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People eager to see the brand-new pools packed the Pavilion at Lemay at its opening in June 2015. On June 9, 2015, it was hard to find a parking space as the pool reached its 500-person capacity for the second time since it opened, pictured.

The Pavilion at Lemay pool and gym are open again, with COVID-19 restrictions

July 1, 2020

The Pavilion at Lemay pool reopened last week for the season, following a number of social distancing restrictions for COVID-19 just as the building indoors has been since June 15. The outdoor pool at...

JB Blast postponed to October this year due to coronavirus

JB Blast postponed to October this year due to coronavirus

June 30, 2020

The annual JB Blast fireworks show at Jefferson Barracks has been postponed to October this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 2020 JB Blast will now take place from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2,...

Protesters gathered at the intersection of Gravois and MacKenzie roads to support the Black Lives Matter movement June 6. Some protesters signs, like that above, called for defunding the police.

St. Louis County Police Department will undergo comprehensive review, funded by Civic Progress

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor June 30, 2020

The St. Louis County Police Department will undergo an independent, privately funded review of public safety, use of force and community policing, the county executive announced Monday. County Executive...

A patron picks up some books at the reopening of the St. Louis County Librarys Daniel Boone Branch Library in Ellisville on June 19, 2020. Some areas of the library are sectioned off for social distancing.

St. Louis County Library reopens all branches, then closes one due to positive COVID-19 case

June 30, 2020

All St. Louis County Library branches have reopened with limited capacity and limited services, while still offering curbside pickup for books and materials — but one of the libraries has already closed...

Feed My People volunteer Joe Richardson delivers groceries to a family in need at the nonprofits facility in Lemay.

Feed My People reopens its thrift stores in South County and High Ridge

June 29, 2020

The Thrifty Hanger thrift stores operated by food pantry Feed My People in south St. Louis County and High Ridge are celebrating their grand reopenings beginning at 10 a.m. Monday with refreshed stores...

Lt. Col. Mary Barton

New police chief faces questions over department, racism and her response

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor June 26, 2020

County officials are divided over whether there is systemic racism in the St. Louis County Police Department, with Democratic County Council members and even a member of the police board that just hired...

Participants in the Oakville Black Lives Matter drive decorated their vehicles with posters and car paint to show their support.

Mehlville teachers organize ‘Black Lives Matter’ walk

June 25, 2020

There will be an anti-racism Black Lives Matter walk at Mehlville High School this Sunday. The walk, organized by a group of Mehlville School District teachers, will take place from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m....

Students at Hagemann Elementary School in photos taken in January at Abilities Awareness Day.

Mehlville is starting a K-12 virtual school; informational meetings will be held Tuesday

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter June 24, 2020

The Mehlville School District will be opening a virtual school in August called Mehlville@Home for students in kindergarten through high school, the district announced Wednesday. The district will host...

At the time this photo was taken in March, three residents and an employee at the South County Habilitation Center had tested positive for COVID-19, the first officially confirmed cases in South County.

Restrictions loosened on senior facilities as records show the toll of COVID-19

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor June 24, 2020

St. Louis County is loosening restrictions on senior facilities at the same time that newly collected data showed that most of the deaths in St. Louis County from COVID-19 have been nursing home residents. The...

Socially distanced Black Lives Matter drive organized by Oakville High student

Socially distanced Black Lives Matter drive organized by Oakville High student

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter June 17, 2020

A socially distanced Black Lives Matter drive will take place Wednesday in Oakville, organized by an Oakville High School student. The drive, organized by Thomas Schartner, a 2020 OHS graduate and son...

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