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South St. Louis County News

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Veterans Town Hall will be held by VA in St. Louis County

Veterans Town Hall will be held by VA in St. Louis County

January 17, 2020

The Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System, the VA St. Louis Regional Benefit Office and Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Administration will host a Veterans Town Hall 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday,...

Wintry mix expected to hit St. Louis Friday, lasting through evening commute

Wintry mix expected to hit St. Louis Friday, lasting through evening commute

January 16, 2020

The National Weather Service is forecasting a wintry mix for Friday that could heavily affect the evening commute. In a chart released Thursday, the NWS based in St. Louis outlined how the expected weather...

Play Gloria: Revenge for a tweet? Exile of statehouse reporters needs to end

Play Gloria: Revenge for a tweet? Exile of statehouse reporters needs to end

January 16, 2020

By Glora Lloyd The 2020 session of the Missouri Legislature opened last week, and Missouri’s senators could take an early step toward public transparency by allowing the Capitol press to return to...

Supporters of Raise Up Missouri rallied at the Missouri Secretary of States office in May to support a ballot initiative that would raise the minimum wage. Proposition B will be on the ballot Nov. 6, and would gradually increase the minimum wage. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Missouri minimum wage is now up to $9.45, on the way to $12 by 2023

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter January 16, 2020

Minimum wage workers in Missouri got an 85-cent raise as of Jan. 1 after the minimum wage increased from $8.60 an hour to $9.45 an hour. The increase in the minimum wage is part of the annual scheduled...

Last ride of the Loop Trolley breaks down: Inside that two-hour final trip

Last ride of the Loop Trolley breaks down: Inside that two-hour final trip

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor January 14, 2020

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com The Loop Trolley broke down on its last ride down the Delmar Loop last month, ending its 13-month run as problem-plagued as it began. The...

A rendering of The Canteen @ 9 Mile Garden provided by the developer.

Food truck garden will feature permanent open-air bar with local beer, coffee on tap

January 13, 2020

The much-anticipated food truck garden in Affton, 9 Mile Garden, will have a permanent on-site bar alongside its array of food trucks. The 3,500-square-foot open-air bar at 9375 Gravois Road within...

Theodore, center, learns simple chemistry concepts during the Mad Mixtures event in Oakville last summer. Photo courtesy of the St. Louis County Library.

County, city libraries eliminate all fines in joint effort for equity

January 9, 2020

St. Louis’ two largest library systems are going fine-free starting this month with a “New Year, No Fines” initiative. St. Louis County Library and St. Louis Public Library announced Tuesday they...

Mehlville changes school calendar due to Legislature’s new start time

Mehlville changes school calendar due to Legislature’s new start time

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter January 6, 2020

Students in the Mehlville School District will start school over a week later than originally planned for the 2020-2021 school year, after the Missouri Legislature passed changes requiring that schools...

Build-A-Bear Workshops World Bearquarters to open Saturday near Union Station

Build-A-Bear Workshop’s ‘World Bearquarters’ to open Saturday near Union Station

January 3, 2020

A new Build-A-Bear Workshop is opening Saturday in downtown St. Louis at the site of the company's new "World Bearquarters" near Union Station, the St. Louis Wheel and St. Louis Aquarium. Guests of all...

Jefferson Barracks gets its first memorial for Vietnam veterans in a 2019 milestone

Jefferson Barracks gets its first memorial for Vietnam veterans in a 2019 milestone

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter January 2, 2020

In a milestone for Jefferson Barracks, the first memorial to those who fought and died in the Vietnam War was dedicated in 2019. The St. Louis County Council held a dedication ceremony Oct. 3 at Jefferson...

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