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About 60 protesters with a range of colorful signs lined both sides of Gravois Road in Affton June 6 to show support for ‘Black Lives Matter’ and against racism. Some drivers passing by raised their fists in support.

‘Black Lives Matter’ draws crowds, conversations

June 26, 2020

About 60 protesters with a range of colorful signs lined both sides of Gravois Road in Affton June 6 to show support for ‘Black Lives Matter’ and against racism. 

Lt. Col. Mary Barton

New police chief faces questions over department, racism and her response

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor June 26, 2020

County officials are divided over whether there is systemic racism in the St. Louis County Police Department, with Democratic County Council members and even a member of the police board that just hired...

At the time this photo was taken in March, three residents and an employee at the South County Habilitation Center had tested positive for COVID-19, the first officially confirmed cases in South County.

Restrictions loosened on senior facilities as records show the toll of COVID-19

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor June 24, 2020

St. Louis County is loosening restrictions on senior facilities at the same time that newly collected data showed that most of the deaths in St. Louis County from COVID-19 have been nursing home residents. The...

Protesters gathered at the intersection of Gravois and MacKenzie roads to support the Black Lives Matter movement June 6. Some protesters signs, like that above, called for defunding the police.

‘Defund the police’ signs lead to talks about policing with a new perspective

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor June 23, 2020

As protests have swept the country for the last month in the wake of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, a growing movement to “defund the police” is gaining traction with some officials. The...

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page helps pack food into a trunk in May 2020 while handing out meals at the Weber Road Library in Affton with the St. Louis County Library and Operation Food Searchs drive-thru meals program.

St. Louis County awards $2.6 million in grants to five organizations providing food

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor June 16, 2020

St. Louis County is spending $2.6 million from its federal funding for the coronavirus response for food banks and other organizations delivering food to St. Louis County residents, including those in...

Affton graduation kicks off tonight for three nights of livestreamed celebrations, with social distancing

Affton graduation kicks off tonight for three nights of livestreamed celebrations, with social distancing

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor June 15, 2020

Affton High School will get its graduation on Facebook Live this year, in three separate parts. Graduates from the Class of 2020 will celebrate in three separate ceremonies broadcast on Facebook Live...

No joke: Affton woman wins lottery on April Fools Day

No joke: Affton woman wins lottery on April Fool’s Day

June 13, 2020

An Affton woman won $116,000 in the lottery April 1, but considering the date, at first couldn’t believe it. Cynthia Feldhaus, a frequent Missouri Lottery Show Me Cash player from Affton, matched all...

Now open: restaurants in South County offering dine-in services

Now open: restaurants in South County offering dine-in services

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter June 11, 2020

Restaurants in the St. Louis region were given blessings by regional leaders to reopen their dining rooms May 18, two weeks after Gov. Mike Parson eased shelter-in-place requirements across the state.  Under...

Updated, both found safe: Another woman is missing and endangered in South County

Updated, both found safe: Another woman is missing and endangered in South County

June 8, 2020

Update: The advisory has been canceled after Sara Brancato was found safe in Illinois.  The Missouri State Highway Patrol has issued another endangered person advisory for a woman in South County, after...

Videoconferenced public hearing set for Monday on subdivision at Resurrection Cemetery

Videoconferenced public hearing set for Monday on subdivision at Resurrection Cemetery

June 7, 2020

The St. Louis County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing Monday on a subdivision proposed for Resurrection Cemetery in Affton. The planning panel will meet for the hearing at 7 p.m. Monday,...

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