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South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

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Sen. Dan Hegeman, R-Cosby, speaks to members of the Missouri Press Association about Amendment 3 in January 2020, the same day that debate on the Senate resolution for the amendment began.

Amendment 3 reverts redistricting change voters approved in Clean Missouri

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor October 23, 2020

Voters will consider two amendments to the Missouri Constitution in the election Tuesday, Nov. 3, highlighted by Amendment 3, a partial rerun of the Clean Missouri amendment approved by voters in November...

Above: A rendering of the Affton Southwest Precinct.

New precinct will move forward, Trakas says

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor October 22, 2020

The St. Louis County Council learned Oct. 6 that the county scuttled plans for a new county police precinct in South County to build the new North County Precinct instead, but 6th District Councilman Ernie...

Gov. Mike Parson enters the stage, passing State Auditor Nicole Galloway before the Missouri gubernatorial debate at the Missouri Theatre in Columbia on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020 (Robert Cohen for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Parson, Galloway spar on COVID, policing, health care in debate

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor October 22, 2020

In what will likely be the only in-person debate among the four candidates for Missouri governor, Gov. Mike Parson and state Auditor Nicole Galloway sparred over COVID-19, budget priorities and policing...

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

St. Louis County unveils app with Election Day wait times, opens satellite voting Thursday

October 21, 2020

The Nov. 3 general election is less than two weeks away, so important dates and deadlines are quickly approaching for voters in St. Louis County. While the deadline for registering to vote has passed,...

Teacher Samantha Wanko talks to incoming kindergarteners at Bierbaum Elementary  in the Mehlville School District in August 2020 about procedures and Chromebook pickup.

South County high schools open for the first time since March

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter October 21, 2020

With more and more students returning to in-person learning, South County’s public high schools are set to open their doors for the first time since March, when the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to...

Gabriel Jones, left, and Bridget Walsh Moore, right.

Political newcomers Jones, Moore contend for the 93rd District

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter October 21, 2020

Two newcomers to public office are seeking the 93rd District seat in the Missouri House currently held by Rep. Bob Burns in the general election next month. Affton residents Bridget Walsh Moore, a Democrat,...

Gabriel Jones, left, and Bridget Walsh Moore, right.

Two candidates seeking to represent Lemay, Affton in Burns’ 93rd District seat

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter October 20, 2020

Two newcomers to public office are running to replace term-limited Rep. Bob Burns, D-Affton, for his 93rd District seat in the Missouri House of Representatives in the general election next month. Gabriel...

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Trick-or-treating is safety risk, county says

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor October 15, 2020

St. Louis County has issued a rating system for how safe Halloween activities are during the COVID-19 pandemic, and traditional trick-or-treating is classified as a high-risk activity. The county says...

Michael Burton, left, and Bill Heisse, right.

Burton, Heisse face off for the 92nd District

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter October 15, 2020

Rep. Doug Beck is not running for re-election for the 92nd Missouri House District seat, leaving the race open this year for two contenders vying to replace him. Beck’s last Republican opponent for...

Bob Burns, left, and Ernie Trakas, right.

Trakas, Burns vying to represent South County in the 6th District, County Council

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter October 15, 2020

Rep. Bob Burns, D-Affton, will challenge Republican incumbent Ernie Trakas in the election Tuesday, Nov. 3, to see who will take the seat representing the County Council’s 6th District. The 6th District...

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