Small-business relief grant is open to apply by May 31
By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor
May 26, 2020
St. Louis County businesses can apply for $15,000 grants if they have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic, ahead of a Sunday deadline. The $17.5 million in the Small Business Relief Grant program will be distributed equally among the seven County Council districts, with each council member awardi...
Memorial Day ceremony at Jefferson Barracks canceled, but cemetery visitors still allowed
May 20, 2020
The typical Memorial Day ceremony at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery will not happen this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs’ National Cemetery Administration announced last week it will commemorate Memorial Day this year with solemn wreath-laying ceremonies, rather t...
St. Louis County Library will reopen next month for curbside books
May 19, 2020
After a two-month total shutdown, the St. Louis County Library will begin offering limited book-lending services starting next month. Book drops at all 20 St. Louis County Library locations will reopen to the public Tuesday, May 26, the library announced. Patrons may return books, music and movies to ...
County Council still has questions about small business grants as deadline looms
By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor
May 15, 2020
BREAKING: The county executive's office emailed County Council members late Friday afternoon, after this article was published, to postpone the deadline to apply for the grants from Sunday, May 17 to Sunday, May 31. Council members will now submit their recommendations for funding by June 15, not Jun...
South County Center and other malls will reopen Monday
May 14, 2020
South County Center and other malls in the St. Louis area, including West County Center, the Galleria and Plaza Frontenac, will reopen Monday when St. Louis County begins to lift its stay-at-home order. The malls have been closed for roughly two months during the coronavirus outbreak. The malls are r...
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 the lawsuit filed April 28 and dismissed Sunday, St. Louis County residents Lauren Hawse, husband...
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 furloughs will start this week and continue through the end of July, as needed, Mercy said in...
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 in the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. St. Louis County gym owner Allan Finnegan, who lives in Manchest...
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 was the message delivered by County Executive Sam Page in his briefing Friday. Page had already previ...
Lindbergh High School Musicthon goes virtual, will raise money for 36 hours straight
May 7, 2020
A Lindbergh Schools musical tradition raising money for a great cause is continuing this year despite the extended school closures and limits on crowd sizes due to COVID-19. For the first time, the fundraiser will happen virtually. Lindbergh High School band members are taking their annual 36-hour Musicthon to Yo...
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