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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Edward and Kathy Schaeffer celebrate 50 years of matrimony

Edward and Kathy Schaeffer celebrate 50 years of matrimony

September 24, 2020

Edward and Kathy Schaeffer will celebrate 50 years of marriage Oct. 10. Mr. Edward Schaeffer and the former Kathy Kenney were married Oct. 10, 1970. They are the parents of two: Kevin, 44, and Michael,...

Gov. Mike Parson posted this photo to his Twitter account July 11 showing him attending a crowded barbecue in Sedalia with no social distancing or masks.

Missouri governor, wife test positive for COVID-19

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor September 23, 2020

Gov. Mike Parson and First Lady Teresa Parson tested positive for COVID-19 Wednesday. Parson's office said Teresa Parson was tested this morning "out of an abundance of caution" and after displaying...

A Mehlville School District employee hands out emergency food boxes from Operation Food Search to students receiving grab-and-go meals while students are out of school during the pandemic.

Lindbergh, Mehlville school districts and library providing free meals for local children

September 23, 2020

South County students and children 18 years and younger will be able to access a variety of grab-and-go meals from school districts and library branches through the end of the year. Both Lindbergh Schools...

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...

Crestwood City Hall

Crestwood meets online through January due to City Hall rehab

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter September 22, 2020

The Crestwood Board of Aldermen will continue to meet virtually for the remainder of the year due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the city is also taking the opportunity during the time of videoconferenced...

Tracking COVID-19

Tracking COVID-19

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor September 21, 2020

With most Mehlville and Lindbergh students still in all-virtual classes, the local school districts are closely tracking COVID-19 numbers to see when students can safely return to the classroom. Both...

Mehlville’s John Cary Early Childhood students Emma Kitchell and Yaneli Juarez-Carrillo check out their playground the first week at school in 2018.

St. Louis County reopens its playgrounds today

September 21, 2020

St. Louis County will reopen its playgrounds today — Monday, Sept. 21. St. Louis County’s playgrounds have been closed since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The county Parks Department developed...

The St. Louis Wheel lit up orange and green for the Union Station Halloween Experience.

Trick or train: Union Station debuts new Halloween Experience with spooky train cars, social distancing

September 17, 2020

The new Union Station Halloween Experience will bring family fun to the fall season in St. Louis, Oct. 9 through Oct. 31. Created for children 12 and under and their families, the Union Station Halloween...

Grants Farm will reopen for unique Halloween Drive-Thru Experience in October

Grant’s Farm will reopen for unique Halloween Drive-Thru Experience in October

September 16, 2020

Grant’s Farm has been closed throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, but it will reopen for a drive-thru Halloween experience in October. Starting Oct. 1 and running through Oct. 31, Grant’s Farm will welcome...

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