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Oakville Tigers Parents Club hosts music trivia night

Oakville Tigers Parents Club hosts music trivia night

July 29, 2019

The Oakville High School Tigers Parents Club will host a music trivia night to benefit OHS Friday, Nov. 8. The event will be held at Genesis Banquet Center, 2651 Telegraph Road. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.,...

New Oakville High Principal Tamara Sunkett greets Tim Ezell, whose daughter attends OHS.

New Oakville principal meets and greets

July 25, 2019

New Oakville High School Principal Tamara Sunkett held a meet-and-greet with students and parents last week. Sunkett succeeds longtime Principal Jan Kellerman and comes to Mehlville from the Riverview...

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 school, fire districts see a jump in assessed valuation in 2019

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter July 24, 2019

Like other political subdivisions in the South County area, the Mehlville School District and Mehlville Fire Protection District both saw a 15-percent increase in assessed value — nearly double the 8...

Former St. Louis Blues left wing and South County native Pat Maroon celebrates with fans along the Stanley Cup Parade route in downtown St. Louis June 15, 2019.

Stanley Cup watch: Pat Maroon gets his day with the Cup this weekend

July 19, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com The Stanley Cup is coming back to St. Louis, and Oakville native Pat Maroon will get his day with the Cup on Saturday. So far, no public events...

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Kiwanis Club, Mehlville host the 60+ BBQ

July 12, 2019

The South County Kiwanis Club and the Mehlville School District held a barbecue in April for the district’s 60+ Club. Over 200 hamburgers were grilled for the occasion, along with entertainment provided...

Hearings set on senior housing, storage, RV plans

Hearings set on senior housing, storage, RV plans

July 11, 2019

The St. Louis County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing Monday, July 15, on several potential developments in South County, including a senior-housing facility, regulations on storage facilities...

Mehlville students raise money for BackStoppers at summer session

Mehlville students raise money for BackStoppers at summer session

July 10, 2019

The students and staff of the Mehlville School District’s Summer Session raised more than $2,000 June 27 for BackStoppers. The elementary schools held a ‘PJs for Police’ fundraiser, and middle-school...

At least a hundred people came out to the Affton Community Center Saturday, June 29, to hear from St. Louis County Assessor Jake Zimmerman about this years property value assessments. Residents complained to Zimmerman about rising property values across the county. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Zimmerman appears at third town hall as deadline to appeal assessments nears

July 5, 2019

By Erin Achenbach Staff Reporter eachenbach@callnewspapers.com As the final July 8 deadline to appeal property value assessments looms, St. Louis County Assessor Jake Zimmerman continued his series...

Gallery: Oakville High School Band travels to France for 75th D-Day anniversary

Gallery: Oakville High School Band travels to France for 75th D-Day anniversary

June 28, 2019

The Oakville High School Tiger Band traveled to Normandy, France earlier this month, where they participated in events commemorating the 75th anniversary of D-Day. As part of the trip, students brought...

Noemi Ban and her mother Juliska pictured in 1922. Photo courtesy of the Holocaust Center for Humanity in Seattle.

Beloved Oakville Elementary teacher had a secret: She had survived the Holocaust

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor June 27, 2019

Noemi Ban, a beloved Oakville Elementary teacher who later became an internationally renowned speaker about how she survived the Holocaust, died this month. Ban, 96, had lived in the Seattle area since...

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