First confirmed South County case: State group home resident has coronavirus
Gloria Lloyd, News Editor
March 29, 2020
In what marks the first officially confirmed case of coronavirus in South County, a resident of a state-run home for the developmentally disabled tested positive Sunday. A resident of the South County Habilitation Center, 2312 Lemay Ferry Road, received word of a positive test Sunday, Missouri state...
Burned body inside box trailer leads to homicide investigation in South County
March 29, 2020
Authorities opened a homicide investigation in South County Saturday night after a box trailer was burned with someone inside in Lemay. The St. Louis County Police Department received a 911 call around 7:45 p.m. that led them to the 200 block of Avenue H in South County, by the railroad tracks. Responding...
Women in History: Midwest BankCentre’s Veta Jeffery develops community
Bill Milligan, For the Call
March 27, 2020
Lemay Bank began its existence early last century by aiding the South County community. Today the bank, now known as Midwest BankCentre, has taken that challenge countywide. Midwest BankCentre Senior Vice President for Community Development Veta Jeffery is in charge of that effort. She has led similar...
Panthers’ championship dreams dashed in the state quarterfinals
Stephen Glover, For the Call
March 26, 2020
One of the last team sports games played in the country before the full shutdown for the coronavirus was a heartbreak for Mehlville Panthers basketball. After leading 21-20 at halftime in the Missouri Class 5 quarterfinal, the Mehlville High School boys basketball team suffered an 8-21 onslaught in...
Mehlville Board of Education candidate forum postponed until May
March 25, 2020
The Mehlville Board of Education candidate forum originally scheduled for this week has been postponed due to the coronavirus and the postponement of the elections originally set to be held April 7. The candidate forum, co-sponsored by Call Newspapers, the League of Women Voters and the city of Green Park, ...
School districts offer meals during closure
March 24, 2020
The Mehlville School District will provide free meals for students during the COVID-19 shutdown March 23 to April 3. Free meals will be available for pickup from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, March 23, through Friday, April 3 at Mehlville High School, 3200 Lemay Ferry Road. Meals are only for students...
St. Louis school closures extended through April 22
Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter
March 24, 2020
Students will remain at home for at least the next month after St. Louis County, Jefferson County and St. Louis City schools extended building closures through Wednesday, April 22. The extension is consistent with the stay-at-home orders issued in the county and the city over the weekend that also last through April 22. A stay-at-home order was ...
Coronavirus cases multiplying in St. Louis County
Gloria Lloyd, News Editor
March 24, 2020
Coronavirus cases multiplied in St. Louis County overnight Monday, jumping in one week from two to 90. In the county's daily count released Monday evening, 90 people have tested positive in St. Louis County for coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. That is a jump of 35 cases in a single day. The...
St. Louis County, city join together to offer zero-interest loans, assistance to small businesses
March 23, 2020
In response to COVID-19, the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership joined the St. Louis Development Corporation, or SLDC, to announce resources for small businesses, including zero-interest loans and a newly created hotline to help businesses access resources. The new city-county Small Business Resource ...
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