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South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Sperreng Middle School student Daishana Finley of Amber Hardin’s Digital Literacy class shows client Sam Schaeffer of Samtastic Gymnastics her design idea for a new business card.

A look back: Sperreng Middle students take on branding clients

May 6, 2021

Editor's note: During the COVID-19 pandemic while most activities have been on hold, we're taking a look back at past news.  Eighth-grade students at Sperreng Middle School sharpened their skills and...

A rendering of the front entry of The Residences at Tesson Ridge proposed apartment complex.

MetLife site neighbors turn out for a town hall

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter May 5, 2021

Traffic concerns dominated the questions at a town hall last week held about a proposed mixed-use redevelopment plan called “Tesson Ridge” at the 100-acre former MetLife campus in Concord. The in-person...

Shields block individual tables from one another at Robertos Trattoria, using Plexiglas barriers in June 2020.

County, city reopening with no capacity limits

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor May 3, 2021

St. Louis County and the city of St. Louis are open again without any capacity restrictions for the first time in more than a year, although restrictions such as masks and social distancing continue. Under...

The entrance to the Concord Farmers Club, 10140 Concord School Road, with Sperreng Middle School in the background.

Lindbergh buys the Concord Farmers Club

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor April 28, 2021

Lindbergh Schools and the Concord Farmers Club have reached an agreement for the district to purchase the Farmers Club property located at 10140 Concord School Road. This property will provide Lindbergh...

Members of the board that funded the YMCA updates include, from left to right, CEO Tim Helm, Executive Director Jeni Koenigsfeld, Larry Felton, Tim Emert, Dan Pogue and Vice President Matt Clark.

South County YMCA facility renovations reinvest in community, adding amenities

April 28, 2021

The South County YMCA is celebrating $1.25 million in renovations, which were officially unveiled at a ribbon-cutting in March.  “The Y serves as a hub where non-profits, for-profits, schools,...

The campaign committee for Mehlville School District’s Proposition S, Mehlville-Oakville United, hosted a donut drive-thru March 13, 2021, at Mehlville High School, Washington Middle School and Oakville Middle/Wohlwend Elementary. The event featured free donuts, “Yes on S” car painting and committee members dressed in costumes to raise awareness about the bond measure, the district’s first in over 20 years.

Mehlville Prop S makes history: Bond issue will fund secure vestibules

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter April 28, 2021

History was made in the Mehlville School District April 6 when voters passed the first bond issue on the ballot in the district since the 1990s, Proposition S, with over 80 percent of the vote. Projects...

Above is a rendering of the 100-acre proposed redevelopment Tesson Ridge, consisting of more than 100 single-family homes and villas, a 210-unit apartment complex and 8 acres of commercial sites.

Mixed-use development proposed for 100 acres of MetLife’s campus

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor April 26, 2021

An in-person town hall will be held this week at the MetLife campus in South County about a proposed mixed-use development at the 100-acre site that would include two new subdivisions with more than 170...

Louie befriended a first-grade student who was also wearing a St. Louis Blues shirt while collecting letters for Santa on Dec. 7, 2018.

Looking back: Blues mascot Louie visits Concord Elementary to collect Santa letters

April 23, 2021

Editor's note: During the COVID-19 pandemic, The Call is looking back at school news from when students' time in class was more normal. This news is from December 2018.  Louie, the St. Louis Blues mascot,...

Above is a rendering of the 100-acre proposed redevelopment Tesson Ridge, consisting of more than 100 single-family homes and villas, a 210-unit apartment complex and 8 acres of commercial sites.

Mixed-use redevelopment proposed for 100-acre MetLife site in South County; town hall held next week

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor April 22, 2021

An in-person town hall will be held next week at the MetLife campus in South County about a proposed mixed-use development at the 100-acre site that would include two new subdivisions with more than 170...

MFPD Chief Brian Hendricks speaks at a board meeting in 2019.

Mehlville Fire District gets ahead of a microchip shortage affecting Tahoes

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor April 21, 2021

The Mehlville Fire Protection District moved proactively to get ahead of production delays at car factories, continuing through at least May, in order to replace an administrative vehicle on time and on...

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