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South St. Louis County News

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St. Louis County issues new masking order

St. Louis County issues new masking order

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter September 28, 2021

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page announced a new mask mandate Monday, effective immediately, after the county was blocked from enforcing a prior order.  The new mandate, announced by Page in a press...

Mehlville Board of Education member Jean Pretto and Chief Financial Officer Marshall Crutcher discuss the 2020 budget during a meeting June 5, 2019 at Mehlville High School.

Mehlville raises health insurance rates for first time in six years

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor September 28, 2021

For the first time since 2015, the Mehlville School District has increased its health insurance rates for district employees.  At the Board of Education meeting Sept. 16, the board unanimously voted...

Buffaloes along Lemay Ferry Road? Inflatable turkeys along Telegraph? Supporters of the Mehlville School District’s Proposition S bond issue donned eye-catching costumes at the 2021 ‘donut drive-thru’ at Mehlville High that featured MHS students, above, with junior Emma Maxwell as the Bierbaum Buffalo mascot. Similar sign rallies were also held in Oakville. Another ‘donut drive-thru’ to rally for Prop S was set at the same schools Saturday, April 3.

Mehlville Proposition S facility updates will begin ‘in earnest’ this winter

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor September 28, 2021

Work is underway in the Mehlville School District on projects funded by Proposition S, the $35 million no-tax-rate-increase bond measure being used to fund facility and security enhancements across the...

A black-and-white photo submitted in the 1980s to the National Register of Historic Places of the Joseph Sappington Cabin.

Aldermen to vote on whether to authorize historic cabin’s move to city park

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor September 27, 2021

Hopes to bring a historic log cabin to Crestwood are still alive after the Crestwood Board of Aldermen heard a proposal earlier this month to reassemble the Joseph Sappington Log Cabin on the Thomas Sappington...

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

In annual address, Gaines talks enrollment, strategic plan

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor September 22, 2021
District enrollment higher this year compared to last
Casey Wong

Third proposal to expedite bills fails

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor September 21, 2021

The Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen shot down a third proposal that would make it easier to expedite the passage of bills at a meeting last month.  The Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen voted 3-5 to strike...

Mehlville High School evacuated after threatening message found in bathroom

Mehlville High School evacuated after threatening message found in bathroom

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor September 9, 2021

Students at Mehlville High School were evacuated Thursday morning after a threatening message was found in the school.  In an email sent to parents Thursday, the Mehlville School District said that...

In this December 1979 black-and-white photo submitted in the 1980s to the National Register of Historic Places, the view of the house is seen from the southeast.

Crestwood aldermen will again consider proposal to relocate cabin

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor September 9, 2021

The Joseph Sappington Log Cabin could still make its home in Crestwood after all when the Crestwood Board of Aldermen considers an ordinance at its upcoming meeting Tuesday to authorize the cabin’s move...

Board reaffirms district’s masking resolution

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor September 7, 2021

The Mehlville Board of Education reaffirmed its stance last month to require face coverings inside all district facilities and transportation for all students, staff and visitors regardless of vaccination...

A rendering of the Bass Pro Shops in Sunset Hills.

Bass Pro Shops coming to Sunset Hills with the help of tax incentives

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor September 1, 2021

Bass Pro Shops will open its third location in the St. Louis-area in Sunset Hills with the help of tax incentives, after the Board of Aldermen unanimously approved the amendment of a community improvement...

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