Top 12 Stories in August on O'Fallon Patch

Don't miss out! Here are the most-read stories on O'Fallon Patch in August.

• 6-Year-Old O'Fallon Girl Drowns at Johnson Shut-Ins
  Kira M. Dempsey became trapped under a log, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported.
  
• O'Fallon Police Announce Sobriety Checkpoint
  The checkpoints will be held over the next two weekends, police say.
• O'Fallon's First Food Truck Frenzy Rolls Into Zumwalt Park
  O'Fallon is testing the waters with its first food truck event.
• O'Fallon Police Looking for Sexual Misconduct Suspect
  The suspect was seen two mornings in a row on Calumet Ranch Trail.
• Tweet Threatening to ‘Kill Someone’ Lands Student From O’Fallon in Jail
  A St. Charles Community College employee who monitors tweets alerted campus police to the messages sent Tuesday.
• O'Fallon Street Signs: Mismatched, Misspelled or an Example of Austerity?
  If you point out a misspelling, the city is happy to fix it.
• Student Transfers: How Many In O'Fallon Schools?
  A handful of students have asked to transfer into Fort Zumwalt and Wentzville School Districts.
• O'Fallon City Council to Discuss Fireworks in City Limits
  The O'Fallon Police Department handled 216 calls about fireworks this past Fourth of July holiday period.
• O'Fallon's First Food Truck Event Is Huge Success
  Cars lined both sides of the loop road around the park, and by 6 p.m. park staff started parking cars in the grassy area near the Heald House.
• Suspect Kicks Window Out of O'Fallon Squad Car, Injures Officer Police Say
  Ahmad Saramah, of Florissant, had been arrested for violating a protection order and was visibly drunk, police said.
• Man Left Bloody Evidence Behind During Cell Phone Store Break-In, Police Say
  A man left bloody evidence behind as he smashed a window at an O’Fallon cell phone store with his hand during a burglary Friday, police said.
• Man Breaks Things When His Brother Won't Lend Him Car for Drug Run, Police Say
  O'Fallon Police said Timothy Lee Vance also stole a laptop and threatened another man with a baseball bat.