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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Gov. Mike Parson gets his flu shot in October 2019.

Free flu shot clinics offered in South County and St. Louis area

October 9, 2019

The single best way to protect yourself and others against the flu is to get vaccinated each year, and several St. Louis hospitals are offering free flu shots in South County this weekend and next. Gov....

Lindbergh Schools fifth-graders at Long and Sappington elementary schools performed student-choreographed dance interpretations of the novel ‘Restart’ with the Modern American Dance Company’s Books in Motion program. Funded by parent groups, the students and MADCO dancers read the novel and developed routines that interpreted the novel’s themes through movement and dance. Each school performed their routines during all-school assemblies.

Telling stories through dance with Books in Motion

October 9, 2019

Lindbergh fifth-graders at Long and Sappington elementary schools recently performed student-choreographed dance interpretations of the novel “Restart,” with the guidance of mentors from the Modern...

Photo courtesy of Crestwood Mayor Grant Mabie.

Crestwood City Hall may get renovated after flood damage

October 9, 2019

By Erin Achenbach Staff Reporter eachenbach@callnewspapers.com Crestwood City Hall may get a renovation along with the repairs required after flooding caused an estimated $250,000 of damage. The Government...

Letters to the editor

Nations punished with weather, mass shootings because of abortion

October 9, 2019

Letters to the Editor To the editor: Have you ever wondered about all the national disasters that have rocked our headlines in the past years? Tornadoes, hurricanes, flooding, forest fires, drought,...

Pictured above: A proposed rendering of the pedestrian bridge project. Rendering courtesy of Great River Greenway.

Another open house to be held on Meramec pedestrian bridge; feedback mixed so far

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter October 9, 2019

Residents can weigh in again on a pedestrian bridge proposed for the north side of the new westbound Interstate 44 bridge over the Meramec River after the project received a mix of positive and negative...

Letters to the editor

Domestic criminals get a raw deal compared to undocumented ones

October 9, 2019

Letters to the Editor To the editor: American-born criminals are getting a raw deal from their government. Domestic criminals should renounce their U.S. citizenship and ask their lawyers to represent...

A delicious home made salsa pico de gallo with tomato, red onion, lime, cilantro, and jalapeno pepper.

Salsa contest benefits Cardinals Care

October 8, 2019

Local senior living communities are hosting a salsa tasting competition Tuesday, Oct. 15 at Seven Holy Founders Church to raise money for Cardinals Care. The salsa tasting competition, which will take...

Letters to the editor

Reader who criticized asylum seekers not an original resident either

October 8, 2019

Letter to the Editor  To the editor: In response to Joy Renisch’s opinion in The Call on Aug. 29 about asylum seekers to the US: I would have never guessed that the surname Renisch is a Native American...

Mehlville to hold its first classified job fair

Mehlville to hold its first classified job fair

October 8, 2019

The Mehlville School District is hiring. The district will host a classified job fair Monday, Oct. 14, from noon to 2 p.m. in the Nottelmann Auditorium at Mehlville High School, 3200 Lemay Ferry Road. The...

Then-council chairman Sam Page listens to Police Chief John Belmar during a committee meeting in 2018. Now County Executive, Page will renegotiate the lease for The Crossings, formerly Northwest Plaza mall. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer.

Freeholders include just one South County representative; council pushing back

October 8, 2019

Forand excited for ‘honor’ of representing South County By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Members of the St. Louis County Council are pushing back against County Executive...

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