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South St. Louis County News

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An Ameren spokesperson helps residents find where they live on a map and their proximity to the project at a 2018 open house. The project is scheduled to be complete by winter 2021. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Does utilities’ help for Missourians during pandemic mean rates will increase?

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent November 21, 2020

Almost half a million customers of Missouri’s regulated utilities were behind on their bills in September, and 185,000 were working on payment plans to catch up with past-due accounts. That data, from...

The empty Crestwood mall site, with the buildings demolished and the site leveled, as seen in May 2019.

New developer is negotiating with UrbanStreet to buy Crestwood mall for mixed-use

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter November 19, 2020

A developer for the former Crestwood Plaza mall site is in discussions with the property’s current owner, UrbanStreet, to potentially buy the site and move forward with a new mixed-use redevelopment. The...

‘Code Sunshine’ is a welcome birthday gift: After being admitted for COVID-19 to Mercy Hospital South on his daughter’s birthday, April 2, Bill finally went home in late April with his wife, Lynn – on his own 68th birthday. Bill, a COVID-19 patient who only wanted to provide his first name, spent three weeks at Mercy Hospital South, with a week on a ventilator and two weeks in intensive care.

Page issues stay-at-home advisory and restricts businesses, gatherings as COVID cases climb

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor November 13, 2020

With COVID-19 cases overwhelming hospitals, St. Louis County residents will be encouraged for the next month to stay home and only leave to go to work, school, medical care, grocery shopping and other...

Woman wins $100,000 lottery prize at Sunset Hills Petro Mart

Woman wins $100,000 lottery prize at Sunset Hills Petro Mart

October 29, 2020

Mary Anne Gadell of St. Louis won a $100,000 top prize on a Missouri Lottery “Heaps of 500s” Scratchers ticket. Gadell purchased the winning ticket at Petro Mart, 1430 S. Kirkwood, in Sunset Hills. All...

Pictured are State Banks employees at the new South County branch. Front row seated:
                                                    i.     Melanie Lubers – Assistant Branch Manager II

                                                   ii.     Vanja Radovanovic – Assistant Branch Manager I

Back row:
                                                    i.     Brandy Ebers – Chief Lending Officer

                                                   ii.     Nermina Ibisevic – Assistant Vice President/Branch Manager

                                                  iii.     Tony Pelizzaro – Vice President/Relationship Manager

                                                  iv.     Amira Kujundzic – Vice President/Relationship Manager

State Bank expands to South County with new location on Lindbergh

October 2, 2020

The State Bank, based in Waterloo, Illinois, has opened its first branch in South County. This newly renovated facility in Mehlville, Missouri, is located at 6969 S. Lindbergh Blvd. and brings the total...

The view from the site of the proposed Moto Mart along the Mississippi River, directly next to the JB Bridge.

Planning panel recommends denial of gas station in shadow of the JB Bridge

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter September 23, 2020

A Moto Mart proposed to be built along Interstate 255 in the shadow of the Jefferson Barracks Bridge may not happen after the St. Louis County Planning Commission unanimously recommended zoning for the...

The new Comfort Suites development next to Helen Fitzgerald’s under construction, as seen July 17, 2020.

Developers question why aldermen don’t OK Helen’s/hotel plan

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter September 23, 2020

A Sunset Hills bill that would establish a new sales tax at Helen Fitzgerald’s and the neighboring hotel to fund parking has been postponed for months after city officials said they would drop a related...

Crestwood resident Catherine Biermann smiles while holding her chicken, Jane, at her house in Crestwood. Jane is one of five chickens that Biermann keeps in a coop on her property on Lodge Pole Lane. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer.

Crestwood discusses law on keeping ducks, eye center, Chase ATM comes to city

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter September 8, 2020

The Crestwood Board of Aldermen conducted a number of public hearings at its Aug. 25 meeting, held virtually over videoconferencing application Zoom. Hearings included a hearing for a standalone ATM on...

The BriteWorX location in Columbia, Illinois.

Car wash returns after settlement with Crestwood

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter August 30, 2020

A little over a year after the Crestwood Board of Aldermen twice rejected a proposal for a BriteWorX car wash at 9846 Watson Road, aldermen approved the plan following a lawsuit and settlement between...

The proposed site of the Moto Mart, next to Interstate 255 where the Jefferson Barracks Bridge crosses into Illinois over the Mississippi River.

JB Bridge gas station will get vote Monday

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter August 29, 2020

A new gas station may be built directly along the banks of the Mississippi River in the shadow of the Jefferson Barracks Bridge after a July public hearing for a proposed Moto Mart along Interstate 255. The...

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