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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 School District adds full-day early childhood education to Bierbaum Elementary, approves half-day early childhood tuition increase

Mehlville School District adds full-day early childhood education to Bierbaum Elementary, approves half-day early childhood tuition increase

By Ellie Marshall, News Editor January 23, 2025

The Mehlville Board of Education unanimously approved a full-day early childhood pilot program at Bierbaum Elementary School for the 2025-26 school year at its Jan. 16 meeting. The program marks the...

OHS girls basketball on win-streak

OHS girls basketball on win-streak

By Jeremy Housewright, For the Call January 20, 2025

After dropping back-to-back games for the first time this season, the Oakville Tigers girls basketball team is back on the winning track, putting together a three-game win streak. Tigers head coach...

Rose Pizzo.

Bernard Middle School cafeteria manager nominated for National Life Group LifeChanger of the Year Award

January 15, 2025

Rose Pizzo, Bernard Middle School’s cafeteria manager, was recently nominated for a National Life Group LifeChanger of the Year Award for the 2024-2025 school year. The National Life Group LifeChanger...

Mehlville girls basketball team loses three back-to-back games, drops to 3-5 record

Mehlville girls basketball team loses three back-to-back games, drops to 3-5 record

By Jeremy Housewright, For the Call January 9, 2025

As a new year begins, Mehlville’s girls basketball squad is hoping to break a three-game losing streak. Currently at 3-5 on the season, the Panthers have seen a 3-2 record drop to two games under...

 Lindbergh forward Samantha Colvin (40) looks downcourt for a possible pass, doubling back to make room from defending a Marquette player (21).

Local girls basketball teams doing well this season

By Jeremy Housewright, For the Call December 31, 2024

Each of the area’s girls basketball teams have seen some success early on in the season, with Oakville leading the way at 4-2.  Head coach Laura Bishop says she is seeing improvement everyday. “I...

OHS girls basketball’s ‘youth movement’ going well

OHS girls basketball’s ‘youth movement’ going well

By Jeremy Housewright, For the Call December 24, 2024

Opening the season 4-2, the Oakville Tigers girls basketball team’s youth movement seems to be going well.  “We are young, so our goals are just to work on building a good foundation,” head coach...

Chris Ramey. Photo provided by the Mehlville School District.

Oakville Middle School band director receives David B. Goodwin Outstanding Young Music Educator Award

December 23, 2024

Chris Ramey, Oakville Middle School’s band director, recently received the Missouri Music Educators Association’s David B. Goodwin Outstanding Young Music Educator Award. The award is given annually...

Oakville Guard Jack Storck (13)  faces off against  Mehlville’s Jordan Hannam-Lewis who blocks his route downcourt.

Oakville boys basketball starts season with 3-2 record, ‘unsure of identity’

By Jeremy Housewright, For the Call December 19, 2024

After five games, the Oakville Tigers boys basketball squad finds itself at a 3-2 record, still not sure what the identity of the team is. Over winter break, the Tigers will play in a tournament across...

Mehlville's Marcus Jacobs (5) rushes aggressively down court, shrugging off an Oakville player with an arm bar.

Mehlville boys basketball ‘has work to do’

By Jeremy Housewright, For the Call December 19, 2024

Four games into the season, the Mehlville Panthers boys basketball team still has work to do to play the way head coach Daniel Braun feels his squad is capable of. “I think we’ve seen some glimpses...

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