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South St. Louis County News

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Newly elected state legislator Jim Murphy hugs his son, former Mehlville Board of Education member Jamey Murphy, at his victory party at Cafe Telegraph Tuesday night. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Among the legislation proposed this year was Murphy’s idea for ‘baby boxes’

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter May 19, 2020

Most of the bills considered by the Missouri Legislature in 2020 stalled due to the coronavirus outbreak, including legislation passed through a House committee that would create “baby boxes” as a...

Judge dismisses Christians lawsuit challenging St. Louis County stay-at-home order

Judge dismisses Christians’ lawsuit challenging St. Louis County stay-at-home order

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor May 13, 2020

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a group of Christians alleging that St. Louis County’s stay-at-home order violates their religious freedom by banning large in-person church services. In...

‘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 last week 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. He was treated with convalescent plasma donated by someone recovered from COVID-19. 
Mercy South calls a ‘Code Sunshine’ to celebrate with COVID-19 patients as they leave the hospital. After Bill left through the lobby with Lynn to cheers from workers lining the halls, some of his nurses and therapists signed his shirt with their motto ‘Stayin’ Alive.’

Mercy furloughs workers, cuts jobs starting this week; unclear how many at Mercy South

May 12, 2020

Mercy is furloughing employees and cutting jobs across its four-state system starting this week due to the coronavirus, but it’s unclear how many of those layoffs and job cuts will happen in St. Louis....

The Urban League of Metropolitan Saint Louis distributed food and other items to 2,500 families Saturday, May 2, at the former Jamestown Mall, assisted by County Executive Sam Page in a mask, left.

Federal judge sides with St. Louis County that COVID-19 lockdowns do not violate Constitution

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor May 11, 2020

A federal judge has denied two business owners’ motion for a restraining order to end the current stay-at-home orders in St. Louis, blocking efforts to reopen “nonessential” businesses shut down...

Ft. Leonard Wood officials quiet about investigation into COVID-19

Ft. Leonard Wood officials quiet about investigation into COVID-19

By Spencer Norris, Missouri News Network May 10, 2020

Officials at Fort Leonard Wood have opened an investigation into the spread of COVID-19 on the base but refuse to answer many questions about how they are managing a situation that a local official says...

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

Bill would allow some with COVID-19 concerns to vote absentee

By Seth Bodine, Missouri News Network May 10, 2020

A bill endorsed by a Missouri House committee last week would let Missouri residents vote absentee if they are at risk of contracting or transmitting COVID-19 and the governor has declared a state of emergency. The...

A lawsuit argued that only state health director Dr. Randall Williams, seen here last week with Gov. Mike Parson, had the power to shut down businesses in Missouri.

No additional state measures for Missouri employees who feel unsafe returning to work

By Ian McManus, Missouri News Network May 9, 2020

Gov. Mike Parson said last week that the state will leave safety oversight to individual businesses as they are allowed to reopen. Parson said during a news conference that the state would in many ways...

Christine Smith, left, a vice president at Pfizer, details the production and trials that will be happening at Pfizers Chesterfield, Missouri facility, alongside Missouri Gov. Mike Parson.

St. Louis County is home to COVID-19 vaccine development

By Claire Colby, Missouri News Network May 9, 2020

A Pfizer facility in Chesterfield is working to develop a COVID-19 vaccine. “In a short order of time, we worked closely with regulatory authorities and accelerated what typically would have taken months...

Curbside pickup was open at Helen Fitzgeralds in Sunset Hills March 18.

Not every St. Louis County business will be allowed to reopen May 18

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor May 8, 2020

St. Louis County will start to reopen after the coronavirus shutdown as soon as May 18, but not every business will be part of that reopening process. And those that are will look very different. That...

Pfizers COVID-19 vaccine is being produced and tested in St. Louis County lab

Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is being produced and tested in St. Louis County lab

May 7, 2020

Pfizer is ramping up production in hopes of producing a vaccine for the coronavirus within months, the company announced this week. And the vaccine will be produced and tested in St. Louis County. During...

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