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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Students at Hagemann Elementary School in photos taken in January at Abilities Awareness Day.

All St. Louis County schools will close for two weeks as part of regional shutdown due to coronavirus

March 16, 2020

All St. Louis County school districts and the St. Louis Archdiocese schools will close for at least two weeks starting Wednesday, March 18, under a plan announced Sunday night by all area superintendents. The...

St. Louis County bans groups of 250 people or more due to coronavirus

St. Louis County bans groups of 250 people or more due to coronavirus

March 13, 2020

Attempts to stem the spread of the coronavirus in Missouri and nationwide led to the cancellation or postponement of most major events, and St. Louis County Executive Sam Page banned events of more than...

Celebrating art in education

Celebrating art in education

March 12, 2020

March is Arts in Education Month, and the Mehlville School District is celebrating some of the 'incredible work being done by some of our students in band, choir and visual arts courses,' the district...

Call, school district are hosting a Community Job Fair March 25

Call, school district are hosting a Community Job Fair March 25

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter March 2, 2020

Two South County organizations have joined together to connect the community with regional potential employers. The first South County Community Job Fair is set for 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, in...

Reenacting St. Louis County’s most famous jury trial

Reenacting St. Louis County’s most famous jury trial

February 26, 2020

A social studies teacher at Washington Middle School in the Mehlville School District had his students reenact the Dred Scott case that was tried in downtown St. Louis, which was then part of St. Louis...

Mehlville School District, Call Newspapers host a Community Job Fair

Mehlville School District, Call Newspapers host a Community Job Fair

February 25, 2020

Mehlville School District and Call Newspapers will host a Community Job Fair next month, open to all job seekers in South County and surrounding areas. The event will take place from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday,...

Jean Pretto speaks at the Oakville Democrats ODO Fest in October 2018. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Pretto running for state legislator again in rematch versus Murphy

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter February 25, 2020

Mehlville Board of Education member Jean Pretto plans to run again in 2020 for 94th District state representative, challenging current Rep. Jim Murphy in a rematch of their close 2018 race. Pretto calls...

PHOTOS from Beasley Elementary International Day: I hear the drums echoing tonight

PHOTOS from Beasley Elementary International Day: I hear the drums echoing tonight

February 23, 2020

  Students learned about dance, art, music and other traditions from Bosnia, Bolivia, Columbia, Ethiopia and more at Beasley Elementary’s International Day. Above, third-graders Ethan Carns, Royalty...

Students at Hagemann Elementary School in photos taken in January at Abilities Awareness Day.

Students learn through ‘abilities awareness’

February 13, 2020

Hagemann Elementary School students learned about some of the challenges faced by their peers at the second annual Abilities Awareness Day. The schoolwide event was organized by school nurse Amy Heidotten. Outside...

At the Governor’s Mansion during the Missouri Press Association’s Jan. 31 Day at the Capitol, University of Missouri-Columbia journalism student Veronica Mohesky, an Oakville High graduate, listens to Gov. Mike Parson discuss 2020 issues including gun control and Medicaid expansion.

Lunch with the governor

February 13, 2020

At the Governor's Mansion during the Missouri Press Association's Jan. 31 Day at the Capitol, University of Missouri-Columbia journalism student Veronica Mohesky, an Oakville High graduate, listens to...

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