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St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

PHOTOS: Crews begin dismantling historic 1810s Joseph Sappington Cabin in Affton, will be reconstructed at Thomas Sappington House Park in Crestwood

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor September 20, 2022

The dismantling and move of the historic Joseph Sappington Log Cabin is officially underway after crews began dismantling the cabin Sept. 13. The 1816 cabin is being moved from its present location...

Mehlville Superintendent Chris Gaines talks to a teacher in a hallway while schools were all-virtual in fall 2020.

Mehlville Board of Education reviews options on asking voters for levy increase

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor September 20, 2022

Voters in the Mehlville School District could consider a tax levy increase to retain education supports as soon as April 2023. For the past two months, the Mehlville Board of Education has reviewed...

Proposition S construction at Blades Elementary School in the Mehlville School District on Aug. 15, 2022.

School facilities improved over Mehlville summer break

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor September 14, 2022

Several facilities projects in the Mehlville School District were completed this summer, with others scheduled to be completed throughout the school year and into next summer.  Projects included kitchen...

Upgrades at Beasley Elementary School, 3131 Koch Road, include a secure entry vestibule, four restroom fixtures to bring it into ADA compliance, outdoor lighting, additional restrooms, additional parking, roof work, HVAC work and widening the entry road to the school.

Facilities projects underway in Mehlville

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor September 8, 2022

Several facilities projects in the Mehlville School District were completed this summer, with others scheduled to be completed throughout the school year and into next summer.  Projects included kitchen...

Mehlville Fire Board of Directors approve changes to employee manual

Mehlville Fire Board of Directors approve changes to employee manual

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor September 8, 2022

The Mehlville Fire Protection District Board of Directors approved two changes to the district’s employee policy manual related to training and certifications at its meeting Aug. 31. The first change...

Mehlville Fire directors considering renovations to No. 5 house, headquarters

Mehlville Fire directors considering renovations to No. 5 house, headquarters

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor September 7, 2022

The Mehlville Fire Protection District is considering the possibility of renovating Engine House No. 5 using money from 2022’s Proposition 1.  Fire Chief Brian Hendricks first floated the idea of...

Mehlville Fire contracting with Digital Strike, Studio 2108 for social media, website redesign

Mehlville Fire contracting with Digital Strike, Studio 2108 for social media, website redesign

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor September 1, 2022

The Mehlville Fire Protection District will be getting a website redesign and new social media management after the Board of Directors voted to contract with Digital Strike and Studio 2108 for those purposes...

Board hears summer Prop S updates

Board hears summer Prop S updates

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor September 1, 2022

The Mehlville Board of Education heard an update on several Proposition S projects that began this summer at a board meeting Aug. 18 ahead of the first day of school Aug. 22.  Several Prop S projects...

MFPD employee manual changes under review

MFPD employee manual changes under review

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor August 31, 2022

The Mehlville Fire Protection District Board of Directors heard two possible changes to the district’s employee policy manual related to training and certifications at its meeting Aug. 17.  The first...

With parents and a student sitting behind him socially distanced, Mehlville Superintendent Chris Gaines presents bond issue information to the Board of Education, including conceptual drawings, at the Oct. 15, 2020, board meeting held in person at the Mehlville High School Library. The presentation was ‘very thorough,’ then board President Kevin Schartner said. The meeting was also livestreamed.

Possible ballot measure could address wages, keeping ESSER interventionists

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor August 24, 2022

The Mehlville Board of Education again discussed the possibility of putting a ballot measure before voters at its meeting Aug. 18.  The ballot measure could be in the form of a tax levy, bond, or both...

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