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South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

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Children receive free meals at the St. Louis County Library during the pandemic in 2020.

St. Louis County Library named a top innovator among urban libraries for 2020 response to pandemic

December 15, 2020

The Urban Libraries Council has named St. Louis County Library one of the 10 Top Innovators during the 2020 Innovations Celebration held virtually Dec. 11. The annual Innovations award program recognizes...

Virtual St. Louis County program: Use Tutor.com to continue your education

Virtual St. Louis County program: Use Tutor.com to continue your education

December 14, 2020

Although all branches of the St. Louis County Library are still closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual programs continue. The library will offer a program, "Using Tutor.com to Continue Your Education,"...

Santa Claus traded his reindeer and sleigh for a red Jeep Wrangler during the Christmas in Crestwood parade in 2020.

PHOTOS: Santa makes his annual visit to Crestwood … on a 260-horsepower open sleigh

December 11, 2020

Santa Claus traded his reindeer and sleigh for a red Jeep Wrangler, below, during the Christmas in Crestwood parade Saturday, Dec. 5. The Christmas in Crestwood 2020 celebration kicked off Nov. 12 - the...

Santa Ted at Christmas in Crestwood in 2018.

A true Christmas gift is giving all year round

By Carl Hendrickson, For the Call December 11, 2020

December! The days grow shorter and colder. As a child I lived in a coal mining camp in Alaska where the temperatures dropped to the negative double digits and the days were very short.     It was...

Hanukkah, the eight-day Festival of Lights, celebrated with St. Louis events

Hanukkah, the eight-day Festival of Lights, celebrated with St. Louis events

December 11, 2020

Hanukkah, the annual eight-day Jewish Festival of Lights, kicked off Thursday, and Chabad centers throughout the St. Louis area will be hosting more than a dozen socially distanced Hanukkah celebrations...

The Loft Gift Shop at Historic Sappington House offers decorative gifts and presents.

Do your Christmas shopping at Sappington House

December 11, 2020

The Loft Gift Shop at Historic Sappington House, 1015 S. Sappington Road, will offer two upcoming days of Christmas shopping. The shop, located above the temporarily closed Barn Restaurant, offers tax-free...

Students from Mehlville schools tell Santa what they want this year

Students from Mehlville schools tell Santa what they want this year

December 11, 2020

Fourth-graders from Beasley Elementary write to Santa about what they want for Christmas this year: Dear Santa, I want a go-kart for Christmas. From Brayden Dear Santa, I know I wired a letter to you...

Peace Lutheran Childrens Choir

Peace Lutheran German Service set Sunday

December 10, 2020

The Rev. Dr. Robert Kolb will preach at the German Advent/Christmas Service at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13 at Peace Lutheran Church, 737 Barracksview Road. Kolb, a professor at the Concordia Theological...

The Freddys location in South County.

Freddy’s opens new restaurant location in South County

December 10, 2020

Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, based out of Wichita, Kansas, has opened its first restaurant in South County. Freddy’s, a fast-casual restaurant known for its steakburgers and custard,...

Coronavirus vaccine is light at end of tunnel

Coronavirus vaccine is light at end of tunnel

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor December 10, 2020

Widespread prevention of the COVID-19  virus is still many months away despite at least three new vaccines that could start distribution as soon as this month. The vaccines signal a potential end to...

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