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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

St. Louis County parks will close to stop the spread of virus

St. Louis County parks will close to stop the spread of virus

April 3, 2020

All St. Louis County parks will close by 8 p.m. Friday in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19, County Executive Sam Page ordered Thursday. Despite the spread of the coronavirus, people had crowded...

Gov. Mike Parson gets his flu shot in October 2019.

Some state parks close today, including Castlewood; state prisons won’t release inmates

By Jordan Meier, Missouri News Network April 2, 2020

Parks and prisons were major topics at Gov. Mike Parson’s Tuesday update on COVID-19 in Missouri. This comes after a weekend of high traffic at many state parks, and questions about whether the governor...

Crestwood is seeking a pedestrian bridge

Crestwood is seeking a pedestrian bridge

February 21, 2020

The city of Crestwood will be applying for a grant from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to fund a portion of a pedestrian bridge to connect Whitecliff Park to Sheryl Ann Drive. At the Feb....

Bayless pedestrian bridge could go up

Bayless pedestrian bridge could go up

February 17, 2020

There will be temporary lane restrictions on Bayless Avenue between Avenue H and Union Road as crews work to set a new Great Rivers Greenway pedestrian bridge over Bayless beginning Tuesday, Feb. 18. Lane...

Free flu shots available in South County; Parson urges all Missourians to get a shot

Free flu shots available in South County; Parson urges all Missourians to get a shot

October 17, 2019

The single best way to protect yourself and others against the flu is to get vaccinated each year, and free flu shots are available in South County this weekend. Gov. Mike Parson and First Lady Teresa...

A Safe Place staff member Barb Tenholder points out the three levels of the garden planted at the shelter in Jefferson County. The peaceful garden is a place for women and children to heal from trauma.

Domestic violence victims can heal with a garden donated by Oakville Garden Club

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter October 2, 2019

Residents at a domestic violence shelter in Jefferson County have experienced healing through gardening thanks to the generosity of the South County community. The women living at A Safe Place in Jefferson...

Spring has sprung in one Sunset Hills resident’s garden.  Mary Halloran, who lives off West Watson Road in Sunset Hills, shows off her colorful garden full of tulips that bloomed April 9.  Halloran planted the bulbs at the beginning of fall.

MU Extension offering garden workshops

July 19, 2019

The University of Missouri St. Louis County Extension will host two gardening workshops over fall plantings and cover crops this month. The fall plantings workshop will be held Wednesday, July 24 at the...

Learn to grow a pollinator garden

Learn to grow a pollinator garden

July 18, 2019

Learn how to grow Missouri native plants that support butterflies and other valuable pollinators with a presentation at the Cliff Cave Branch of the St. Louis County Library on Tuesday, July 23. Learn...

Workers get ready to fill in dirt from Missouri American Water’s water main replacement project near Fatima Drive and Kammerer Avenue in Affton. The project was part of the water utility comany’s plan to replace 224,000 feet of water main this year, approximately 42 miles of the 4,500 miles of main that the company oversees.

Water infrastructure is key to daily life

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter June 20, 2019

By Erin Achenbach Staff Reporter eachenbach@callnewspapers.com In honor of National Infrastructure Week, which was recognized May 13 through May 20, Missouri American Water highlighted a water main...

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