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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Nottelmann presents 70th anniversary jazz show benefiting Central and Visual Performing Arts

Nottelmann presents 70th anniversary jazz show benefiting Central and Visual Performing Arts

September 27, 2023

This year is the 70th anniversary of the Nottelmann Music Company, and to celebrate, the company is putting on an All-Star Jazz Showcase in November. The All Star Jazz Showcase will take place Sunday,...

The Dogwood Social House in Ellisville.

Planning panel hears petition for car dealership, Dogwood Social House postponed

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor September 25, 2023

The St. Louis County Planning Commission held a public hearing on a proposal last week for a small used car dealership on Morganford Road. Applicant Kawa Shaker is requesting a change in zoning from C-2...

Tommy Wayne Boyd. Photo from the Missouri Department of Corrections.

Convict who walked out of hospital back in custody after evading officers for full day

September 25, 2023

An inmate who escaped custody last week while being treated at Mercy Hospital South is back in custody after an all-day manhunt across much of south St. Louis to locate him. Tommy Wayne Boyd, 45, was...

St. Louis County Council gives Boeing tax incentives approval

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor September 25, 2023

The St. Louis County Council voted in favor last week of a $155 million tax break for Boeing’s expansion project near St. Louis Lambert International Airport. The bill was passed 4-1 at the council’s...

Mehlville cancels after-school activities for elementary, middle schools

September 21, 2023

The Mehlville School District is canceling all elementary and middle school after-school activities Thursday, as well as Y Club. The decision is "out of an abundance of caution" according to the school...

BREAKING: Police take escaped inmate into custody in Shrewsbury

BREAKING: Police take escaped inmate into custody in Shrewsbury

September 21, 2023

Update at 8:20 p.m. Sept. 21: According to the St. Louis County Police Department, Boyd was located and taken into custody without incidient in the 7300 hundred block of Watson Road in Shrewsbury. The...

Ramp closures planned this weekend at I-270/I-44 interchange

Ramp closures planned this weekend at I-270/I-44 interchange

September 20, 2023

Drivers who use Interstate 270 near Interstate 44 in St. Louis County should plan for extra travel time or consider alternative routes this weekend due to ramp closures. Weather permitting, crew from...

County library providing free Chromebooks

County library providing free Chromebooks

September 19, 2023

The St. Louis County Library will be giving away 1,000 free internet-connected Chromebooks after receiving funding from the Emergency Connectivity Fund. The devices come preloaded with unlimited data...

Operation Food Search and the county library are offering free lunches and after school meals at libraries including Weber Road, pictured above in 2019. Photo courtesy of the St. Louis County Library.

Library updates after school meal times

September 18, 2023

The St. Louis County Library has updated the times that free after-school meals will provided at select library branches for children ages 5 to 18. The library, in partnership with Operation Food Search,...

MoDOT shifting northbound I-55 lanes in South County Friday

MoDOT shifting northbound I-55 lanes in South County Friday

September 18, 2023

Drivers traveling Interstate 55 in south St. Louis County between Lindbergh Boulevard and Reavis Barracks Road should be aware of a planned lane shift Friday. Crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation...

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