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Mehlville School District receives clean 2021 audit

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor December 29, 2021

The Mehlville School District received a clean audit of its finances for the 2021 fiscal year.  Certified Public Accountants Daniel Jones & Associates presented the audit report at the Dec. 16...

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Electric car dealership eyes Lindbergh Boulevard

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter December 17, 2021

The St. Louis County Planning Commission heard a proposal Dec. 6 for an electric car dealership along Lindbergh Boulevard. The company has remained unnamed so far due to a confidentiality agreement, but...

Mehlville, Lindbergh move away from mandatory masking

Mehlville, Lindbergh move away from mandatory masking

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor December 13, 2021

Both the Mehlville School District and Lindbergh Schools announced last week that they would be switching to mask-recommended policies in the upcoming months, moving away from the current requirement that...

With parents and a student sitting behind him socially distanced, Mehlville Superintendent Chris Gaines presents bond issue information to the Board of Education, including conceptual drawings, at the Oct. 15, 2020, board meeting held in person at the Mehlville High School Library. The presentation was ‘very thorough,’ then board President Kevin Schartner said. The meeting was also livestreamed.

Mehlville passes next five-year phase of district’s strategic plan

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor October 19, 2021

The Mehlville Board of Education passed the next five-year iteration of the district’s strategic plan last month, after years of planning and gathering feedback from the community about what the next...

A hometown hero’s homecoming

October 16, 2021

Three-time Stanley Cup champion and South County’s very own Pat Maroon paid a visit to his alma mater Sept. 15 at Oakville High School, donning an OHS hockey jersey. Maroon won his third Stanley Cup...

Back in action at STEM Club

October 15, 2021

Students in the Rogers Elementary STEM club design marble runs Sept. 16 using their creativity to move a marble from one point to another at the first meeting of the new school year. The STEM club is an...

Mehlville welcomes students back to class

Mehlville welcomes students back to class

October 14, 2021

Oakville Middle School cheerleaders greet buses as they arrive for the first day of school in the Mehlville School District Wednesday, Aug. 25. Like neighboring Lindbergh Schools, Mehlville is requiring...

Lindbergh passes 2021 blended tax rate, residential rate is lowest allowed by state

Lindbergh passes 2021 blended tax rate, residential rate is lowest allowed by state

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter October 7, 2021

The Lindbergh Board of Education unanimously approved the 2021 blended tax rate at its annual tax rate hearing Sept. 16.  The Board of Education approved a blended tax rate of $3.8276, a slight decrease...

Mehlville Fire utilizing new training center

Mehlville Fire utilizing new training center

October 7, 2021

The Mehlville Fire Protection District has officially been training at its new training center for over a year, after the facility has been in the making since 2017.  The training center, located at...

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page, right, and his wife, Jennifer, head to the polls Tuesday morning in Creve Coeur to vote for Page in the Democratic primary. Jennifer Page was dressed in scrubs to head to her job at Mercy Hospital South.

St. Louis County continues to give out millions in rental assistance

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter October 6, 2021

St. Louis County is ahead of schedule in awarding Emergency Rental Assistance Program funds to landlords and tenants. County Executive Sam Page announced Sept. 30 the county has given out $18 million...

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