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South St. Louis County News

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The historic Session or Kassebaum building, as seen on Google Maps, would be demolished under a proposal for a new QuikTrip at Lemay Ferry and Butler Hill roads.

Vote on Kassebaum QuikTrip held at petitioner’s request

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor April 29, 2022

A vote by the St. Louis County Planning Commission on a proposed QuikTrip on Lemay Ferry Road at the site of the former Kassebaum Building was held at the commission and petitioner’s request April 11.  QuikTrip...

Affton’s Prop S may cost Crestwood money

Affton’s Prop S may cost Crestwood money

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter April 28, 2022

The City of Crestwood will see a hit to its budget after Proposition S passed in Affton April 5. Prop S is a 10-cent per $100 assessed evaluation tax increase that will fund the Affton Fire Protection...

The former Crestwood Plaza property Feb. 18.

Crestwood sued by NAACP for use of tax incentives for mall redevelopment

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor April 27, 2022

The city of Crestwood is being sued by the St. Louis County NAACP and its president for the use of tax increment financing, or TIF, to redevelop the former Crestwood Mall site.  The city said in a...

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page, right, and his wife, Jennifer, head to the polls Tuesday morning in Creve Coeur to vote for Page in the Democratic primary. Jennifer Page was dressed in scrubs to head to her job at Mercy Hospital South.

County prioritizing how to spend its remaining $83M in ARPA funding

By Lucas Irizarry and Erin Achenbach April 27, 2022

St. Louis County officials are assessing how the county should allot its remaining $83 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds after receiving feedback from over 3,000 county residents at town hall meetings...

Affton man wins $100k on Easter lottery purchase

Affton man wins $100k on Easter lottery purchase

April 26, 2022

A longtime Missouri Lottery player purchased a “Triple Bonus Crossword” Scratchers ticket on Easter, April 17 and won $100,000. The winner explained that he loves crosswords, and “Triple Bonus...

New Ward 4 Alderman Lindsay Hof and her two children.

New Sunset Hills Ward 4 alderman wants to ‘protect community,’ address speeding concerns

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter April 26, 2022

Sunset Hills has one new alderman after the April 5 election — Lindsay Hof is taking over as Ward 4 alderman after former alderman Thompson Price did not seek reelection. Price had served as alderman...

Tim McGraw plays at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheater in Maryland Heights April 30 on his first tour since 2019 and first solo tour in six years.

Tim McGraw hits the road on first solo tour in six years after COVID, ‘Yellowstone’

By Alan Sculley, For the Call April 25, 2022

Tim McGraw originally planned to go on tour to promote his latest album, “Here On Earth,” in 2020. But the universe had an issue with that, as the COVID pandemic hit and the world shut down. So he’s...

Social distancing at Cliff Cave Park this past spring.

Great Rivers Greenway putting on ‘Life Outside Challenge,’ includes an event at Cliff Cave Park

April 25, 2022

Great Rivers Greenway is hosting its Life Outside Challenge this month and next, with an event Saturday at Cliff Cave Park.  The Great Rivers Greenway Life Outside Challenge is a free, fun way to get...

Mehlville Fire relaxes employee tattoo policy

Mehlville Fire relaxes employee tattoo policy

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter April 23, 2022

The Mehlville Fire Protection District relaxed its employee tattoo policy recently, going from a complete ban to an approval process. The new policy does not allow tattoos on the hands, face or neck...

The Sappington House Foundation hosts an open house at the Joseph Sappington Cabin in November 2021 ahead of the cabin’s disassembly, move and reassembly at a Crestwood park. The cabin was built in 1816 and is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Foundation will host open house at historic log cabin

April 23, 2022

The public will have a final opportunity to visit the 1816 Joseph Sappington Log Cabin at its original location in Affton, 10734 Clearwater Drive, Saturday, April 30, from 1 to 3 p.m. before it is moved...

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