It's a busy time of year for those in Warren and Lincoln Counties.  The 4th of July and Warren County Fair go hand-in-hand, and then they hand it off Sunday to the Lincoln County Fair.

Here's the special Independence Day Westplex Today Sports Page, for your holiday enjoyment.

Bigtime celebration all day on the fourth at O'fallon's Heritage and Freedom Fest with KWRE and KFAV a big part of the celebration!  The festival is at the Ozzie Smith Sports Complex near the T.R. Hughes Ballpark.

Two jackknifed tractor-trailers have clogged traffic on the westbound lanes of Highway 40 / Interstate 64 on the Daniel Boone Bridge between Chesterfield and Weldon Spring.

A local Westplex martial arts school has begun a new class to empower local women.

The Winfield-Foley Fire Protection District & The Red Cross are moving into their next phase of flood relief in Lincoln County. 

A mishap with fireworks damaged a home in unincorporated St. Charles County Monday afternoon.  

The Missouri Water Patrol reports a deadly day on the state's waterways

A former Jefferson City radio talk show host will go to prison for the murder of his wife. 

Governor Matt Blunt will be at the Lake of the Ozarks today to sign a new boating safety law. 

The Fourth of July is a time for fun, fireworks and injuries

Authorities have released the identity of a woman whose body was found in a creek on Monday in Gasconade County.

Today's Westplex Today Sports Page has reports on the Cardinals' loss to the Mets last night, the Cubs' loss to the Giants, the Rascals' loss to Gateway, the fate of Barry Bonds' record-breaking home run ball, the Blues retention of David Backes, Wimbledon previews for today's action, a review of the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials, and a report on the sedentary nature of this current generation of children.

Authorities have recovered a number of illegal fireworks from a Franklin county residence.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has opened a disaster relief center in the all purpose room at Station Number 3 of the Winfield Foley Fire Protection District, at 2663 E Hwy 47, Winfield .  

This four-and-a-half minute video is worth watching all the way through.  This is funny, and unbelievable in terms of how he did it.  Amazing.  If only mankind all over the world could act like this all the time.

A bronze plaque marking the final resting place of pioneer Daniel Boone and his wife, Rebecca, was reportedly stolen from the family's gravesite, located just outside of Marthasville, in southern Warren County.

Police in Gasconade County are investigating the death of a person whose body was found in a ditch.

Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama was in Independence, Missouri on Monday, to kick off his Independence Day campaign tour.

Today's WT Sports Page has the Cardinals' 7-1 victory over the Mets, Mark Mulder's return to the mound, Mark DeRosa's big night with the Cubs, the Rascals' win to avoid a sweep to end a homestand, Olympic swimming and track & field trials, Wimbledon women's upsets, Floyd Landis being denied a chance to return to competitive cycling, and more problems with Olympic venues in Beijing, China.