South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

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Former St. Louis Blues left wing and South County native Pat Maroon celebrates with fans along the Stanley Cup Parade route in downtown St. Louis June 15, 2019.

Blues to require proof of COVID vaccine or negative test for entry

October 1, 2021

The St. Louis Blues announced beginning Friday, Oct. 15, fans ages 12 and older attending home games are required to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or a recent negative COVID-19 test result...

Modified quarantine policy helps keep Lindbergh students in class

Modified quarantine policy helps keep Lindbergh students in class

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter September 29, 2021

Lindbergh School District’s reopening plan has worked so far, with 83 students benefiting from St. Louis County’s modified quarantine opportunity. Modified quarantine is a tool granted to any St....

County highlights similarities of flu and COVID

County highlights similarities of flu and COVID

September 29, 2021

Flu season is here and flu shots are now available. The St. Louis County Health Department released a statement Tuesday urging citizens to get flu shots before flu season is in full effect. Currently...

Members of the Visiting Nurses Association, National Guard, county employees and volunteers help administer the vaccine at a mass COVID-19 vaccination site in Ferguson in February 2021.

County announces vaccine incentive program

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter September 28, 2021

Over the summer St. Louis County approved a plan for a vaccine incentive program and that plan came to fruition Saturday, Sept. 25. County Executive Sam Page announced yesterday money has been set aside...

St. Louis County issues new masking order

St. Louis County issues new masking order

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter September 28, 2021

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page announced a new mask mandate Monday, effective immediately, after the county was blocked from enforcing a prior order.  The new mandate, announced by Page in a press...

ESSER used for COVID, learning loss

ESSER used for COVID, learning loss

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter September 27, 2021

Beginning in March 2020, the federal government began awarding Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds to school districts across the country. The funds were given out in three rounds...

County Executive Sam Page signs ethics reform executive orders into law Sept. 19 in the county executives office.

County close to half vaccinated, Page announces library partnership

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter September 21, 2021

As St. Louis County approaches a 50-percent vaccination rate, the county government is doing everything it can to get citizens vaccinated. County Executive Sam Page announced Sept. 20 a plan to have...

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.

County continues vaccination push, awarded CDC grant

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter September 16, 2021

The St. Louis County government is not slowing down its efforts to vaccinate as many people in the area as possible.  Through Sept. 18, the county is hosting 16 free vaccination events, with more announced...

Residents and emergency first-responders from across the St. Louis region came out to pay their respects to North County Police Cooperative officer Michael Langsdorf during his funeral procession from the Cathedral Basilica to Resurrection Cemetery in Affton Monday, July 1. Langsdorf was fatally shot June 23 while responding to a call about a bad check at a Wellston Food Market.

Twelve county police staffers tested positive for COVID in the last month

September 16, 2021

The St. Louis County Police Department reported 12 staff members contracted COVID since Aug. 19. This includes commissioned officers and professional staff members in the Division of Patrol (four precincts),...

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