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South St. Louis County News

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Eligible St. Louis County employees receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at St. Louis Countys mass vaccination site at the Florissant Valley campus of St. Louis Community College Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. The mass vaccination site in Ferguson has been operating since Jan. 29, vaccinating qualified county employees ahead of the public starting Wednesday, Feb. 3.

South County vaccine sites open, but St. Louis is a ‘vaccine desert’

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor February 9, 2021

The St. Louis County Department of Public Health opened two vaccine sites in South County and one in Eureka last week, along with a mass vaccination site that opened in Ferguson. But demand still far...

Members of the Visiting Nurses Association, National Guard, county employees and volunteers help administer the vaccine at a mass COVID-19 vaccination site in Ferguson in February 2021.

GALLERY: St. Louis County’s mass vaccination site opens Wednesday

February 2, 2021

St. Louis County's first mass vaccination site, at the Florissant Valley campus of St. Louis Community College in Ferguson, is expected to open for public vaccinations Wednesday.  The county conducted...

A Lindbergh school nurse gets the COVID-19 vaccine at Mercy St. Louis Hospital in January 2021.

St. Louis County to open vaccine sites at Affton, Mehlville, Eureka firehouses

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor February 2, 2021

The St. Louis County Department of Public Health is planning to open two vaccine sites in South County and one in Eureka, in addition to the mass vaccination site set to open Wednesday in Ferguson. The...

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

April races set in cities, school boards

By Staff Report January 29, 2021

Candidate filing closed Tuesday for a number of governmental positions that are up for election April 6, setting up several competitive races across South County. One of the trends this year is that many...

Two children, two adults hospitalized after South County house fire

Two children, two adults hospitalized after South County house fire

January 25, 2021

Five people were injured in a house fire Sunday morning in South County, with four of them — two children and two adults — transported to area hospitals, with one child critically injured. St. Louis...

Mehlville Fire renews insurance with 37-percent hike and higher deductibles

Mehlville Fire renews insurance with 37-percent hike and higher deductibles

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter January 21, 2021

The Mehlville Fire Protection District renewed its health insurance contract with United Healthcare this year, but employees seeing higher deductibles will get assistance from the district. The Board...

Students at Oakville Elementary participate in Kids Voting for the November 2018 election.

Filing ends for April election: Here’s who is running in Lindbergh, Mehlville, Sunset Hills, Green Park

By Staff Report January 20, 2021

Candidate filing closed Tuesday for a number of governmental positions that are up for election April 6, setting up several competitive races across South County. One of the trends this year is that many...

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

In election filing trend so far, incumbents declining to run for election

By Staff Report January 11, 2021

Candidate filing closes Tuesday, Jan. 19 for a number of governmental positions that are up for election April 6. Filing began at 8 a.m. Dec. 15, and ends at 5 p.m. Jan. 19. Judging by candidates who...

MFPD will get a new ladder system and safety climb in tower for No. 7

MFPD will get a new ladder system and safety climb in tower for No. 7

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter January 5, 2021

The Mehlville Fire Protection District will be installing a new safety climb and ladder system at its training tower near Engine House No. 7. At the Nov. 18 meeting, the MFPD Board of Directors unanimously...

The MFPD paramedic unit poses in front of their ambulance.

Mehlville Fire District will get a new ambulance, saving money with St. Charles County

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter December 18, 2020

The Mehlville Fire Protection District will be adding a new ambulance to its fleet after the Board of Directors, comprised of Treasurer Bonnie Stegman, Secretary Ed Ryan and Chairman Aaron Hilmer, unanimously...

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