army with our .

In case you missed it

• Filing opened Tuesday in St. Charles County. Patch Editor Joe Scott has a look at what .
• Vote for your before 5 p.m. today.
• Filing opened for positions on the board. Several Tuesday.

Coming up today

• Filing opened up for positions on the St. Charles County Community College board.
• The Wolves girls basketball team played defending state champions St. Dominic Wednesday night. Look for the story and pictures at noon.
• It's Thursday, which means we'll have our weekly Get Out calendar.
• The Wentzville Board of Aldermen met Wednesday. Look for details later today.

Around the web

• Fox Sports Ohio reports that University of Wisconsin running back and Timberland graduate Montee Ball was named to the Associated Press All-American team.