South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

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Dr. Aamina Akhtar, infectious disease physician and chief medical officer at Mercy Hospital South, gets the first COVID-19 vaccine in the St. Louis region Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. This is a game changer, Akhtar said of the vaccine.

St. Louis County receives 3,900 more COVID-19 vaccine doses, urges honesty in registration

January 19, 2021

St. Louis County received its second delivery of the COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, taking 3,900 new doses of the Pfizer vaccine from the state of Missouri. The county Department of Public Health will continue...

Jeannine Celestine, a respiratory therapist at Mercy Hospital South, prepares to receive the COVID-19 vaccine Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. Celestine was one of 20 workers to be vaccinated Dec. 14 at Mercy Hospital South, along with another 20 nurses at Mercys campus in Creve Coeur.

Members of the public can sign up with St. Louis hospitals to receive COVID-19 vaccine

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor January 19, 2021

All four major hospital systems in St. Louis are now signing members of the public up for COVID-19 vaccines, although when those shots will be available is still an open question. As more people in the...

Respiratory therapist Chastity White, pictured above, is the first health-care worker at St. Lukes to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

St. Louis County will start COVID-19 vaccinations for those over 65 soon

January 15, 2021

St. Louis County said it will open COVID-19 vaccinations to a broader audience as soon as it gets enough doses of the vaccine to meet a large demand. So far, the Department of Public Health has received...

Trailgoers social distance on Cliff Cave Trail in April 2020.

Deadline to give feedback on Great Rivers Greenway strategic plan is Friday, Jan. 15

January 13, 2021

Great Rivers Greenway is celebrating its 20th anniversary and seeking feedback to envision the next 20 years of its mission connecting the region with greenways. Area residents are invited to guide Great Rivers Greenway’s...

A nurse at Mercy Hospital South prepares the first dose of Pfizer/BioNTechs COVID-19 vaccine for Mercys Chief Medical officer Aamina Akhtar Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. Mercy South planned to vaccinate 20 nurses on Dec. 14 and another 20 nurses on Dec. 15.

General public can sign up for priority list for St. Louis County’s COVID-19 vaccines

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor January 12, 2021

St. Louis County’s COVID-19 vaccines are not yet available to the public, but you can register now to receive one when they are.  The St. Louis County Department of Public Health received a shipment...

Wesley Bell is sworn in as the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney by Judge George W. Draper III i January 2019, after defeating former Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch in an historic upset. Bell is the first Black prosecuting attorney for St. Louis County in its history.

Prosecutors try to keep people out of pandemic-clogged courts through diversion programs

By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent January 7, 2021

When Julia Fogelberg was a public defender in St. Louis County, she saw how the criminal justice system could often do more harm than good. Now working on the prosecutor side, she’s grateful that...

Lawmakers renew push for party registration, closed Missouri primaries

Lawmakers renew push for party registration, closed Missouri primaries

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent January 7, 2021

For as long as Missouri has had voter registration, there has been no requirement that people choose a political party as part of the process. That means every primary is open to every voter. Every...

The Red Cross provided meals for families affected by the wildfires in Oregon in 2020.

Red Cross warns about number of fires in St. Louis, statewide in recent days

January 7, 2021

With colder weather and families gathered for the holidays, the American Red Cross of Greater St. Louis has responded to an increasing number of home fires in recent days — more than three times the...

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page attends the ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9 Mile Garden, a food truck garden in Affton that is the first in the state. The food truck garden officially opened July 3.

St. Louis County ‘Safer at Home’ stay-at-home order extended indefinitely

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor January 6, 2021

St. Louis County is still under a stay-at-home advisory in 2021, a continuation of an order issued by County Executive Sam Page in mid-November in response to the ongoing surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations. In...

The Missouri State Capitol building in Jefferson City.

Missouri lawmakers return to tackle Medicaid, education, budget amid COVID

By Jason Hancock, Missouri Independent January 6, 2021

With COVID-19 continuing to spread across the state, Missouri lawmakers convene at noon Wednesday to begin the 101st General Assembly. It is certain to be a session like no other. Questions surrounding...

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