Lindbergh moves back first day of school for students, updates calendar
August 12, 2020
The first day of school for K-12 students in Lindbergh Schools will now fall on Thursday, Aug. 27, following a Board of Education vote Tuesday night to move back the start of school three days from its originally scheduled start date of Aug. 24. Students in grades K-3 will start the school year in classrooms under the district’s Green Light Plan, and students in grades 4-12 will sta...
Flash flood warning issued for Crestwood, Affton, Mehlville, east St. Louis County and Illinois
August 12, 2020
Even as some South County residents wait for their electricity to be restored after powerful storms Monday, the National Weather Service of St. Louis said flash floods are likely Wednesday in areas of St. Louis County including Crestwood, Affton and Mehlville, along with the areas of Illinois closes...
All South County school districts go virtual, with Lindbergh keeping K-3 in classroom
By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor
August 12, 2020
By Gloria Lloyd and Erin Achenbach All five South County school districts are mostly going virtual to start the school year due to rising cases of the coronavirus in St. Louis County. Four of the five districts — Mehlville, Affton, Bayless and Hancock — will be all-virtual to start. Lindbergh...
Lenihan wins GOP nod in Missouri Senate’s 1st District
August 11, 2020
Oakville health CEO David Lenihan will face Rep. Doug Beck, D-Affton, after winning the Republican nomination for the 1st District Senate seat curently held by Scott Sifton. Facing Mitchell Kohlberg in the GOP primary, Lenihan earned 7,266 votes or 66 percent of the vote, while Kohlberg garnered ...
Photos: Thousands still without power in South County after storms
By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor
August 11, 2020
Thousands of people in South County are waiting to have their electricity restored after powerful storms rolled through Monday night. So far, Ameren Missouri does not have an estimate when power will be restored, but said crews were working overnight to restore power to more than 70,000 households. Not...
Page likely wins two more years as county executive in four-way race
By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor
August 7, 2020
St. Louis County voters most likely gave County Executive Sam Page two more years in office by handing him a commanding victory in the Democratic primary Tuesday in a four-way race with two well-known opponents. With 70,500 votes for 38 percent of the total vote, Page fended off well-funded challeng...
Lindbergh will start school year with K-3 students in person, all virtual for 4-12
By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor
August 6, 2020
Lindbergh Schools will start school this fall with only students third grade and younger in the buildings, while all students from fourth grade through high school will be attending virtually due to the St. Louis region’s rising trend of coronavirus cases. Lindbergh is the last South County distri...
St. Louis County Library closes all branches again, returns to curbside-only service
August 6, 2020
The St. Louis County Library again closed all its branches last week, in an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The libraries returned to curbside-only service July 29, in a move announced the day before. Just as they were from March to June, library buildings will be closed to the public...
Crestwood unveils new website
August 5, 2020
Crestwood officials said Monday they are "very excited" to announce the launch of the city's newly designed website. While the new website was being launched, the city website had been down for a few days. With the new website, designed by CivicPlus, visitors can create an account with the ...
South County Election Results: Page and Burns win
August 4, 2020
A number of local primary races were decided in elections today, Tuesday, Aug. 4. Among the key races for South County, County Executive Sam Page earned a likely re-election bid over challengers Mark Mantovani and county Assessor Jake Zimmerman, and Rep. Bob Burns earned the Democratic nod to face...
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