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Students arrive at Long Elementary School for the first day of classes  Aug. 27, 2020.  Mason Drinnin, above, was excited for his first day of first grade, with teachers lined up behind him to welcome students in person.

Lindbergh middle schoolers will return to school in person in two weeks

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor September 24, 2020

With all Lindbergh Schools elementary students now attending school in person, all middle-school students will follow in two weeks. The Thursday announcement from Superintendent Tony Lake means that all...

Mehlville Superintendent Chris Gaines announces the return to in-person school for all elementary and middle schoolers, in front of some of the younger elementary students who are already at schools.

All Mehlville elementary students will return to in-person school, along with middle schools

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor September 24, 2020

The Mehlville School District is bringing back the rest of elementary students and middle-school students to in-person learning, starting in two weeks. All students in the district started the school...

Brandon Gaertner

Jefferson County man charged with murder of man found dead in apartment fire

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor September 24, 2020

A Jefferson County man has been charged with murder for allegedly killing a man whose body was found after a fire consumed his apartment along Lemay Ferry Road. St. Louis County prosecutors charged Brandon...

Police SUVs respond to the scene of a prank call saying a child had been shot at Covington Place apartment complex Sept. 11.

South County Precinct police cars race to scene for prank shooting call, but similar pranks are rare

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor September 24, 2020

Multiple police cars and an ambulance raced to the scene of what had been reported as a shooting along Lemay Ferry Road earlier this month, but it turned out to be a prank call. At least five police SUVs...

Gov. Mike Parson posted this photo to his Twitter account July 11 showing him attending a crowded barbecue in Sedalia with no social distancing or masks.

Missouri governor, wife test positive for COVID-19

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor September 23, 2020

Gov. Mike Parson and First Lady Teresa Parson tested positive for COVID-19 Wednesday. Parson's office said Teresa Parson was tested this morning "out of an abundance of caution" and after displaying...

The rain-delayed matchup between Lindbergh High School and Mehlville High School Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, had all the ingredients of a state playoff game, despite being the first week of the 2019 season. Mehlville fell to Lindbergh 17-10. Photo by Bill Milligan.

Lindbergh will play football in Jefferson County, despite St. Louis County restrictions

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor September 23, 2020

With high school athletes in high-contact sports barred from competing in St. Louis County, Lindbergh High School will compete in fall sports in Jefferson County, the district told parents Wednesday. The...

A Mehlville School District employee hands out emergency food boxes from Operation Food Search to students receiving grab-and-go meals while students are out of school during the pandemic.

Lindbergh, Mehlville school districts and library providing free meals for local children

September 23, 2020

South County students and children 18 years and younger will be able to access a variety of grab-and-go meals from school districts and library branches through the end of the year. Both Lindbergh Schools...

The view from the site of the proposed Moto Mart along the Mississippi River, directly next to the JB Bridge.

Planning panel recommends denial of gas station in shadow of the JB Bridge

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter September 23, 2020

A Moto Mart proposed to be built along Interstate 255 in the shadow of the Jefferson Barracks Bridge may not happen after the St. Louis County Planning Commission unanimously recommended zoning for the...

The new Comfort Suites development next to Helen Fitzgerald’s under construction, as seen July 17, 2020.

Developers question why aldermen don’t OK Helen’s/hotel plan

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter September 23, 2020

A Sunset Hills bill that would establish a new sales tax at Helen Fitzgerald’s and the neighboring hotel to fund parking has been postponed for months after city officials said they would drop a related...

Crestwood City Hall

Crestwood meets online through January due to City Hall rehab

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter September 22, 2020

The Crestwood Board of Aldermen will continue to meet virtually for the remainder of the year due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the city is also taking the opportunity during the time of videoconferenced...

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