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An Affton High School student high-fives a supporter of Steve Davila outside of Affton High School. Davila successfully ran for the open Affton Fire Protection District Board of Directors seat, winning by a vote of 55.6% to 44.4% against incumbent Chris Volz.

April 8 general municipal election results

April 8, 2025

A number of elections – including fire, municipal and school boards, as well as multiple local and county-wide propositions – were decided on Tuesday, April 8. Incumbent Chris Volz was defeated...

Read The Call’s candidate questionnaires for the April 8 election

Read The Call’s candidate questionnaires for the April 8 election

April 8, 2025

The Call’s candidate questionnaires offer the most complete glimpse you’ll find of candidates’ views leading up to an election. View a complete collection of the Call Candidate Questionnaires for...

Ed Ryan faces two challengers for Mehlville Fire Board of Directors seat

Ed Ryan faces two challengers for Mehlville Fire Board of Directors seat

By Staff Report March 31, 2025

 The seat on the Mehlville Fire Protection District Board of Directors currently held by Director Ed Ryan is up for election. Ryan will be challenged on Election Day, held this year on April 8, by Fred...

Members of the Blades Elementary School Student Council tour  Mehlville Fire Protection District stations 2 and 6. Photo courtesy of the Mehlville School District.

Blades Elementary students sell rubber ducks, thank first responders

February 20, 2025

Earlier this month, the Blades Elementary School Student Council – composed of over 50 third, fourth and fifth graders – organized a rubber duck-selling campaign.  To optimize efficiency, students...

Tina Mecey.

Mehlville Fire engineer Tina Mecey, 55, dies of cancer

By Ellie Marshall, News Editor January 30, 2025

Tina Mecey – a firefighter, engineer and paramedic at Mehlville Fire Protection District – died of cancer on Jan. 14. She was 55. “I can sum Tina, Tina’s legacy and what Tina meant to us in...

Competitive races set across South County for April election

Competitive races set across South County for April election

By Ellie Marshall, News Editor January 23, 2025

Candidate filing closed Dec. 31 for municipal offices and school board positions across south St. Louis County for the April 8 election.  Up for election this year are municipal seats in Crestwood,...

Mehlville Fire celebrates 70 years

Mehlville Fire celebrates 70 years

October 18, 2024

The Mehlville Fire Protection District is celebrating its 70th anniversary on Saturday. To celebrate, the fire district is hosting a special anniversary celebration from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at MFPD Engine...

Mehlville Fire Protection District Engine House 5, 11020 Mueller Road.

Mehlville Fire honors Dave Mungenast

By Ellie Marshall, News Editor October 17, 2024

The Mehlville Fire Protection District presented Dave Mungenast St. Louis Honda a community partnership plaque at its Oct. 9 meeting for donating multiple vehicles over the years to the district’s Mobile...

Lindbergh School District educators practice applying tourniquets on each other, pictured above, following the Mehlville Fire Protection District’s Mobile Integrated Health Department’s presentation on bleeding control techniques on April 26. “This one’s generally the easiest to put on because it doesn’t really involve touching the wound directly,” MFPD Community Paramedic Nick Marty told the group.

Mehlville Fire hosting additional ‘Stop the Bleed’ training event

October 11, 2024

Due to popular demand, state Rep. Jim Murphy, R-Oakville, and the Mehlville Fire Protection District will host a second “Stop the Bleed” training event on Wednesday, Oct. 16. The “Stop the Bleed”...

Mehlville Fire Protection District celebrates 70 years with anniversary party

Mehlville Fire Protection District celebrates 70 years with anniversary party

October 3, 2024

The Mehlville Fire Protection District is celebrating its 70th anniversary in October. To celebrate, the fire district is hosting a special anniversary celebration on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 11 a.m....

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