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South St. Louis County News

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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...

Mehlville strategizes for its next five years

Mehlville strategizes for its next five years

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter February 13, 2020

Preparation is underway as the Mehlville School District continues to implement the next five-year phase of the district’s strategic plan, and so far early themes of safety and personalization have dominated...

Special School District Superintendent Elizabeth Keenan, above in black, surprises Sarah Nowell with the award for SSD’s 2020 Teacher of the Year.

Special School District Teacher of the Year works with students for Mehlville’s classes

February 11, 2020

Special School District of St. Louis County has selected Sarah Nowell as its 2020 Teacher of the Year. Nowell is a community-based vocational instruction teacher for the district and works with high-school...

OHS football standouts named All-Stars

OHS football standouts named All-Stars

February 5, 2020

Two Oakville High School football players were chosen for the American Cancer Society’s inaugural All-Star High School Football game Dec. 20 at Lindenwood University. This was a historic game, as a...

Students keep Australian animals ‘sew’ warm

Students keep Australian animals ‘sew’ warm

January 31, 2020

Students in intermediate and advanced sewing at Oakville High School made ‘joey pouches’ to help animals stranded by the Australian wildfires, including kangaroo ‘joeys’ and koalas. The students’...

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

Filing for April sets races in Sunset Hills, school boards

January 28, 2020

Candidate filing closed last week for local elections in April, and this election season is set to be the most competitive South County has seen in several years. The election will be held Tuesday, April...

STEAMing it up

STEAMing it up

January 24, 2020

The Mehlville School District held a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) Night at Oakville Middle School last week, in which middle school and elementary school students had...

Filing for April election closes; competitive races set for school boards and Sunset Hills

Filing for April election closes; competitive races set for school boards and Sunset Hills

January 23, 2020

Candidate filing closed Tuesday for local elections in April, and this election season is set to be the most competitive South County has seen in several years. The election will be held Tuesday, April...

Oakville cheerleaders perform at Citrus Bowl

Oakville cheerleaders perform at Citrus Bowl

January 16, 2020

  The Oakville High School cheerleaders performed in the Citrus Bowl pre-game performance in Orlando, Florida Jan. 1. Squad members traveled as a team to Orlando for a week of rehearsals. The...

Top 10 Stories of the Year: Merger, Stenger and trolley place regionalism on St. Louis center stage

Top 10 Stories of the Year: Merger, Stenger and trolley place regionalism on St. Louis center stage

January 9, 2020

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com With the leaked news that nonprofit organization Better Together was proposing a sweeping city-county merger that would merge St. Louis County...

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