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St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

After 26 years of our recipe contest, readers wow us with their traditions

After 26 years of our recipe contest, readers wow us with their traditions

December 21, 2020

Once again, readers of Call Newspapers have outdone themselves, proving they are some of the best cooks in the nation. The evidence is in the delicious submissions for the newspaper’s 2020 Home for the...

The Gravois Kiwanis honored these Terrific Kids at Mesnier Primary School in March 2018. Pictured left to right: Front row – Julia Amin, Joanna Deken, Jacqueline Romero Sandoval, Lupita Agulilar Mendez, Ruby Kopf, Amer Mujic. Row two – Max Phillips, Enzo Bruno, Aaron Cullom, Logan Rayfield. Back Row – Kiwanians-Ellen Sandweiss, Ginger Crooks, Lori Leupold, Assistant Principal-Tracy Nomensen.

A look back: Gravois Kiwanis honor Mesnier’s Terrific Kids

December 20, 2020

Editor's Note: The terrific program "Terrific Kids" from the Gravois Kiwanis is on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic and schools limiting visitors, but we thought we'd look back on some of the honorees...

Mike and Gayle Coppage

Mike and Gayle Coppage celebrate 50 years of marriage

December 20, 2020

Mike and Gayle (nee Amberson) Coppage celebrated 50 years of marriage Aug. 20, 2020. The couple’s pandemic anniversary weekend was commemorated with yard decorations, a Facebook photo montage, meals...

Award-winning author Margaret Peterson Haddix signs a book for Truman Middle School seventh-grader Nick Berra.

A look back: Young-adult author shares stories with Truman students

December 19, 2020

Editor's note: During the pandemic, when visitors aren't allowed in schools, we are revisiting some old stories from past years. This is from September 2011.  Truman Middle School students didn’t dare...

Ron and Gail Schilling

Ron and Gail Schilling honor 50 years of marriage

December 19, 2020

Ron and Gail Schilling celebrated 50 years of marriage Saturday, Oct. 17. Ron Schilling and the former Gail Grenia were married Oct. 17, 1970.

Winter Wonderland returns to Tilles Park

Winter Wonderland returns to Tilles Park

December 18, 2020

Start a new holiday tradition or continue a favorite one at the 35th Annual Winter Wonderland in Tilles Park, presented by St. Louis County Parks. Winter Wonderland is open now through Jan. 2 from 5:30...

Joel Barbour and Jennifer Hoffman

Hoffman, Barbour married in ceremony in Kansas City

December 18, 2020

Jennifer Tricia Hoffman and Joel Michael Barbour were married Sept. 12, 2020 at 28 Event Space in Kansas City by John Albrecht. The bride is the daughter of Daniel and Susan Hoffman of Oakville. The...

Josh McGuire, right, was honored in November 2020 by the Olde Towne Fenton NSDAR chapter, represented by Regent Linda Kanevsky, left, for using his company to store and transport wreaths across the country for Wreaths Across America.

St. Louis moving company honored by Fenton DAR for storing, loading Wreaths Across America

December 18, 2020

The Olde Towne Fenton (OTF) Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the Revolution, or NSDAR, awarded its Community Service Award this year to Josh McGuire, president of operations at McGuire...

The MFPD paramedic unit poses in front of their ambulance.

Mehlville Fire District will get a new ambulance, saving money with St. Charles County

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter December 18, 2020

The Mehlville Fire Protection District will be adding a new ambulance to its fleet after the Board of Directors, comprised of Treasurer Bonnie Stegman, Secretary Ed Ryan and Chairman Aaron Hilmer, unanimously...

Furrer retires from Mehlville Fire after three decades

Furrer retires from Mehlville Fire after three decades

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter December 17, 2020

Mehlville Fire Protection District Deputy Chief Dan Furrer will be retiring at the end of December, rounding out over 30 years of service in the district. “Chief Furrer has given the Mehlville Fire...

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