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South St. Louis County News

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MFPD program will provide blood transfusions on location

MFPD program will provide blood transfusions on location

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor December 13, 2023

The Mehlville Fire Protection District is introducing a new program to provide onsite blood transfusions in emergencies. Currently, the district can only replace volume lost during emergencies using a...

Mehlville considers cutting At Home program

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor December 13, 2023

The Mehlville School District is considering cutting its At Home virtual school program. The At Home program is a virtual K-8 school, with 98 students and 20 full-time and part-time staff combined. It...

Candidate filing underway for April 2024 municipal and school board elections

Candidate filing underway for April 2024 municipal and school board elections

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor December 11, 2023

Candidate filing for next April’s municipal and school board elections is currently underway. Filing for the April 4 elections began at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, and will continue until 5 p.m. Tuesday,...

Planning Commission set to hear petitions for two South County zoning proposals

Planning Commission set to hear petitions for two South County zoning proposals

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor December 7, 2023

The St. Louis County Planning Commission will hear two South County-based zoning petitions at its public hearing on Monday. The commission meets Monday, Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. in the County Council chambers...

MFPD introducing onsite blood transfusion program

MFPD introducing onsite blood transfusion program

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor December 5, 2023

The Mehlville Fire Protection District is introducing a new program to provide onsite blood transfusions in emergencies. Currently, the district can only replace volume lost during emergencies using...

County Planning Commission set to hear two proposals in South County

County Planning Commission set to hear two proposals in South County

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor November 30, 2023

The St. Louis County Planning Commission is set to hear two South County-based zoning petitions at its public hearing on Dec. 11. The commission meets Monday, Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. in the County Council chambers...

Roundabouts are good, actually

Roundabouts are good, actually

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor November 24, 2023

The great roundabout debate in South County is unfolding like a classic community theater drama – complete with passionate townsfolk, a controversial protagonist (our soon-to-be-famous roundabout)...

Green Park Officer Jeremy Hake, right, with former Mayor Bob Reinagel at the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Green Park McDonalds in 2017.

Special meeting called to discuss Green Park police services gets nowhere

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor November 23, 2023

A special meeting was called by the Green Park Board of Aldermen on Nov. 8 to discuss the city’s contract with the St. Louis County Police Department, though ultimately it led to little actual discussion...

Property tax freeze for seniors 67 and up becomes law without Page’s signature

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor November 23, 2023

A property tax freeze in St. Louis County for seniors became law Nov. 1 after the deadline for County Executive Sam Page to sign or veto the bill expired. The bill freezes property tax increases for homeowners...

Kevin Schartner.

Former Mehlville BOE director announces bid for County Council

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor November 22, 2023

Former Mehlville Board of Education member Kevin Schartner announced Nov. 10 that he will be running for the 6th St. Louis County Council District in next year’s election. Schartner served on the Mehlville...

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