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The Lemay Fire Protection District posted this photo of ServPro cleaning the firehouse in March.

Lemay firefighters back on the job after COVID-19 quarantine; only one firefighter tested positive

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor August 19, 2020

Things are back to normal at the Lemay Fire Protection District this week after all of its 24 firefighters had to quarantine after one tested positive for COVID-19 Aug. 4. The one-firehouse fire district...

Members of the Lindbergh High School Class of 2020 graduate in masks at an outdoor drive-in graduation at the PowerPlex in Hazelwood in June 2020.

How-to guide to wearing masks as study proves they work

By Colleen Wouters, Missouri Information Corps August 18, 2020

As Missouri and South County experience their highest number of positive COVID-19 cases yet, several counties and municipalities have begun encouraging or requiring people to wear masks when going out...

St. Louis County Circuit Judge Kristine Kerr speaks to Trenton E. Forster, right, during a sentencing hearing for Forster Thursday, April 18, 2019, in Clayton, Mo. Forster, 20, was found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison for the 2016 shooting death of St. Louis County police officer Blake Snyder. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

St. Louis County courts continue to limit in-person hearings and trials after employee’s COVID-19 death

August 18, 2020

St. Louis County courts will continue to stay closed to in-person proceedings due to the rising trend of coronavirus cases in the community, including the death of a court employee. The courts have been...

The slide shown by the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force last week that singled out South County as a coronavirus hotspot.

COVID-19 cases continue to rise in every South County ZIP code; task force singles it out as pandemic hotspot

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor August 17, 2020

Coronavirus cases have continued to rise in South County in the week since it was singled out as a virus hotspot in the St. Louis metropolitan region, even as cases began to decline in other areas. Reporting...

The Point Eagle mascot passes out Chromebooks at a drive-thru event in March 2020.

Despite widespread interest, only one parent speaks on holding Mehlville classes in person

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter August 17, 2020

With all the discussion going on about whether schools should start in person or virtually this fall, only one parent came to the Mehlville Board of Education’s Aug. 5 meeting where the board decided...

Voters check in to cast their ballots at the Sunset Hills Community Center during the April 2019 municipal election.

Judge throws out Nov. 3 ballot language on Amendment 3, says it misleads on Clean Missouri

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor August 17, 2020

This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates.  A judge in Cole County struck down ballot language placed on the November ballot by Republican Missouri lawmakers for Amendment 3, calling the...

People released from prison during the pandemic face added challenges

By Madison Czopek, Missouri Information Corps August 16, 2020

For people released from prison or jail, returning to their communities is a challenge in the best of times. Often, employers don’t want to hire them. A criminal record makes it hard to find housing....

The completed exterior of the David Sindelar Cancer Center on the Mercy Hospital South campus.

Mercy South’s new cancer center opens to public this week

August 15, 2020

Construction is complete on Mercy Hospital South’s new cancer center. This week, patients walked in to the David M. Sindelar Cancer Care Center to receive the first treatments provided in the new,...

‘Code Sunshine’ is a welcome birthday gift: After being admitted for COVID-19 to Mercy Hospital South on his daughter’s birthday, April 2, Bill finally went home in late April with his wife, Lynn – on his own 68th birthday. Bill, a COVID-19 patient who only wanted to provide his first name, spent three weeks at Mercy Hospital South, with a week on a ventilator and two weeks in intensive care.

The road to COVID-19 recovery isn’t always easy

By Colleen Wouters, Missouri Information Corps August 14, 2020

When Gina Mossburg tested positive for COVID-19 on July 8th, she thought it would be “no big deal.” But the elementary school teacher from Eagleville, Missouri, was surprised by how much the virus...

The St. Louis City SC crest, unveiled Aug. 13, 2020.

St. Louis Major League Soccer team name is … St. Louis City SC

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor August 13, 2020

The Major League Soccer team coming to St. Louis got a name Thursday: St. Louis City SC, with team colors of red and blue accented with yellow and gray. The name is internationally inspired, but also...

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