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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

State Sen. Bill Eigel, left, and Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft. Image courtesy of Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent.

Republican candidates trade barbs in Missouri gubernatorial primary debate

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent July 25, 2024

Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and state Sen. Bill Eigel exchanged sharp attacks on each other and absent opponent Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe at one of the rare debates in the GOP gubernatorial primary July...

Call makes endorsements for Aug. 6 primary

Call makes endorsements for Aug. 6 primary

July 25, 2024

St. Louis County Council Sixth District - Republican In the race for the St. Louis County Council 6th District, both candidates, incumbent Ernie Trakas and challenger Mike Archer, present strong...

From left, Kenneth Abram and Cijo Mathews

Kenneth Abram, Cijo Mathews vie in primary for House District 92 seat

By Staff Report July 23, 2024

Lemay resident Kenneth Abram and South County business owner Cijo Mathews will vie in the Republican primary on Aug. 6 for the Missouri House of Representatives 92nd District. The winner will face incumbent...

From left, Mike Archer and Ernie Trakas

Incumbent Ernie Trakas challenged by attorney Mike Archer for 6th District seat

By Staff Report July 23, 2024

Sixth District St. Louis County Councilman Ernie Trakas, R-Oakville, will be challenged in the Aug. 6 Republican primary by Oakville attorney Mike Archer. The winner of the race will face Democratic challenger...

Absentee voting underway for August election

Absentee voting underway for August election

July 15, 2024

In-person absentee voting is currently underway in St. Louis County for the Aug. 6 primary. Absentee ballots can be requested now through July 24. On the ballot for parts of South County will be the...

Already outlawed in Missouri, noncitizen voting ban will appear on statewide ballot

Already outlawed in Missouri, noncitizen voting ban will appear on statewide ballot

By Jason Hancock and Anna Spoerre June 4, 2024

Missouri’s Constitution has banned noncitizens from voting since 1924. And state law requires individuals to verify they are a U.S. citizen in order to register to vote. But GOP lawmakers contend...

Rachel Braaf Koehler

School board director achieves goal

By Ellie Marshall, Staff Reporter May 23, 2024

Rachel Braaf Koehler’s 10th-grade goal was finally achieved on April 2, when she was elected to serve on the Lindbergh School’s Board of Education. “I can specifically remember sitting in one...

Missouri House puts questions of ranked-choice, non-citizen voting on the 2024 ballot

Missouri House puts questions of ranked-choice, non-citizen voting on the 2024 ballot

By Anna Spoerre, Missouri Indepdent May 17, 2024

Arguments over the validity of banning non-citizen voting in Missouri, which is already illegal, were part of what ultimately killed an initiative petition bill prioritized by Republicans this session. But...

From left, Ward 1 Alderman Jesse Morrison, Ward 2 Alderman Rebecca Now, Ward 4 Alderman John Sebben and Ward 3 Alderman Grant Mabie take their oath of office at the Crestwood Board of Aldermen’s April 23 meeting, pictured above. The four aldermen were elected in the recent April 2 municipal election. Now is a newcomer to the board, taking term-limited Justin Charboneau’s seat, while Morrison, Sebben and Mabie are incumbents.

Crestwood honors past city officials, swears in new aldermen

By Ellie Marshall, Staff Reporter May 6, 2024

The Crestwood Board of Aldermen’s April 23 meeting was both a blast from the past and a look into the future. The board bid adieu to term-limited Ward 2 Alderman Justin Charboneau, swore in the newly...

Lindbergh Schools swears in Rachel Braaf Koehler, left, and Megan Vedder, onto the Board of Education at a meeting April 9. Koehler and Vedder won election to the school board April 2. Photo courtesy of Lindbergh Schools.

Lindbergh, Mehlville swear in new board of education directors after April election

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor April 26, 2024

New and returning Lindbergh and Mehlville school board members were sworn in this month after receiving the most votes in the April 2 election. In Lindbergh, newcomer Rachel Braaf Koehler and incumbent...

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