August 23, 2019
The Mehlville School District is unveiling “Mehlville Listens,” the first five-year update to its first-ever strategic plan, and is asking for input from residents. Throughout the 2019-2020 school year, the district will be asking residents to share feedback about student preparation, teacher support, and effective and efficient operations. “We’re trying to get the community a
[ Read More ]Pictured above: A rendering of the proposed layout and location of the St. Louis Bomber’s rugby park. Rendering courtesy of the St. Louis Bombers. By Erin Achenbach Staff Reporter eachenbach@callnewspapers.com Comments for and against the St. Louis Bombers Rugby Club’s proposal for fields in Sunset Hills dominated the majority of the Board of Aldermen meeting last
[ Read More ]Pictured above: Councilman Ernie Trakas questions attorney Andrew Scavotto at an Ethics Committee hearing in 2018. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer. By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com St. Louis County is conducting an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment against County Council Presiding Officer Ernie Trakas. In a statement read to a reporter, Trakas said
[ Read More ]Pictured above: An aerial rendering of the proposed POWERplex campus at the site of the former St. Louis Mills mall in Hazelwood. The St. Louis region could be home to a one-of-its-kind $63 million youth sports mecca as soon as next year, with a developer closing this month on the former St. Louis Mills mall
[ Read More ]The Mehlville Fire Protection District promoted firefighter-medic Kelley Kirkpatrick to the rank of captain last month. Kirkpatrick, pictured above with Chief Brian Hendricks, is stationed out of the No. 6 Firehouse at Becker Road in Oakville.
[ Read More ]By Erin Achenbach Staff Reporter eachenbach@callnewspapers.com Mehlville High School might not be able to play its first home football game at home after difficulties with St. Louis County permits and old sprinkler pipes led to a delay for the replacement of the school’s new football stadium bleachers. At the Mehlville Board of Education meeting Aug.
[ Read More ]Pictured above: HCI, a medical marijuana dispensary located in Collinsville, Illinois. Photo by Erin Achenbach. Update: At the Planning Commission’s Aug. 19 meeting, the commission voted to expand the buffer for all medical marijuana facilities to 1,000 feet. By Erin Achenbach Staff Reporter eachenbach@callnewspapers.com St. Louis County still doesn’t have zoning in place for marijuana
[ Read More ]Pictured above: The female-majority team ownership of the new St. Louis MLS team, announced Aug. 20, 2019. By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com After decades of hoping for St. Louis soccer fans, it’s official: The city will get a Major League Soccer team. Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber announced Tuesday in St. Louis that MLS
[ Read More ]Pictured above: The #MLS4TheLou ownership group posted this image to Twitter just before the expected announcement of the St. Louis team. The word on the street is that St. Louis is going to get a Major League Soccer team. MLS Commissioner Don Garber is appearing in St. Louis today to announce that St. Louis has
[ Read More ]Above photo by Brian Ziff. By Alan Sculley For the Call Korn will perform at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23 with Alice in Chains at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, 14141 Riverport Drive. Tickets start at $29.99. Korn bassist Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu says fans are in for a show unlike anything the band has done before
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