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South St. Louis County News

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Members of the Missouri National Guard prepare doses of COVID-19 vaccine at a state-run mass vaccination site Feb. 23 in Canton, near the Iowa border.

Missouri sets mass vaccination event in South County for April 3 after pushback from Murphy

March 25, 2021

This is a developing story. Check back for updates. And we have more breaking news: Since this article was published, St. Louis County has now announced that it will be holding two mass vaccination sites...

Shown above, Oakville High School hosted the Special School District and Special Olympics basketball in February 2020, some of the students last days in school before the COVID-19 pandemic. 

A look back a year ago, pre-pandemic: Oakville High hosts the Special Olympics

March 22, 2021

Editor’s note: Schools are closed to visitors and extra activities right now due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so we thought we’d take a look back at past philanthropic activities at local schools. Here’s...

Allison Miller honored as Outstanding Student at Washington Middle School

Allison Miller honored as Outstanding Student at Washington Middle School

March 20, 2021

The Kiwanis Club of South County-St. Louis honored Allison Miller of Washington Middle School in the Mehlville School District as its ‘Outstanding Student.’ Allison was honored for her outstanding...

A look back a year ago, pre-pandemic: John Cary student digs dinosaur fossils

A look back a year ago, pre-pandemic: John Cary student digs dinosaur ‘fossils’

March 19, 2021

Editor’s note: Schools are closed to visitors and extra activities right now due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so we thought we’d take a look back at past philanthropic activities at local schools. Here’s...

A classroom in Hagemann Elementary.

Mehlville outlines its plan for ‘Proposition S’; principals discuss how bond issue would change schools

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter March 18, 2021

Mehlville School District facilities could be getting several upgrades, including security enhancements, if voters in the district pass Proposition S for “Safe Schools, Safe Kids” in the upcoming election...

Mehlville Superintendent Chris Gaines talks to a teacher in a hallway while schools were all-virtual in fall 2020.

All Mehlville students return to school five days a week in person starting April 19, after most teachers will be vaccinated

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor March 18, 2021

All students in the Mehlville School District will return to five days of in-person learning in April, after an assist from a pharmacy owner alumnus to get the district’s teachers vaccinated this week. The...

The Affton School District vaccinated every teacher and staff member who wanted a COVID-19 vaccine at an event at Affton High School Monday, March 15, 2021, seen above.

South County school districts hold special events to vaccinate teachers

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor March 18, 2021

Most South County school districts are holding vaccination events in the coming days for their teachers and school staff now that the state has expanded eligibility for the vaccine to educators. The Mehlville,...

Supporters of Mehlville bond issue Proposition S are hosting donut drive-thru

Supporters of Mehlville bond issue Proposition S are hosting ‘donut drive-thru’

March 12, 2021

The campaign committee for Proposition S, a 12-cent no-tax-rate-increase bond issue for facilities in the Mehlville School District that will be up for vote April 6, will host a donut drive-thru Saturday. Mehlville-Oakville...

Mehlville makes changes to grab-and-go meals as high school students return to four days a week in person

Mehlville makes changes to grab-and-go meals as high school students return to four days a week in person

March 9, 2021

The Mehlville School District is making what it is calling a "slight change" to its curbside grab-and-go meals since high school students are returning in person four days a week. The curbside grab-and-go...

A Mehlville kindergartener returns to school five days a week in January 2021.

Forder Elementary has a virtual learning day after water main break

March 4, 2021

Forder Elementary students are having an unexpected virtual learning day Thursday due to a water main break near the school. The Mehlville School District's elementary students are back five days a...

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