June 26, 2019
Pictured above: Johnny Shy’s friends gather for a vigil outside the Justice Center in March. By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Multiple investigations are ongoing into practices at the St. Louis County Justice Center after another South County man died after going into the jail — the fourth inmate to die this year. Daniel Stout
[ Read More ]Jake Zimmerman, left, takes questions about this year’s property value reassessments from residents during a town hall at The Pavilion at Lemay June 20. Residents unhappy with the jump in values include Doug Brunkhorst of Oakville, middle, and Penny Kelly of Crestwood, right. Photos by Erin Achenbach. By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com St. Louis
[ Read More ]Pictured above: Students walk to class during the passing period at Lindbergh High School on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Photo by Erin Achenbach. By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Lindbergh Schools will switch its food vendor next year to a new one. Southwest Food Service Excellence LLC will replace Chartwells as Lindbergh’s food service provider and
[ Read More ]By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Metro St. Louis had a record ridership day and no security incidents Saturday during the St. Louis Blues’ Stanley Cup parade, with an unprecedented 100,000 extra boardings on a single summer Saturday. MetroLink had 100,000 more boardings than the 25,000 it sees on a typical Saturday in June, Metro
[ Read More ]By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Lindbergh Schools will soon have half of its $105 million bond issue for a new high school in hand after a $40 million bond sale last week. The bonds are part of Proposition R, the district’s bond issue voters approved in April that will build a new, more modern
[ Read More ]By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com The Mehlville School District has signed Superintendent Chris Gaines on for another year, as the Board of Education unanimously voted to extend his rolling three-year contract through 2022. The board voted this spring to extend Gaines’ time in the district, and Gaines said he still wants to stay in
[ Read More ]Pictured above: Oakville native Pat Maroon (No. 7, right) waves at the crowd of hundreds of thousands under the Arch and down Market Street at the Blues’ Stanley Cup parade Saturday. Maroon’s son Anthony, 10, sits on the shoulders of player Jaden Schwartz, and Oskar Sundqvist (No. 70) is also pictured. The night the Blues won
[ Read More ]An incoming Kennerly kindergartener slides at ‘Popsicles with the Principal’ last year on the school’s playground. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer. By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Kennerly Elementary School Principal Todd Morgan was slated to depart the district at the end of this year, but he left months early under mysterious circumstances. Lindbergh Schools
[ Read More ]Oakville native Pat Maroon, left, holds the Stanley Cup alongside MVP Ryan O’Reilly on the airplane home from Boston. The Blues won their first-ever Stanley Cup Wednesday. By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com The St. Louis Blues won their first-ever Stanley Cup Wednesday, and they will be celebrating with fans for days and weeks to
[ Read More ]Superintendent Chris Gaines getting sworn in as president of The School Superintendents Association. By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Every middle school in the Mehlville School District will have an innovative “school within a school” starting this fall, extending the problem-based and project-based learning at Mosaic Elementary to four middle school “academies.” Superintendent Chris Gaines
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