The Kennedy Aquatic Center, 6050 Wells Road, will not open to the South County public this summer, St. Louis County Executive Sam Page stated at a media briefing on Feb. 11, in which various county service...
By Ashlynn Couch, Staff Reporter
• February 12, 2026
Last month, teenagers from all around the state made their way to St. Louis for the annual Missouri Thespians conference, which took place from Jan. 8-10. South County student thespians — including junior...
By Ashlynn Couch, Staff Reporter
• February 12, 2026
A wave of school walkouts took place across the country on Jan. 30 in protest of the recent activity of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Some South County students joined the nationwide...
By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
• February 11, 2026
A bill aimed at curbing the use of automatically recurring campaign donations — a fundraising tactic employed by a prominent GOP candidate — won first-round approval without opposition on Feb. 4 in...
Fathers and daughters gathered at the Crestwood Community Center on the night of Feb. 7 for the annual Sweetheart Dance. After dinner, dads and daughters — dolled up in suits and dresses — made...
Oakville High School alumnus Patrick Maroon has been inducted into the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame, following a hockey career that carried the St. Louis native to play as left wing on rinks around the...
Legislation increasing the St. Louis county executive’s salary from $140,000 to $195,000 failed at the County Council’s Feb. 3 meeting.
As the bill failed, the county executive’s salary will...
The 16th Annual St. Louis Teen Talent Competition Finals was scheduled for Jan. 24 for months. Then a snowstorm hit.
Despite Mother Nature, the show went on, though it was held a day early for everyone’s...
Complaints about garbage and recycling collection aren’t new to Crestwood, but according to the city’s elected officials, the number of such complaints saw a notable uptick through autumn and into...
A bill sponsored by State Rep. Brad Christ (R-Sappington) addressing the employment of undocumented individuals, referred to as unauthorized aliens in the bill language, was heard by the House Commerce...