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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Mehlville Fire Protection District recognized for financial reporting

Mehlville Fire Protection District recognized for financial reporting

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor June 6, 2023

The Mehlville Fire Protection District was once again recognized for its financial transparency after it recently was awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for its...

MFPD exploring hiring registered nurses to be part of ambulance crews

MFPD exploring hiring registered nurses to be part of ambulance crews

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor May 31, 2023

The Mehlville Fire Protection District is looking into placing registered nurses on ambulances. At the May 24 Board of Directors meeting, Chief Brian Hendricks said that he was interested in exploring...

Citizens vote at the Sunset Hills Community Center April 2, 2019.

Final election results from around South County from the April 4 election

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor April 26, 2023

These are the final, official election results for South County from the April 4 election as of April 13, with 100 percent of precincts reporting. There are 650,198 registered voters in the county; 117,864...

Fire director looking forward to serving district another six years

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor April 25, 2023

When Aaron Hilmer was first elected to the Mehlville Fire Protection District Board of Directors almost 20 years ago, the first few years were “contentious.” Now, as he enters his fourth term, the...

April 4 election results from around south St. Louis County

April 4 election results from around south St. Louis County

By Staff Report April 5, 2023

These are the final, unofficial election results for South County from the April 4 election as of Wednesday morning, with 100 percent of precincts reporting. Look for continuing coverage online and in...

Baumgarth, Hilmer vie for Mehlville Fire board

Baumgarth, Hilmer vie for Mehlville Fire board

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor March 23, 2023

Editor's note: The following article appeared in the March 23 print edition of The Call. Read web-exclusive questions and answers from the candidates at the end of this article.  Mehlville Fire Protection...

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...

MFPD joining statewide fund for employee cancer coverage

MFPD joining statewide fund for employee cancer coverage

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor January 10, 2023

The Mehlville Fire Protection District is considering joining a statewide fund that would cover different cancer treatments for firefighters in districts that opt-in. The Missouri Fire Fighters Critical...

Voters check in to cast their ballots at the Sunset Hills Community Center during the April 2019 municipal election.

Competitive race set for Green Park mayor, Mehlville Fire

By Staff Report January 3, 2023

Editor's note: This article has been updated to reflect that Sunset Hills Ward 4 Alderman Fred Daus did file for reelection. A previous version of the article did not include Daues's name due to incomplete...

MFPD directors in favor of excess earthquake coverage

MFPD directors in favor of excess earthquake coverage

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor December 29, 2022

The Mehlville Fire Protection District Board of Directors voted unanimously last week to add excess earthquake insurance coverage to the district’s engine houses. As part of the district’s insurance...

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