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South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

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Victory Christian Academy requests CUP for new school building

Victory Christian Academy requests CUP for new school building

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor March 9, 2023

The St. Louis County Planning Commission will consider two plans in South County at its public hearing March 20, including a request for a conditional use permit for a school and a request for amended...

Mehlville Board of Education is against open enrollment legislation

Mehlville Board of Education is against open enrollment legislation

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor February 24, 2023

The Mehlville Board of Education passed a resolution earlier this month opposing any open enrollment legislation currently being considered by the Missouri Legislature. The Board voted unanimously at...

A St. Louis County electric vehicle

House approves bill aimed at blocking local EV charging station mandates

By Jason Hancock, Missouri Independent February 21, 2023

A bill that would require cities and counties across Missouri to pay for electric vehicle chargers in order to mandate businesses install them won House approval Feb 16. The bill, which is sponsored...

In the Rogers Elementary first-day-of-school scavenger hunt in 2019, second-grader Aleah Jacobsmeyer, right, and other students went straight to the top for help, asking Superintendent Chris Gaines if he fit any of their categories. He checked the box ‘I like vegetables.’

Superintendent looks back on eight years with district

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor February 21, 2023

Mehlville School District Superintendent Chris Gaines is retiring in August after eight years with the school district. Gaines’s official last day is Aug. 31. When he retires, he’ll have completed...

Mehlville-Oakville United hosting Prop E information night

Mehlville-Oakville United hosting Prop E information night

February 14, 2023

The Mehlville-Okaville United Committee is hosting a community information night Feb. 27 about Proposition E, a 31-cent tax-rate increase that would fund salary increases for teachers and other staff in...

St. Louis County Planning Commission holding public hearing for package liquor store in Oakville

St. Louis County Planning Commission holding public hearing for package liquor store in Oakville

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor February 3, 2023

The St. Louis County Planning Commission is holding four public hearings at its meeting Feb. 13. The Planning Commission meets at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13 at the St. Louis County Government Center in Clayton,...

Mehlville board hears updates on completed and upcoming Prop S projects

Mehlville board hears updates on completed and upcoming Prop S projects

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor February 1, 2023

The Mehlville Board of Education heard several Proposition S updates at its meeting Jan. 19. Proposition S is a $35-million no-tax-rate increase bond that was approved by voters in April 2021 to fund...

Mehlville Fire joins statewide fund for employee cancer coverage

Mehlville Fire joins statewide fund for employee cancer coverage

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor January 24, 2023

The Mehlville Fire Protection District Board of Directors unanimously voted Jan. 18 to join a statewide fund that would cover different cancer treatments for firefighters. The Missouri Fire Fighters...

Mehlville school voters will consider 31-cent operating levy increase

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor January 23, 2023

Editor's note: On Monday, the Mehlville Board of Education called a special meeting Jan. 24 to discuss changing the name of the proposition, after this article was written and published.  Voters in the...

Firm gives Mehlville School District clean audit report for 2022

Firm gives Mehlville School District clean audit report for 2022

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor January 10, 2023

Independent certified public accounting firm Daniel Jones & Associates presented a clean audit this year to the Mehlville School District. By state law, public school districts must submit annual...

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