South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Make Your Opinion Count president compliments Councilwoman Wasinger

December 12, 2007

Our compliments to County Councilwoman Colleen Wasinger as an outstanding example of responsive county leadership for her introduction of a bill to resolve many of the issues of the disputed trash districting...

Mehlville’s finances topic of Dec. 10 COMPASS session

By BURKE WASSON December 12, 2007

A recent study shows that the Mehlville School District's revenues and expenditures both are less than most comparable area school districts.A complete picture of the district's finances will be presented...

Filing will start next week for April elections

December 12, 2007

Filing will open Tuesday, Dec. 18, for municipal and school-board seats that are up for election Tuesday, April 8.Filing will begin at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, and continue through 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan....

Fire-alarm employees again receive 2-percent pay hike

By MIKE ANTHONY December 12, 2007

A 2008 budget that includes 2-percent raises for all South County Fire Alarm Association employees and leaves health-insurance benefits unchanged recently was approved by the Board of Directors.This is...

Roy Robinson

‘Good news’ on shopping center making Crestwood mayor ‘smile’

By BURKE WASSON December 12, 2007

While hesitant to reveal any details, Crestwood Mayor Roy Robinson is "smiling" after learning of "good news" about the Westfield Shoppingtown Crestwood's future.At a Nov. 27 Board of Aldermen meeting,...

Karl Frank Jr.

Critically important for community to attend next COMPASS meeting

December 12, 2007

From a board member's point of view, I have been thrilled and inspired by how our community has begun to rally around the many recent successes of the Mehlville School District.One of those important successes...

Mehlville girls looking for four good quarters

By STEPHEN GLOVER December 12, 2007

Despite taking a 29-23 lead at halftime against North County, the Mehlville Senior High School girls' basketball team gave up 37 points in the second half to fall 60-54 on the road to the Raiders."We're...

Oakville High girls’ basketball team returns 11 from last season’s squad

By STEPHEN GLOVER December 12, 2007

The Oakville Senior High School girls' basketball team is off to a 1-1 start for the 2007-2008 season with a 53-42 win over Visitation and a 52-38 loss to Nerinx Hall.The Tigers are coming off a 14-11...

Mike Anthony

One year later, Crestwood’s ‘note’ exposed as bond that it is

By MIKE ANTHONY December 12, 2007

As Crestwood residents may recall, when Roy Robinson campaigned for mayor nearly three years ago, he touted a "plan'' that was an alternative to a $6 million bond issue that had been placed on the April...

Citizens’ group forming to oppose MetroLink sales-tax hike

By MIKE ANTHONY December 12, 2007

A citizens' committee is being formed to oppose a proposed half-cent sales-tax increase placed on the Feb. 5 ballot by the County Council to expand MetroLink and provide maintenance to Metro light-rail...

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