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South St. Louis County News

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Crestwood Elementary students enjoy Character Kickball.

Take our poll: Do you agree with Lindbergh Schools’ decision to open K-3 classrooms in person?

August 22, 2020

Lindbergh Schools is the only South County school district that is not starting the year all-virtual. At Lindbergh, K-3 students are going to start in-person, while 4-12 students will go all-virtual. That...

Superintendent Chris Gaines asks supporters at a 2015 rally for Prop R to help him get out the vote so that he can hire reading coaches and keep experienced teachers in the district. Behind him are the Mehlville High School Pantherettes and the Oakville High School Golden Girls.

Mehlville school board decides not to place bond issue for facilities on November ballot

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter August 20, 2020

The Mehlville Board of Education declined Thursday night to place a no-tax-rate-increase bond issue on the Nov. 3 ballot, citing concerns that the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic as well the...

Superintendent Chris Gaines asks supporters at a 2015 rally for Prop R to help him get out the vote so that he can hire reading coaches and keep experienced teachers in the district. Behind him are the Mehlville High School Pantherettes and the Oakville High School Golden Girls.

Mehlville Board of Education votes on possible bond issue tonight

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter August 20, 2020

The Mehlville Board of Education will vote tonight — Thursday, Aug. 20 — whether to place a 12-cent no-tax-rate-increase bond issue on the ballot for the Nov. 3 election. The Board of Education will...

Ronnies 20 Cinema movie theater

Ronnie’s Cinema is reopening Aug. 28, along with Marcus theaters in Arnold and Des Peres

August 20, 2020

Ronnie’s is opening again soon, after being shut down since March due to the coronavirus. The South County movie theater will open Friday, Aug. 28, as part of a phased rollout of theater reopenings...

The Lemay Fire Protection District posted this photo of ServPro cleaning the firehouse in March.

Lemay firefighters back on the job after COVID-19 quarantine; only one firefighter tested positive

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor August 19, 2020

Things are back to normal at the Lemay Fire Protection District this week after all of its 24 firefighters had to quarantine after one tested positive for COVID-19 Aug. 4. The one-firehouse fire district...

The slide shown by the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force last week that singled out South County as a coronavirus hotspot.

COVID-19 cases continue to rise in every South County ZIP code; task force singles it out as pandemic hotspot

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor August 17, 2020

Coronavirus cases have continued to rise in South County in the week since it was singled out as a virus hotspot in the St. Louis metropolitan region, even as cases began to decline in other areas. Reporting...

The Point Eagle mascot passes out Chromebooks at a drive-thru event in March 2020.

Despite widespread interest, only one parent speaks on holding Mehlville classes in person

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter August 17, 2020

With all the discussion going on about whether schools should start in person or virtually this fall, only one parent came to the Mehlville Board of Education’s Aug. 5 meeting where the board decided...

The completed exterior of the David Sindelar Cancer Center on the Mercy Hospital South campus.

Mercy South’s new cancer center opens to public this week

August 15, 2020

Construction is complete on Mercy Hospital South’s new cancer center. This week, patients walked in to the David M. Sindelar Cancer Care Center to receive the first treatments provided in the new,...

The St. Louis City SC crest, unveiled Aug. 13, 2020.

St. Louis Major League Soccer team name is … St. Louis City SC

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor August 13, 2020

The Major League Soccer team coming to St. Louis got a name Thursday: St. Louis City SC, with team colors of red and blue accented with yellow and gray. The name is internationally inspired, but also...

Bob Burns wins a three-way race to take on Trakas

Bob Burns wins a three-way race to take on Trakas

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter August 13, 2020

Rep. Bob Burns will challenge 6th District St. Louis County Councilman Ernie Trakas in the general election Tuesday, Nov. 3, to see who will serve as the unofficial “mayor of South County.” Trakas,...

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