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Green Park audits dead and diseased trees

Green Park audits dead and diseased trees

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter July 1, 2022

Green Park is addressing dead and dying trees within the city through citations and a possible arborist survey later down the line. City Administrator James Mello recently surveyed the trees within...

Mehlville Fire continues schedule discussion, may partner with school district

Mehlville Fire continues schedule discussion, may partner with school district

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter June 30, 2022

The Mehlville Fire Protection District Board of Directors continued a discussion at a June 23 meeting about the possibility of changing up 2023 schedules, with the main purpose being retention and recruitment. The...

Officers from the Affton Southwest Precinct, including Capt. Melissa Webb, far left, join, from left, Dick and Peggy Snyder and bottom left, Officer Blake Snyder’s widow, Elizabeth, and son Chi at the official dedication of the Officer Blake C. Snyder Community Room at Green Park City Hall in 2018.

Green Park aldermen continue discussion about city’s police services, scheduled shifts

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter June 29, 2022

The Green Park Board of Aldermen spent part of its June 20 meeting discussing city police services and the hours the city currently has contracted. The patrol hours in the city have been brought up...

Green Park moves to add a prosecuting attorney to city staff

Green Park moves to add a prosecuting attorney to city staff

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor June 29, 2022

The Green Park Board of Aldermen voted unanimously June 20 to add a prosecuting attorney under its list of city officials listed in its municipal code.  The move comes after the St. Louis County Municipal...

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Council approves incentives for Alcatraz LLC

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor June 23, 2022

A South County trucking company will be using tax incentives to construct its new headquarters on Green Park Industrial Drive.  The St. Louis County Council voted unanimously without discussion May...

Lindbergh Board of Education passes policy changes for food, transportation and student health

Lindbergh Board of Education passes policy changes for food, transportation and student health

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter June 22, 2022

The Lindbergh Board of Education approved changes June 16 to a few policies, including food and transportation prices, as well as changes to the pandemic response plan. The first item approved by the...

The campaign committee for Mehlville School District’s Proposition S, Mehlville-Oakville United, hosted a donut drive-thru March 13, 2021, at Mehlville High School, Washington Middle School and Oakville Middle/Wohlwend Elementary. The event featured free donuts, “Yes on S” car painting and committee members dressed in costumes to raise awareness about the bond measure, the district’s first in over 20 years.

Mehlville School District considers future potential ballot measure

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor June 20, 2022

Voters in the Mehlville School District may be considering a ballot measure for the school district in either the form of a bond, tax levy or both in the next four to six years.  During a strategic...

MFPD alters apparatus procurement, joins government-to-government co-op

MFPD alters apparatus procurement, joins government-to-government co-op

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter June 16, 2022

The Mehlville Fire Protection District is changing up how it procures high-cost apparatus after deciding to join the Houston-Galveston Area Council June 8. The HGAC is a government-to-government cooperative...

The Lindbergh High School Strolling Strings traveled to Branson earlier this month to open for Presley’s Country Jubilee and the The Haygoods.

Strolling Strings take the stage in Branson

June 15, 2022

The Lindbergh High School Strolling Strings group traveled to Branson earlier in June to open for Presley’s Country Jubilee and The Haygoods  Prior to the show, the students had a chance to have...

Mehlville Fire Protection District looks at changing employee work schedules

Mehlville Fire Protection District looks at changing employee work schedules

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter June 15, 2022

A work schedule shake up may be coming to the Mehlville Fire Protection after the Board of Directors decided to investigate a change June 8. The investigation is part of requested changes to the district’s...

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