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South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

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Lindbergh school celebrates veterans with drive-thru Veterans Day event

Lindbergh school celebrates veterans with drive-thru Veterans Day event

November 28, 2020

Sperreng Middle School students celebrated local veterans in a unique way on Veterans Day Nov. 11, with a socially distanced, drive-thru recognition event. Veterans drove through the school parking lot,...

A table at Roberto’s Trattoria in Sappington is shown surrounded by the new Plexiglas barrier shield June 18, 2020.

St. Louis County offers second round of grants for small businesses affected by pandemic

November 24, 2020

More than $3 million in CARES Act funds will be distributed to small businesses and restaurants in a second round of small-business relief grants as part of St. Louis County’s continued response to the...

St. Louis County officials urge residents not to gather with extended families for Thanksgiving

St. Louis County officials urge residents not to gather with extended families for Thanksgiving

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor November 24, 2020

As part of a stay-at-home advisory that went into effect last week and extends for three more weeks, St. Louis County Executive Sam Page and other county officials are encouraging residents to avoid gatherings...

Cusanelli’s as seen on Google Maps.

No plans on tap for ex-Cusanelli’s site

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor November 24, 2020

The Lemay Chamber of Commerce has tried to connect interested developers to the owners of the now-closed Cusanelli’s Restaurant without any response. The Lemay landmark at 705 Lemay Ferry Road was one...

Let us give thanks, for us and future generations

Let us give thanks, for us and future generations

By Deborah Baker, Publisher November 23, 2020

After nearly a year, many of us now feel this pandemic’s ghostly presence as it touches those we know. St. Louis County is tightening restrictions on local businesses once again. Without businesses...

Tracy Verner (far right, standing), talks with her children at their home in St. Louis. They will spend Thanksgiving at home with just immediate family. (photo submitted)

They thought they were safe, but they caught COVID-19

By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent November 23, 2020

Cat O’Toole says she did everything right to protect herself and others from COVID-19.  “I am strict about mask wearing,” said O’Toole, who works as a server at a high-end restaurant in St. Louis...

Missouri facing ‘exponential and unyielding’ COVID spread. White House urges stricter measures

Missouri facing ‘exponential and unyielding’ COVID spread. White House urges stricter measures

By Tessa Weinberg, Missouri Independent November 22, 2020

The spread of the novel coronavirus in Missouri is “exponential and unyielding,” according to a Nov. 15 White House Coronavirus Task Force report urging the state to take stricter measures to help...

An Ameren spokesperson helps residents find where they live on a map and their proximity to the project at a 2018 open house. The project is scheduled to be complete by winter 2021. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Does utilities’ help for Missourians during pandemic mean rates will increase?

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent November 21, 2020

Almost half a million customers of Missouri’s regulated utilities were behind on their bills in September, and 185,000 were working on payment plans to catch up with past-due accounts. That data, from...

Gov. Mike Parson tweeted this photo of himself without a mask speaking to a group of mostly maskless Republican senators in November 2020, including Sen. Andrew Koenig and Sen. Paul Wieland.

Gov. Parson reiterates opposition to statewide mask mandate in Missouri

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent November 20, 2020

A letter from the Missouri Hospital Association pleading for a state mask mandate was “not surprising,” Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday, as he repeated his opposition to statewide orders to limit...

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