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Workin’ at the car wash, yeah

Workin’ at the car wash, yeah

October 17, 2019

  Those cars never seem to stop coming! Oakville High School students, above, washed cars for a good cause last month at Auto Zone on Telegraph Road. Among those volunteering were, from left...

Order Oakville High 50th anniversary yard signs

Order Oakville High 50th anniversary yard signs

October 15, 2019

Celebrate Oakville High School’s 50 years of education with 50th anniversary yard signs. Show your pride as an Oakville resident, OHS family member or alum with a $20 sign. Proceeds support the Oakville...

Blades Elementary ‘high-fives’ first responders

Blades Elementary ‘high-fives’ first responders

October 10, 2019

    Blades Elementary School in the Mehlville School District honored first responders and military members and veterans on Sept. 11 with a special assembly in honor of Patriot Day. Students...

Mehlville to hold its first classified job fair

Mehlville to hold its first classified job fair

October 8, 2019

The Mehlville School District is hiring. The district will host a classified job fair Monday, Oct. 14, from noon to 2 p.m. in the Nottelmann Auditorium at Mehlville High School, 3200 Lemay Ferry Road. The...

A Bobcat-style surprise worth waiting for: Military mom reunites with daughter

A Bobcat-style surprise worth waiting for: Military mom reunites with daughter

October 3, 2019

A family reunited last week after a military mom surprised her daughter at Blades Elementary School in Oakville. Katie Herrell, a chief warrant officer with the U.S. Army, has been stationed in...

In the Rogers Elementary first-day-of-school scavenger hunt in 2019, second-grader Aleah Jacobsmeyer, right, and other students went straight to the top for help, asking Superintendent Chris Gaines if he fit any of their categories. He checked the box ‘I like vegetables.’

In ‘State of the District,’ Gaines outlines Mehlville’s reliance on strategy

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter September 26, 2019

Mehlville School District Superintendent Chris Gaines presented his fifth annual State of the District last week, highlighting Mehlville’s successes with its strategic plan, which is entering its next...

Closeup of womans hand holding snow cone as she pours blue syrup onto the crushed ice.

Snow cone seller approaches children, causes scare in Mehlville School District

September 20, 2019

A man peddling snow cones to children caused a scare in the Mehlville School District Friday. Driving a white pickup truck, the man approached middle-schoolers waiting for the bus to Washington Middle...

Bernard Middle School students honored South County Precinct officers, firefighters and military members with their ‘Patriot Day’ first responders’ barbecue, an annual commemoration of the 9/11 attacks on Sept. 11.

Bernard students serve up a feast for first responders on 9/11

September 19, 2019

Bernard Middle School students honored South County Precinct officers, firefighters and military members with their "Patriot Day" first responders’ barbecue, an annual commemoration of the 9/11 attacks...

A Mehlville listening session in 2018.

‘Mehlville Listens,’ holds a public forum

September 18, 2019

The Mehlville School District is working on “Mehlville Listens,” the first five-year update to its first-ever strategic plan, and is asking for input from residents in person, starting next week. The...

Mehlville Board of Education member Jean Pretto and Chief Financial Officer Marshall Crutcher discuss the 2020 budget during a meeting June 5, 2019 at Mehlville High School.

Mehlville will roll back rates at tax-rate hearing Sept. 24

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter September 18, 2019

The Mehlville Board of Education will consider rolling back tax rates when it meets for its annual tax-rate hearing Sept. 24, due to a larger-than-expected increase in this year’s assessed valuation. The...

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