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Elizabeth Snyder, wife of slain St. Louis County Police Officer Blake Snyder, and Dick Snyder, Blake Snyders father, react to the sentencing of Trenton Forster in St. Louis County Circuit Court on Thursday, April 18, 2019. 
Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com

Officer Snyder’s widow forgives husband’s killer at sentencing; Forster gets life without parole

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor April 19, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com During the formal sentencing Thursday that sent Trenton Forster, 20, to prison for the rest of his life for killing St. Louis County Police...

Another top Stenger staffer resigns in wake of federal investigation

Another top Stenger staffer resigns in wake of federal investigation

April 17, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Another key member of County Executive Steve Stenger’s cabinet has resigned, becoming the second staffer to step down in the wake of...

In this photo taken at County Executive Steve Stenger’s victory party in Sunset Hills in August, Stenger’s son Lincoln touches the head of Chief of Staff Bill Miller, who resigned last week. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer.

Stenger’s chief of staff resigns, says it was planned since 2018

April 16, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com  County Executive Steve Stenger’s chief of staff resigned last week, in what he said was a move planned before last year’s election. Chief...

Lindbergh National Honor Society students led members of the public on tours of Lindbergh High School on March 13. The tour was to show the public the improvements needed for the high school, which will be funded by Prop R.

New Lindbergh High School could be built by 2023

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor April 9, 2019

Lindbergh Schools supporters are celebrating voter approval of a bond issue to build a new Lindbergh High School, but the district has years of work ahead of it to make the new school a reality. Proposition...

County Executive Steve Stenger listens to public comments at the Aug. 1 County Council meeting. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer.

Read the St. Louis County subpoena; wide-ranging request asks for four years of documents

April 3, 2019

County Executive Steve Stenger listens to public comments at the Aug. 1 County Council meeting. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer. By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com The St. Louis...

St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger recites the Pledge of Allegiance prior to the swearing-in ceremonies for the St. Louis County Council on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. Stenger won re-election to the county executive seat in November 2018.

Asked if he’s innocent, Stenger chooses not to answer

April 2, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com  St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger emphasized last week that a federal subpoena is targeting the county, not him, but when given the...

Students at Oakville Elementary participate in Kids Voting for the November 2018 election.

Call Newspapers South County Election Guide 2019 ✅ ??

March 30, 2019

Subscribers to The Call's email newsletter received this election guide before anyone else in their inboxes Friday. To subscribe for free, click here.  Call Newspapers Election Guide 2019 ✅ ?? It’s...

Secretary Ed Ryan reconvenes the meeting with the payment of bills. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer.

Mehlville Fire Protection District has lowest tax rate in St. Louis County for 13th year in a row

March 29, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com The Mehlville Fire Protection District has the lowest tax rate of any fire district in St. Louis County this year for the 13th year in a row. The...

County Counselor Peter Krane responds to a question from County Council members at the Aug. 1 council meeting. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer.

County Council members disagree on implications of proposed county Charter amendment

March 28, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Some members of the St. Louis County Council believe they could get better legal representation if county voters approve an amendment to...

Lindbergh National Honor Society students led members of the public on tours of Lindbergh High School on March 13. The tour was to show the public the improvements needed for the high school, which will be funded by Prop R.

‘Reimagined’ Lindbergh High will be weighed by voters next week

By Gloria Lloyd, News March 27, 2019

A committee “dreamed big” last fall about what a new Lindbergh High School would need for the next 50 years, and voters decide whether those plans happen Tuesday, April 2. Voters will weigh whether...

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