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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Crestwood names former assistant fire chief as chief

Crestwood names former assistant fire chief as chief

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor February 1, 2023

It’s official — The city of Crestwood has a new fire chief. The Crestwood Board of Aldermen unanimously approved a resolution at its Jan. 24 meeting to name Leo Meyer fire chief of the Crestwood Fire...

Mehlville Board of Education renames Proposition M to Proposition E

Mehlville Board of Education renames ‘Proposition M’ to ‘Proposition E’

January 26, 2023

The Mehlville Board of Education held a special meeting Tuesday to rename the 31-cent operating levy increase, Proposition M, to Proposition E for "Ensuring high-quality teachers and staff for Mehlville...

Planning Commission approves zoning code updates for marijuana facilities

Planning Commission approves zoning code updates for marijuana facilities

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor January 26, 2023

The St. Louis County Planning Commission unanimously recommended amendments to the county zoning ordinance pertaining to marijuana facility regulations ahead of the start of recreational sales next month...

Planning panel denies Needy Paws facility

Planning panel denies Needy Paws facility

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor January 26, 2023

The St. Louis County Planning Commission voted 5-0 Jan. 9 to deny a dog rescue and boarding facility in Affton. Needy Paws Rescue, a volunteer nonprofit organization that rescues dogs from kill shelters...

An Oakville Elementary student the first day of school in 2020.

Board of Education approves 2023-2024 academic calendar for Mehlville schools

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor January 26, 2023

The Mehlville Board of Education approved the district’s 2023-2024 academic calendar at the board’s meeting Dec. 15. The first day of the 2023-2024 school year is Tuesday, Aug. 22, and the last day...

Crestwood purchases new police cars, additional license plate recognition cameras

Crestwood purchases new police cars, additional license plate recognition cameras

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor January 26, 2023

The Crestwood Board of Aldermen approved several ordinances Jan. 10 that were part of the meeting’s consent agenda, including a contract to purchase two new police vehicles as well as the installation...

County voters will decide on marijuana tax issue in April

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor January 26, 2023

Voters in St. Louis County will decide on a 3-percent sales tax on recreational marijuana sales in unincorporated areas of the county when they head to the polls in April. The St. Louis County Council...

The Missouri State Capitol building in Jefferson City.

Lawmakers make bipartisan push to extend postpartum care for new moms

By Clara Bates, The Missouri Independent January 26, 2023

Lawmakers debated last week a bipartisan push to expand postpartum Medicaid coverage for low-income Missourians from 60 days to one year — among the first public hearings of the 2023 legislative session. The...

Mehlville Fire joins statewide fund for employee cancer coverage

Mehlville Fire joins statewide fund for employee cancer coverage

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor January 24, 2023

The Mehlville Fire Protection District Board of Directors unanimously voted Jan. 18 to join a statewide fund that would cover different cancer treatments for firefighters. The Missouri Fire Fighters...

Winter storm warning issued for tonight through Wednesday evening throughout St. Louis region

Winter storm warning issued for tonight through Wednesday evening throughout St. Louis region

January 24, 2023

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning from 6 p.m. Tuesday through 6 p.m. Wednesday for portions of east central and southeast Missouri and south central and southwest Illinois. Heavy...

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