South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Sunshine Law leaves new editor in the dark

‘Sunshine Law’ leaves new editor in the dark

October 8, 2019

Editor's note: As part of our "Blast from South County's Past" series, here's a look at how difficult getting basic public records was in St. Louis County in 1994. Sometimes it's just as difficult...

The 2019 St. Louis County Charter Commission convenes for its first meeting Feb. 21, 2019.

Switch to county manager fails at Charter Commission; South County cities supported it

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter October 7, 2019

St. Louis County will continue to have a strong county-executive form of government for the likely future after a Charter Commission proposal to switch to a county manager died in discussion. The county...

Oakville man killed in police shooting in Maryland Heights

Oakville man killed in police shooting in Maryland Heights

October 7, 2019

An Oakville man was shot and killed by Maryland Heights police over the weekend, with three officers saying he confronted them with a handgun before all three shot him. Bradley Arning, 42, of the 4400...

Disturbed brings sound of silence to St. Louis

Disturbed brings ‘sound of silence’ to St. Louis

October 6, 2019

By L. Kent Wolgamott For the Call Disturbed will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11, with In This Moment at Chaifetz Arena, 1 S. Compton Ave. Tickets start at $49.99. On tour after tour, the hard...

Weltmer, Worthen to be wed in June 2020 in Columbia, Illinois

Weltmer, Worthen to be wed in June 2020 in Columbia, Illinois

October 5, 2019

John and Debbie Weltmer of St. Louis County and Wayne and Kathy Worthen of Granite City, Illinois, happily announce the engagement of their children, Megan Nicole and Christopher Wayne. Ms. Weltmer is...

Todd and Christina Smick announce the birth of second child

Todd and Christina Smick announce the birth of second child

October 5, 2019

Todd and Christina Smick of Oakville are pleased to announce the birth of their second child, a boy named Tucker Stonewall Smick. The baby is 21.5 inches long and weighs 9 pounds, 11 ounces. He was born...

Jim and Elaine Woelich celebrate 50 years of holy matrimony

Jim and Elaine Woelich celebrate 50 years of holy matrimony

October 4, 2019

Jim and Elaine Woelich celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a private family celebration June 21. James R. Woelich Jr. and Elaine M. Dallas were united in holy matrimony June 27, 1969 at Ste....

Lindbergh Schools rolls back its tax rate due to higher property values

Lindbergh Schools rolls back its tax rate due to higher property values

October 4, 2019

The Lindbergh Board of Education authorized a 31-cent rollback of Lindbergh Schools’ blended tax rate during its annual tax-rate hearing Sept. 24. The board voted 7-0 to approve a blended tax rate...

Elvedin and Sonja Halkic welcome their first child, a daughter

Elvedin and Sonja Halkic welcome their first child, a daughter

October 4, 2019

Elvedin and Sonja Halkic of St. Louis are pleased to announce the birth of their first child, a girl, named Ina Halkic. The baby was 20 inches long and weighed 6 pounds, 2.6 ounces. She was born at 8:07...

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