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South St. Louis County News

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Eligible St. Louis County employees receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the St. Louis County mass vaccination site at the Florissant Valley campus of St. Louis Community College Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. The mass vaccination site in Ferguson has been operating since Jan. 29, vaccinating qualified county employees ahead of the public starting Feb. 3.

Missouri data shows expanding ‘vaccine deserts’ in St. Louis and Kansas City metros

By Tessa Weinberg, Missouri Independent February 8, 2021

An expanding portion of St. Louis and Kansas City are considered “vaccine deserts,” or areas with limited-to-no access to the COVID-19 vaccine, according to an analysis by a consulting firm hired by...

Sen. Scott Sifton speaks at the unveiling of the sign for Cloria Brown Memorial Highway on South Lindbergh Boulevard in South County Oct. 17, 2019. Dignitaries speaking about Brown at the event included Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, Sifton, D-Affton, and Rep. Jim Murphy, R-Oakville, Brown’s successor in the Legislature who introduced the legislation during the 2019 General Assembly to dedicate a portion of Lindbergh Boulevard in her honor.

Scott Sifton announces 2022 run for U.S. Senate, challenging Roy Blunt

February 8, 2021

Former Missouri Sen. Scott Sifton announced his bid Monday for the U.S. Senate in 2022, challenging U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt. A former Affton school board member, Missouri state representative and senator representing...

Mehlville Superintendent Chris Gaines talks to a teacher in a hallway while schools were all-virtual in fall 2020.

Mehlville School District expands middle school to four days in person

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter February 5, 2021

Middle school students in the Mehlville School District will soon begin attending class in person four days a week instead of the current rotating two days mixed with virtual learning.  Superintendent...

St. Louis County Police marks 200th COVID-19 case; more than 15 percent of department has had virus

St. Louis County Police marks 200th COVID-19 case; more than 15 percent of department has had virus

February 5, 2021

The St. Louis County Police Department marked its 200th case of the coronavirus in the last week. Overall, more than 10 percent of the force has tested positive for the virus, although many officers are...

MSD $500 million bond issue, Proposition Y, goes to St. Louis County and city voters in April

MSD $500 million bond issue, Proposition Y, goes to St. Louis County and city voters in April

February 4, 2021

The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District is asking voters in St. Louis County and the city of St. Louis to make a decision this spring on a $500 million bond issue that will increase wastewater rates...

Oakville Rep. Jim Murphy, inset center, testifies to the Special Committee on Small Business Jan. 26 on his bill, House Bill 75.

Four-hour hearing held on Murphy’s bill to limit local power over pandemic orders

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor February 4, 2021

Restaurant and bar owners from Oakville, Green Park, St. Louis and Kansas City testified in a four-hour in-person Missouri House hearing last week on a bill sponsored by 94th District Rep. Jim Murphy,...

Members of the Visiting Nurses Association, National Guard, county employees and volunteers help administer the vaccine at a mass COVID-19 vaccination site in Ferguson in February 2021.

GALLERY: St. Louis County’s mass vaccination site opens Wednesday

February 2, 2021

St. Louis County's first mass vaccination site, at the Florissant Valley campus of St. Louis Community College in Ferguson, is expected to open for public vaccinations Wednesday.  The county conducted...

A Lindbergh school nurse gets the COVID-19 vaccine at Mercy St. Louis Hospital in January 2021.

St. Louis County to open vaccine sites at Affton, Mehlville, Eureka firehouses

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor February 2, 2021

The St. Louis County Department of Public Health is planning to open two vaccine sites in South County and one in Eureka, in addition to the mass vaccination site set to open Wednesday in Ferguson. The...

Curbside pickup was open at Helen Fitzgeralds in Sunset Hills March 18.

COVID-19 curfew for St. Louis County bars and restaurants extended to 11 p.m.

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor February 2, 2021

St. Louis County extended the COVID-19 curfew for restaurants and bars Monday to 11 p.m. from 10 p.m., a move that will give those struggling businesses one more hour to take reservations at 25-percent...

A teacher from Mehlville High School works with students in person after the Jan. 19, 2020 return, high schoolers’ first time in school in person since November.

Mehlville faces challenge of pandemic with upgrades on air quality and substitute pay

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter February 2, 2021

Like every school district, the Mehlville School District has been challenged how to safely educate its students during the COVID-19 pandemic, including handling substitute teacher shortages and increasing...

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