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South St. Louis County News

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Steve Stenger, right, and his lawyer Scott Rosenblum leave the Thomas F. Eagleton Courthouse in downtown St. Louis following Stengers sentencing Friday, Aug. 9. Stenger was sentenced to 46 months in prison and will report Sept. 21. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Stenger sentenced to four years in prison for pay-to-play scheme

August 9, 2019

Pictured above: Steve Stenger, right, and his lawyer Scott Rosenblum leave the Thomas F. Eagleton Courthouse in downtown St. Louis following Stenger's sentencing Friday, Aug. 9. Stenger was sentenced...

Citizens vote at the Sunset Hills Community Center April 2, 2019.

Days and Dunaway score County Council majority for Democrats, women

August 9, 2019

Two special elections held Tuesday in St. Louis County mean the future makeup of the County Council is majority Democratic and majority female. South County voters didn’t get a say in the special elections...

Former St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger, left, and Stengers lawyer, Scott Rosenblum, right, exit the Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse Friday, May 3, after Stenger pleaded guilty to three counts of theft of honest services/bribery and mail fraud. A sentencing hearing will be held Aug. 9. Stenger faces to three to four years in federal prison. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

After Stenger apology, prosecutors ask judge for longer sentence than their initial request

August 9, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com In an unusual move, the federal prosecutors overseeing former St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger’s corruption scandal upped their sentencing...

Pictured above: County Executive Steve Stenger and his wife, Allison, at his victory party in August 2018. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer.

In letter to judge, Stenger says he has ‘deep and constant feeling of remorse’ for pay-to-play

August 9, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Writing to the judge who will sentence him Friday, former St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger said he feels a “deep and constant feeling...

Christian pictured with some of her caregivers, including her great-grandaughter Sarah Heady, bottom left. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Affton 106-year-old credits her faith as the secret to a long, eventful life

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter August 9, 2019

Like many people, Belle Christian has a sweet tooth, especially when it comes to Oreos — her home is never without a package or two of the cookies. But unlike everyone else, Christian is 106 years old...

Police increase patrols after burglary wave

Police increase patrols after burglary wave

August 8, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com  The businesses broken into in a string of burglaries in South County last week include an animal hospital, a car dealership, a car tire business...

Our Call: Stengers campaign speeches could use revising

Our Call: Stenger’s campaign speeches could use revising

August 8, 2019

Editorial Imagine if Steve Stenger had run an honest campaign for re-election as St. Louis County executive. What would he have said? We’ll use Stenger’s own words — but certainly not the ones...

Homemade vanilla, chocolate and pistachio ice cream in a cone

‘Rogue’ ice cream trucks need a permit

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter August 8, 2019

Crestwood is cautioning residents to be on the lookout for “rogue” ice cream trucks operating without a license. Ward 2 Alderman Justin Charboneau said at the June 25 Crestwood Board of Aldermen meeting...

A photo of the new deck at the Crestwood Animal Shelter, courtesy of the FOACAR website.

Crestwood Animal Shelter part of 24-hour ‘Slumber Pawty’

August 7, 2019

This year, 15 animal rescue organizations in the St. Louis metro area, including the Crestwood Animal Shelter, are participating in the biggest “Shelter Slumber Pawty” in history. Volunteers and staff...

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