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Affton switches grab-and-go meals to three days a week, opens to all in district

Affton switches grab-and-go meals to three days a week, opens to all in district

April 10, 2020

The Affton School District is one of the local school districts providing free grab-and-go meals during the extended school shutdown due to the coronavirus. As of this week, meal service in Affton no...

Mehlville School District employees, including Superintendent Chris Gaines, seen above March 23, are handing out grab-and-go meals of breakfast and lunch to all children living in the Mehlville School District during the extended closure.

VIDEO: All Missouri schools will stay closed through end of school year

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor April 9, 2020

The governor announced Thursday that students in Missouri will not return to school this year, but St. Louis area schools had already made that decision. In a Facebook post, Gov. Mike Parson said, “We...

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By Deborah Baker, Publisher April 9, 2020

Community businesses and organizations share their stories in the April 2, 2020 edition of Call Newspapers. We recognize the businesses, churches, schools, representatives and nonprofit organizations that...

St Louis County Police Chief Colonel Jon Belmar announces the newly instated Special Response Unit. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer.

Missouri first responders affected by COVID-19 will receive compensation

By Jordan Meier, Missouri News Network April 8, 2020

A first responder’s job is not easy, and with the COVID-19 outbreak their jobs have gotten harder and more dangerous. Across Missouri, police officers, firefighters and EMTs have contracted COVID-19. Gov....

Lindbergh principals share fun social distancing ideas on Zoom.

VIDEO: Lindbergh principals share ways to have fun while social distancing

April 7, 2020

Lindbergh Schools principals got together via the videoconferencing app Zoom to share some fun social distancing ideas with district families. The video includes the head principal of every Lindbergh school,...

St. Louis County coronavirus cases nearing 1,000

St. Louis County coronavirus cases nearing 1,000

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor April 6, 2020

Just over two weeks after St. Louis County’s first death from COVID-19, its number of coronavirus deaths doubled between Friday and Monday as the county approaches 1,000 total cases. The county now...

A volunteer hands out free diapers at the Natural Bridge Branch of the St. Louis County Library this week.

Free drive-thru meals, diapers available at St. Louis County Library during school shutdown

April 5, 2020

The St. Louis County Library and Operation Food Search are providing drive-thru food pickup and diapers for children at select branch locations Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, including at the Weber Road...

St. Louis County released this geographic data of coronavirus cases Friday, the first time the countys cases had been publicly sorted by ZIP code.

Some areas of South County, St. Louis County hit harder than others by coronavirus

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor April 3, 2020

Updated at 4:25 p.m. April 3 with update on Crestwood and Sunset Hills, plus more North County ZIP codes.  Some areas of South County and St. Louis County are being hit harder by the coronavirus than...

St. Louis County parks will close to stop the spread of virus

St. Louis County parks will close to stop the spread of virus

April 3, 2020

All St. Louis County parks will close by 8 p.m. Friday in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19, County Executive Sam Page ordered Thursday. Despite the spread of the coronavirus, people had crowded...

Coronavirus cases in St. Louis County stand at 663, with six deaths, as of April 2.

St. Louis County now has 781 coronavirus cases and seven deaths, creates dashboard to track it all

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor April 2, 2020

Update: In the latest numbers released Friday, St. Louis County now has 781 positive cases and seven deaths.  St. Louis County now has 781 coronavirus cases and six deaths, up from 663 Thursday and so...

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