Emergency crews rescued an adult male from a trench on Jan. 2 in the 9400 block of Sappington Road.
A call was received before noon that a person was stuck in the trench. When first responders arrived,...
By Ashlynn Couch, Staff Reporter
• December 25, 2025
Across St. Louis County, over $30 million of revenue was lost due to the first year of the senior property tax freeze. This money usually goes to municipalities, public schools, fire districts, libraries...
By Ashlynn Couch, Staff Reporter
• December 22, 2025
Just days before the holidays, a fire devastated units of the Arthur Commons condominiums, 9940 Arthur Lane. The plume of smoke was visible from surrounding roads as residents, onlookers and first...
By Ashlynn Couch, Staff Reporter
• November 25, 2025
The newest Safe Haven Baby Box within the Mehlville Fire Protection District was unveiled on Nov. 24 with a blessing ceremony. This box is located at Mehlville Fire House 5, 11020 Mueller Road, and...
As of Oct. 1, tax rates have been voted on and submitted to St. Louis County’s Director of Revenue. 2025 is a reassessment year, which means the county’s assessors revalue property to match the current...
By Ashlynn Couch, Staff Reporter
• September 23, 2025
On Sept. 11, at approximately 3 p.m., crews from the Mehlville Fire Protection District responded to a report about a confined space rescue at a construction site on Meramec Bottom Road.
Upon arrival,...
For the second time since the installation of the Safe Haven Baby Box, a newborn baby was surrendered to the Mehlville Fire Protection District Fire House 2, 5434 Telegraph Road.
The box was installed...
By Anna Spoerre, Missouri Independent
• May 12, 2025
A bill that would help fund the installation of rescue boxes for parents in crisis to anonymously relinquish newborns to the state is headed to Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe.
State Rep. Jim Murphy, a St....
Ed Ryan took his fourth oath of office to serve on the Mehlville Fire Protection District Board of Directors at the board’s May 1 meeting.
Ryan, first elected in 2007 and most recently reelected in...
A number of elections – including fire, municipal and school boards, as well as multiple local and county-wide propositions – were decided on April 8.
Incumbent Chris Volz was defeated by Steve...