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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

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...

School canceled at Washington Middle due to water main break

School canceled at Washington Middle due to water main break

April 21, 2021

Due to a water main break, Washington Middle School is closed today, Wednesday, April 21, the Mehlville School District said. There will not be virtual learning today for Washington Middle School students. Curbside...

Pictured above: County Council Presiding Officer Ernie Trakas gives opening remarks at the 20th JB Blast at Jefferson Barracks Park July 3, 2019. This year,  Trakas was in charge of the festivities, after the resignation of former County Executive Steve Stenger. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Trakas uninjured as shots fired at his car on interstate

April 20, 2021

Councilman Ernie Trakas was uninjured when two shots were fired at his car while he was driving Friday on Interstate 64 in Frontenac, in what police describe as a possible road-rage incident. Trakas,...

A patron picks up some books at the reopening of the St. Louis County Librarys Daniel Boone Branch Library in Ellisville on June 19, 2020. Some areas of the library are sectioned off for social distancing.

Libraries will expand appointment hours to evenings; curbside still being offered

April 19, 2021

St. Louis County Library is adding evening appointments, as of last week. All 20 SLCL branches are currently open by appointment only for browsing and computer use. Visits are limited to 45 minutes per...

A paramedic from the Fenton Fire Protection District gives a COVID-19 vaccine shot to a woman in the community room at the Affton Fire Protection District headquarters on Gravois Road while St. Louis County Executive Sam Page visited Feb. 12, 2021.

Anyone 16 and over can schedule a COVID-19 vaccine now in St. Louis County

April 15, 2021

It is now easier to make a vaccination appointment in St. Louis County, County Executive Sam Page announced Monday morning. Residents are now able to make appointments directly from the home page of the...

A look back: Lindbergh honors 2016 retirees

A look back: Lindbergh honors 2016 retirees

April 15, 2021

We're taking a look back at past stories pre-pandemic. Here is a story from 2016.  Lindbergh Schools extends its thanks and well wishes to this year’s class of 22 retiring faculty and staff members....

Homebound residents can get shots too

Homebound residents can get shots too

April 15, 2021

Mehlville Fire District piloted a St. Louis County program to give COVID-19 vaccines to homebound residents, and the Affton Fire Protection District and the Crestwood Fire Department have joined too. To...

Lindbergh High science teacher Dan Dougherty celebrates being honored as the 2021 Lindbergh Schools Teacher of the Year with his fiancee, LHS English teacher Hillary Switzer.

Lindbergh High science teacher Dan Dougherty is named Lindbergh Teacher of the Year

April 13, 2021

Lindbergh High School science teacher Dan Dougherty has been named Lindbergh Schools 2021 Teacher of the Year for 2021. District and school administrators surprised Dougherty Tuesday, April 13, to share...

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