Hennessy Defeats Goewert Re-Elected O'Fallon Mayor

With 69 percent of the votes, Bill Hennessy defeated Dave Goewert for another term as O'Fallon Mayor.

Hennessy Re-Elected O'Fallon Mayor

With 69 percent of the votes, Bill Hennessy defeated Dave Goewert for another term as O'Fallon Mayor.

O'Fallon voters re-elected Bill Hennessy for a second mayoral term on Tuesday, April 2.  Hennessy, who has served as mayor since 2009 and on the O'Fallon City Council for 10 years, won with about 69 percent of the votes, with 4,239 votes.  Challenger Dave Goewert received about 31 percent of the votes, with 1,905 votes.  O'Fallon mayor serves for a four-year term.  See more O'Fallon 2013 April Election Results here.

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Public and Community Advocate "For the People" City Council and Municipal Centre "Watch-Dog" O.W.D.C

4:50 pm on Monday, April 22, 2013

Hennessy and Ron breed hate in O' Fallon, what a shame! You are nothing but a fool who has No clue. Votes and number do not matter. It is a true shame that less than 6-percent of the City turned outto vote. I spell accurately. You need an education and need to learn to stop breeding hate in O' Fallon. GET a life!   more ›

Goewert Outspends Hennessy in O'Fallon Mayoral Race

David Goewert, who is challenging the incumbent Bill Hennessy for the post, paid for much of his committee's spending out of his own pocketbook.

In his race to become O'Fallon's next mayor, challenger David Goewert's committee outspent incumbent Bill Hennessy's committee by about $1,400.  That's according to campaign finance reports filed with St. Charles County Election Authority on March 25. Documents show that even as Goewert raised less money than his opponent, his committee outspent Hennessey's. Goewert's committee spent $6,412 against Hennessy's $4,958.  Goewert, a 43-year-old O'Fallon police officer, is the primary contributor to his campaign. Of the $6,412 raised this election season, Goewert's own pocketbook accounted for about half.  Hennessy, a 55-year-old incumbent seeking his second term as mayor, raised $7,868 in that same period. That's in addition to the $10,301 his…

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O’Fallon Candidate Forum: Mayoral Candidates Talk Economic Development, Page Extension

Part I: Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council (MYAC) questions O'Fallon Mayoral Candidates Bill Hennessy and Dave Goewert on their views on Tuesday.

O’Fallon Candidate Forum: Mayoral Candidates Talk Economic Development, Page Extension

Part I: Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council (MYAC) questions O'Fallon Mayoral Candidates Bill Hennessy and Dave Goewert on their views on Tuesday.

O’Fallon Mayoral Candidates fielded questions about economic development, public safety and the Page Avenue Extension at the annual candidate forum hosted by the Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council (MYAC) on Tuesday evening. The MYAC is composed of juniors and seniors from local public and private high schools, chosen by their school officials to learn more about local government. At the forum, each O’Fallon candidate gave a three-minute opening statement and closing statement. After that MYAC members questioned candidates, allowing a three-minute response time. Mayor Bill Hennessy's term ends in April. Hennessy is running for re-election, facing opponent Dave Goewert, an O’Fallon Police Officer who took a leave of absence to run for mayor. …

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Bill Hennessy, Candidate for O'Fallon Mayor

Bill Hennessy is running for a four-year term as Mayor of O'Fallon.

Name:  Bill Hennessy Age:  55 Family:  Married to Debbie for 34 years, Father to Erica, Bruce, and Tony, Father-in-law to Emily, and Grandfather to Jack Education:  Lewis and Clark Tech Occupation:  Service Technician for Diebold, Inc. for 33 years Previous Elected Offices:  Councilman for 10 years and current Mayor of O’Fallon for 4 years Number of Years Living In O’Fallon:  32 Organizations:  Member of the Knights of Columbus #2269, Member of the O’Fallon Elks Lodge #2587, and Member of the O’Fallon Historical Society CANDIDATE QUESTIONS 1. What is the primary reason you are running for this office? My primary reason for running is to serve the citizens of O’Fallon and make our city a great place to live, work, play, and raise a family…

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Second Drive Through Lane Approved for Chick-Fil-A Site in O'Fallon

Planning and Zoning approves updated site plan for Chick-Fil-A and questions amount of metal in MEMC building design at Thursday's meeting.

At Thursday night’s Planning and Zoning meeting, the commission approved an updated site plan for the Chick-Fil-A that is to be built in the block near the intersection of Laura Hill Road and Highway K. The new site plan called for an additional drive through lane to reduce traffic at the Chick-Fil-A. GBC Design Site Engineer Allan Wiley said Chick-Fil-A expects the site will draw a lot of customers. “They have a feeling that that site is going to do well, have a lot of business,” Wiley said. “So they wanted to add the second drive through lane in order to help alleviate any kind of wait time while you are going through it and getting your food.” The commission also forwarded plans for a new building at the MEMC campus to the Board of …

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Jim Frain

12:49 pm on Friday, July 8, 2011

Thanks for covering this weeks Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting. The commission is made up of a great group of residents along with Mayor Hennessy and Councilman Rick Lucas and we all work hard to make sure that we make the right decisions for the growth and success of our city.   more ›

Page Extension Clears Hurdle, Phase 3 Funding Approved

East-West Gateway approves $100-million plan to extend highway to Interstate 64/40 in western St. Charles County.

The East-West Gateway Board of Directors approved a $100-million plan Wednesday to complete the Highway 364 (Page Avenue) extension project. “If approved by the County Council and the Missouri Highway Commission, this agreement would provide funding for the final piece of this transportation puzzle,” said St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann, according to a news release. The funding is for Phase 3 of the highway project, the final nine miles from Mid Rivers Mall Drive to Interstate 64/40 in west St. Charles County. Easing congestion When completed, the new highway would not only take traffic off Interstate 70, it would help ease the flow of traffic on all of the other roadways in St. Charles County. Missouri Department of …

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Reverend Scott E. Lee

8:24 am on Thursday, July 28, 2011

It will terminate at HWY 40/61 just east of the Lake Saint Louis Boulevard exit. It will cross HWY K just south of HWY N. In fact, HWY N will become the North service road for the extension. Can't wait. Love it!   more ›

Play Time will be for Everyone at Brendan's Playground in O'Fallon

City officials surprise local family by naming all-inclusive playground after 9-year-old who conquers his disability's challenges.

When Mayor Bill Hennessy called Brendan Schmitt and his family up on stage Saturday during the groundbreaking for O’Fallon’s all-inclusive playground, Brendan and his family had no idea what was about to happen. But then, neither did Hennessy. “The stage almost fell over,” said Brendan, 9, of O'Fallon. “The mayor didn’t know almost half the people there were Brendan’s family,” said Brendan’s mom, Michelle Schmitt, who laughed at the thought of all the uncles, aunts, cousins and grandparents trooping up on stage. “We have a large family who loves Brendan very dearly. The back of the stage started sinking in the mud,” she said. The mishap averted, Brendan’s Westhoff Elementary schoolmates unfurled a banner onstage as Hennessy gave a surprise…

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Census Stories

Young Families Flock to O’Fallon

Our special series looks at the people behind the latest census count, which puts O'Fallon's growth at 71.8 percent over the past decade.

Mike McMullen’s father questioned his son’s sanity when McMullen moved to O’Fallon back in 2002. “He said, ‘You’re crazy for moving way out there away from everything,’” McMullen said. He moved to Missouri from Arizona after his minor leage baseball career ended to be closer to his dad, who lived in Chesterfield, and liked what he saw in O’Fallon.  “I don’t need to cross the bridge for anything,” said McMullen, now an insurance agent at Country Insurance in O’Fallon and varsity pitching coach for Fort Zumwalt West High School. Three years later after McMullen moved to town, his dad moved to O'Fallon. They now live less than five miles apart. The McMullens rode the crest of a wave heading to O’Fallon. The 2010 Census shows O’Fallon grew 71.…

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Jordan Lanham

4:05 pm on Friday, March 4, 2011

Thanks for sharing Jim!   more ›