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

Letters to the editor

Mental-health professional questions president’s ability to serve term

January 3, 2019

Letter to the Editor To the editor: This is in response to the Nov. 29 letter by Jan Tucker of Oakville questioning one Allen Weber’s view written on Oct. 4 that Donald Trump is mentally ill. She...

Letters to the editor

How politicians could create an ‘Auld Lang Syne’ for the new year

January 2, 2019

Letter to the Editor To the editor: My Call acquaintance, Gloria Lloyd, Has thusly brought to mind That politicians think their best When they have all resigned. For once in office, They forget The...

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Our Call: Auld acquaintance, auld lang syne, here’s to 2019

January 2, 2019

Editorial  By Gloria Lloyd  Happy New Year! Inspired by south county’s third- and fourth-graders who submitted their New Year’s resolutions to us, we thought we’d come up with our own hopes for...

All aboard the Polar Express in Oakville

All aboard the Polar Express in Oakville

January 2, 2019

Some lucky Point Elementary students hopped on the Polar Express before they left for winter break in an annual tradition that dates back a dozen years. The Mehlville School District posted, ‘The kids...

Sunset Hills has balanced operating budget but faces sales-tax decline

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter January 2, 2019

The Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen unanimously approved a $10.9 million budget for 2019, but unlike past years, the city is facing some economic challenges. The general fund has $8.45 million set aside...

County Executive Steve Stenger, second from left, listens to Rep. Bob Burns, D-Affton, address the council last year, left to right: 5th District Councilman Pat Dolan, D-Richmond Heights, Chairman Sam Page, D-Creve Coeur, 1st District Councilwoman Hazel Erby and 4th District Councilwoman Rochelle Walton Gray, D-Black Jack. Photo by Gloria Lloyd.

County Council set to examine the budget and try to give staff a raise

January 2, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com  With two new members in the new year, the County Council will try to figure out how to balance the county budget while possibly giving...

St. Louis County prosecuting attorney candidates Robert McCulloch and Wesley Bell discuss their campaign platforms during a candidate forum sponsored by the Metropolitan Bar Association of St. Louis July 26 at the Ritz-Carlton in Clayton. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer.

Bell takes office as new county prosecutor on New Year’s

January 2, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Incoming reform candidate Wesley Bell takes over from longtime incumbent Robert McCulloch as St. Louis County prosecutor this week and said...

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