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An aerial view of the office building that is undergoing renovations to become the new Mehlville Central Office at 2900 Lemay Ferry Road, from the buildings real estate listing in March 2021.

Planning panel holding public hearing on Mehlville Central Office

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter February 9, 2022

The Mehlville School District will propose a plan for its new central administration building to the St. Louis County Planning Commission Monday. The videoconferenced public hearing will be held at...

Board votes to increase mandatory mask threshold

Board votes to increase mandatory mask threshold

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor February 7, 2022

The Mehlville Board of Education voted last Thursday to increase the masking requirement threshold in school buildings from 1 percent to 1.5 percent.  The Board of Education voted 5-2 Feb. 3 to increase...

A poster for Delivering Hope

Mehlville screening documentary by ‘88 OHS grad

February 1, 2022

The Mehlville School District is hosting its third Portrait of a Graduate Speaker Series, a special screening of the film “Delivering Hope” Wednesday, Feb. 16, at Nottelmann Auditorium, 3200 Lemay...

New Year’s Resolutions: Students offer these 2022 goals

January 29, 2022

Students from MOSAIC, Beasley, Blades, Forder, Wohlwend, Hagemann, Point and Oakville Elementary Schools in the Mehlville School District share these resolutions for the new year. Ja’Haven — My...

Lindbergh/Mehlville named top districts for dual credit

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter January 29, 2022

St. Louis Community College recently named Lindbergh Schools and the Mehlville School District two of the top five districts in the state due to their dual credit course offerings.  Lindbergh Schools...

Mehlville moving forward with parking lot renovations at OES, planning other Prop S projects

Mehlville moving forward with parking lot renovations at OES, planning other Prop S projects

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor January 27, 2022

Renovations of the Oakville Elementary School parking lot will proceed this summer after the Mehlville School District obtained the necessary permits to begin construction.  At the Board of Education...

Kevin Schartner adjusts his bowtie.

Trapp drops out of race for Mehlville school board, three candidates vie for two seats

January 25, 2022

One of the four candidates to file for two open seats on the Mehlville Board of Education has withdrawn his candidacy in the April election.  Steven M. Trapp withdrew his candidacy for the school board...

Schools continue masking through end of January

Schools continue masking through end of January

By Erin Achenbach and Lucas Irizarry January 24, 2022

Both Lindbergh Schools and the Mehlville School District will continue universal masking through the end of the month in response to the community COVID positivity rate.  Both districts had planned...

Tamara Sunkett, left, speaks at a BackStoppers drive.

OHS principal retires at end of first semester

January 24, 2022

Oakville High School Principal Tamara Sunkett announced her retirement effective at the end of the first semester Jan. 17.  Sunkett was named principal of OHS prior to the start of the 2019-2020 school...

Mehlville Board of Education reviews library policies, will review classroom libraries

Mehlville Board of Education reviews library policies, will review classroom libraries

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter January 12, 2022

The regulation of library books is a hot topic in school districts across the country, and Mehlville is taking preemptive measures to regulate classroom libraries. During the Mehlville Board of Education...

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