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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Then Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman during her 2018 campaign for the Missouri House. Coleman was elected to the Missouri Senate in 2022.

Republican senator leaves Congressional race to run for Missouri secretary of state

By Jason Hancock, Missouri Independent April 2, 2024

State Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman has abandoned her run for Congress and instead filed to join the crowded GOP primary for Missouri Secretary of State. Coleman, an attorney and first-term Republican...

Letters to the editor

Mayor calls on Crestwood residents to vote in favor of Prop A

March 29, 2024

To the Editor: This April 2, Crestwood voters will consider Proposition A. This is more than a decision-it’s a call to action for the future we envision for Crestwood; a rare opportunity not just...

Letters to the editor

Mismanagement by Mehlville school board demands accountability

March 29, 2024

To the Editor: I write to express my profound disappointment and concern regarding the recent actions of the Mehlville Board of Education. In a stunning show of disrespect to the taxpayers, Mehlville's...

Letters to the editor

Lindbergh Schools’ Prop R honors South County’s agricultural heritage

March 29, 2024

To the Editor: Theiss, Juengel, Flori, VonTalge and Eime are familiar street names in South County, but they also represent a rich history that is being honored and renewed with Lindbergh’s Prop R...

Letters to the editor

Outdated views on education risk to Mehlville’s future

March 29, 2024

To the Editor: "Head in the Sand" is not an effective policy for a school district. Jim Simokaitis is wrong about too many things to be on the Mehlville school board. He is against technology in...

Letters to the editor

Lindbergh School’s debt makes one reader concerned

March 29, 2024

To the Editor: The Lindbergh School District spends that amount every day paying down existing bonds that have already been approved by taxpayers. Remember the $105 million Proposition R of 2019? They...

Letters to the editor

Reader says to reelect Mehlville school board members for continued success

March 29, 2024

To the Editor: I am writing to enthusiastically endorse and recommend the re-election of four incumbent members, Peggy Hassler, Emma Jean Pretto, Patrick McKelvey and Tori Behlke to the Mehlville School...

Letters to the editor

Reader challenges praise for former Mehlville school board member

March 29, 2024

To the Editor: In his letter from Jan. 25, 2024, Sonny Ketcham praises former school board member Venki Palamand for his past service. Voters should beware. Mr. Palamand’s campaign pitch is misleading...

The six candidates running for the two two-year term seats on the Mehlville Board of Education. 

Top row, in alphabetical order from left: Incumbent Peggy Hassler, Bob Mahacek and Mike Moore. 

Bottom row, in alphabetical order from left: Venki Palamand, Incumbent Jean Pretto and Sasha Schmittgens.

Six candidates running for two two-year term seats on the Mehlville school board

By Staff Report March 29, 2024

The race for the four open seats on the Mehlville School District school board features incumbent Tori Behlke, incumbent Peggy Hassler, Bob Mahacek, Mike Moore, incumbent Patrick McKelvey, Venki Palamand,...

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