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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Students walk to class during the passing period at Lindbergh High School Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018.

Lindbergh senior wins Princeton Prize

May 30, 2019

Lindbergh High School senior Amela Sijecic was honored by Princeton University last month for her work to make progress toward racial equity in the Lindbergh community. Victoria L. Goldson, chair of the...

South County Kiwanis Club presents scholarships to Mehlville students

South County Kiwanis Club presents scholarships to Mehlville students

May 29, 2019

  President Roy Wunsch of the South County Kiwanis Club presented certificates of achievement and a $1,000 check to the recipients of its scholarships this year, Madison Hassler from Oakville High...

6th District Councilman Ernie Trakas cracks a smile after County Executive Sam Page gives him the pen used to sign an anti-vaping bill championed by Trakas at Hancock High School May 16, 2019.

Vaping bill is the first bill a county executive ever signed in South County

May 29, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com  New County Executive Sam Page may have been the first county executive to ever sign a bill into law in South County this month, as he signed...

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

Mehlville considers a bond issue in 2020 to continue its Prop P tax

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter May 29, 2019

The Mehlville School District is exploring the possibility of placing a no-tax-rate-increase ballot measure on the ballot in 2020 for investment in the district’s facilities and operations, in what would...

The 900 block of Lemay Ferry Road in Lemay as seen on Google Street View.

Property values rise in the county; Lemay houses spiking 34 percent

May 28, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com In what may come as a surprise to many, Lemay had the largest jump in property values of any area of St. Louis County. Assessed valuation...

Grad Salute: Lindbergh High School Class of 2019

Grad Salute: Lindbergh High School Class of 2019

May 25, 2019

Congratulations Lindbergh High School Seniors for a terrific achievement. Best wishes from the South County business community. Students in Lindbergh High School’s 65th graduating class were awarded...

Grad Salute: Oakville High School Class of 2019

Grad Salute: Oakville High School Class of 2019

May 25, 2019

385 students will graduate from Oakville High School at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, June 2, at Chaifetz Arena. Congratulations Oakville High School seniors for a terrific achievement! Students in Oakville High...

South County students raising money to send retiring history teacher to Europe

South County students raising money to send retiring history teacher to Europe

May 21, 2019

A local class of seventh-graders are raising money on GoFundMe to send their retiring teacher on a European cruise. The seventh-grade students at St. Simon the Apostle School in Green Park are hoping...

Mehlville School District Teacher of the Year Julie Durham is pictured with Assistant Superintendent Jeff Bresler at the districts annual Recognition Night in 2017.

Julie Durham named new principal of Hagemann Elementary

May 18, 2019

The Mehlville Board of Education unanimously hired Julie Durham as principal of Hagemann Elementary School for the 2019-2020 school year in closed session Thursday night. The district said it conducted...

St. Mark student honored as ‘Outstanding’

St. Mark student honored as ‘Outstanding’

May 16, 2019

The Kiwanis Club of South County recently honored Collin Maloney of St. Mark Catholic School as its ‘Outstanding Student’ for his academics and community service. Pictured with Collin are his parents...

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