April 8, 2026
Unofficial election results from the St. Clair Co. Clerk:
Mayor: Smith 72 Engeman 17 Alderman: Ransdell 33 Alderman: Niemann 39 Alderman: James 42 AC Question: yes 53 no 37
County Full Time Prosecutor Question: yes 687 no 276 St. Clair Co Use Tax Question: yes 540 no 420 Proposition 1: yes 532 no 428
The monthly Men’s Fellowship Breakfast at the Appleton City Church of God will be 7:00 a.m. Saturday April 11. All the men of the community are invited to join them for a time of great food and fellowship. Jim Knight will have a short devotional.
The Knights of Columbus will have their monthly pancake and sausage breakfast at the Knight’s Hall in Montrose on Sunday, April 12 from 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Treat your family to a hot breakfast you don’t have to cook or clean up. A free will donation will be greatly appreciated
The 2026-27 AC Kindergarten enrollment and screenings will be held on April 9. Call the Elementary Office for an appointment at 660-476-2161. If your child will be 5 before August 1st, now is the time to begin thinking about Kindergarten enrollment requirements. The following items are required for enrollment: immunization records, state issued birth certificate, social security card and proof of residence. Your child can receive the immunizations that are needed to attend Kindergarten anytime on or after his/her fourth birthday? You do not need to wait until age five. They encourage you to have your child fully immunized now and bring the immunization record to school on the day of Kindergarten screening. If you have questions regarding required immunizations, please feel free to contact Nikki Piepmeier, School Nurse, at 660-476-2161, option #7.
Ellett Memorial Hospital invites you to join them for a retirement reception celebrating Beverly Johnson and her 50+ year career at Ellett Memorial Hospital. It will be held 2:00p.m. Friday, April 24, in the hospital’s Conference Room.
MU Extension in St. Clair County is offering a Tomato Grafting Workshop April 9, 2026 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the St. Clair County Library in Osceola. Ramon Arancibia, Horticulture Specialist, will be sharing his vast knowledge of essential tomato and fruit tree grafting techniques. The workshop is designed to provide hands-on grafting experience as an approach to control soilborne diseases and improve crop yield. By grafting scion plants with desirable fruit characteristics onto rootstock plants that have disease resistance, stress tolerance or vigorous root system characteristics, grafted plants combine beneficial traits from both the scion and rootstock plants. There is no cost to attend the workshop but registration is required by contacting the Extension office at (417) 646-2419 or come to the office at the courthouse Tuesday-Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The A.C. Spring City Wide Garage Sale dates are set for April 24 & 25. Permits are $5 and can be purchased at City Hall beginning Monday, April 6 through Tuesday, April 21. Permits to set up in the City Park are $25 for the pole shelter, $15 for the stage, $10 for lawn permits and these fees cover both days. Park permits can also be purchased at City Hall on a first come, first served basis and cannot be reserved by phone. Maps will be available at Food Fair, Casey's, Fika and Powell’s True Value beginning Thursday afternoon. House of Joy Ministries will be at the City Park on Saturday from 3:00-5:00 to collect donations, but may leave earlier if the trailer is full. For questions, please contact Dianne Foster at 660-679-1125.
AC PTO is collecting Food Fair receipts and Best Choice UPC labels until April 30. Food Fair receipts need to be from January, 2026 to the present. If they are older, they cannot be submitted. Please send them with students or place them in a plastic bag or envelope and drop them off in the Elementary School Office, St. Clair County State Bank with Janet Payton or Little Apples Learning Center by Friday, April 30. This on-going fundraiser raises a substantial amount of money for PTO to use for the children's classroom trips and teacher requests for supplies. Please keep collecting through the summer. The next collection date will be in September.
Montrose VFW Post 8820 offers the 2026 Poker Run on April 25. $25 is due at registration. $10 extra hand. Registration on the day of is 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. First car leaves out at noon. Proceeds go to memorial benches for the front of the building. To pre-register, go to the Montrose VFW 8820 Facebook page. Contact Post Commander Jason Brashears at 660-492-9894 for more information.
The Annual "Little Ladies Dance" will be held Saturday, May 2 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Appleton City School Commons Area. Any preschool age to 6th grade Little Ladies from Appleton, Hudson, Montrose and any other surrounding schools are invited to bring their best dancing partner out for a night of dancing. The theme this year is "Pretty In Pink". Admission (at the door) per couple is $20, with an additional $5 per extra family member.
St. Clair County Quilt Guild again this year will sponsor a Quilters and Crafters Day Out 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. on May 2nd. This year it will be at the Assembly of God Church, 3845 Old Hwy 13, Osceola, MO. (Next to Osceola Cheese). There will be a trunk show, 15 vendors, games, a guest speaker, demonstrations, a food court and more. Admission is free.
Ellett Memorial Hospital Appleton City offers outpatient specialist services for April, 2026. Call 660-476-2111 for appointments. Friday, April 10 – Orthopedic-Dr. Gray, Tuesday April 14 - Rheumatology-Dr. John, Wednesday April 15 – Upper GI, Colonoscopy-Dr. Namin, Thursday April 16 – Podiatry – Dr. Pace, Wednesday April 22 – Orthopedic- Dr. Gray, Wednesday April 22 – Ophthalmology, Dr. Soni, Friday April 24 – Dermatology- Dylan Timmerman, PA, Tuesday April 28 - Rheumatology-Dr. John, Thursday April 30– Neurology- Dr.- Shoaib
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
April 9 AC Kindergarten Roundup
April 11 Men’s Fellowship Breakfast at the Appleton City Church of God 7:00 a.m.
April 12 Knights of Columbus pancake and sausage breakfast 8:30-10:00 a.m. at the Knight’s Hall in Montrose
April 24-25 AC Citywide Garage Sales
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