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Residents vote in the 2024 general election at Lindbergh High School, 5000 Lindbergh Blvd.

Candidate filing closes for April 2026 school board, municipal elections

By Ellie Marshall, News Editor January 8, 2026

Candidate filing closed Dec. 31 for municipal offices and school board positions across south St. Louis County for the April 7 election. Up for election this year are aldermanic seats in Green Park...

Mike Archer

Mike Archer to host town hall at Friendly’s

January 7, 2026

District 6 Councilman Mike Archer (R-Oakville) announced at the County Council's Jan. 6 meeting that he will be holding a town hall at Friendly's Sports Bar - South County, 3971 Bayless Ave., at 6 p.m....

Citizens vote at the Sunset Hills Community Center April 2, 2019.

Candidate filing begins for April municipal, school board elections

By Ashlynn Couch, Staff Reporter December 18, 2025

Candidate filing for April’s municipal and school board elections opened on Dec. 9 at 8 a.m. Filing will close on Dec. 31 at 5 p.m.  Aldermanic seats are up for election in Sunset Hills and Green...

Mehlville High School musicians join elite SLSO Youth Orchestra

Mehlville High School musicians join elite SLSO Youth Orchestra

By Ashlynn Couch, Staff Reporter November 27, 2025

Since 1970, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO)’s Youth Orchestra has been a prestigious ensemble of young musicians, ranging from as young as 12 to as old as 22. Now, two students from Mehlville...

While in the school’s outdoor classroom, a John Cary Early Childhood Center student plays with a truck on a tree stump, scooping and dumping woodchips. The tree, now a stump, was recently cut down due to dangerous limbs. “Now it’s another toy,” Gerry Spitznagel, Mehlville School District’s head groundskeeper, said.

Mehlville’s outdoor classroom brings nature to students for hands-on learning

By Ellie Marshall, News Editor November 26, 2025

Surrounded by a wooded area and nestled behind the John Cary Early Childhood Center and Beasley Elementary School lies the Mehlville School District’s hidden gem: its outdoor classroom.  “There...

Missouri Rep. Jim Murphy, R-Oakville.

Rep. Jim Murphy to host a second food distribution event this month

November 10, 2025

Missouri Rep. Jim Murphy, R-Oakville, hosted a food distribution event at Bernard Middle School on Nov. 3 to help combat the growing need for food amidst the government shutdown. The Mehlville School...

Pro-Proposition A yard signs line the green space at Bernard Middle School on Election Day, Nov. 4, 2025.

Nov. 4 election results: Mehlville School District Proposition A passes

By Ellie Marshall, News Editor November 4, 2025

Mehlville School District Proposition A — a zero-tax rate increase proposal to adapt local levies,  annually generating $1.4 million for routine maintenance and infrastructure in the school district...

A worker places new letters on the front of Mehlville Senior High School as one of the final touches of Proposition P improvements at the school. Prop P was approved by voters in 2000, and was one of the last times Mehlville made a significant investment in its facilties.

Voters will weigh in on Mehlville’s Prop A as November election approaches

By Ashlynn Couch, Staff Reporter October 31, 2025

Voters will have the chance to vote on Proposition A — a new, zero-tax rate increase proposal — on Nov. 4. The adaptation of local levies would generate an annual $1.4 million for routine maintenance...

Residents vote in the 2024 general election at Lindbergh High School, 5000 Lindbergh Blvd.

Find polling locations for the Nov. 4 election

By Ellie Marshall, News Editor October 31, 2025

This year’s November Special Election will be held in just seven St. Louis County districts. Among the seven districts is the Mehlville School District, where residents will vote on Proposition A, a...

Detectives investigate fatal striking of a pedestrian on South Lindbergh Boulevard

Detectives investigate fatal striking of a pedestrian on South Lindbergh Boulevard

October 31, 2025

Detectives are currently investigating the fatal Oct. 30 striking of a pedestrian at the 7400 block of South Lindbergh Boulevard.  The deceased has since been identified as Thomas Bailey, 53, of the...

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