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Lindbergh High School student Colin Yarbrough practiced his piloting skills by flying over Mount Everest on a flight simulator, pictured above, during his Aviation 1 class Oct. 24. The Aviation 1 class is part of Lindbergh School’s new two-year program that helps students learn the basics of aviation, and gives them the opportunity to get their drone pilot’s license. “It’s fun,” teacher Rob Droege said. “They’re learning math, they’re learning science, but in a real practical sense. They can see how it fits and how it’s working. And that’s a lot more fun, they’re really engaged with that.”

Lindbergh High School’s aviation program takes flight

By Ellie Marshall, Staff Reporter November 22, 2023

In most classrooms, paper airplanes are – and have long been – considered a disruption. In Rob Droege’s classroom, however, paper airplanes are a part of the curriculum. Last spring, the Lindbergh...

Sunset Hills aldermen debate multi-family zoning

Sunset Hills aldermen debate multi-family zoning

By Ellie Marshall, Staff Reporter November 13, 2023

Tensions were high at the Oct. 10 Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen meeting as a petition for a text amendment to amend the text of the Sunset Hills Unified Development Ordinance to create a new multi-family...

Aldermen debate multi-family zoning

Aldermen debate multi-family zoning

By Ellie Marshall, Staff Reporter November 1, 2023

Tensions were high at the Oct. 10 Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen meeting as a petition for a text amendment to amend the text of the Sunset Hills Unified Development Ordinance to create a new multi-family...

Portion of Eddie and Park Road closed through March

Portion of Eddie and Park Road closed through March

October 25, 2023

Drivers in Sunset Hills who use Eddie and Park Road around Truman Middle School should prepare for a road closure that is expected to last through March. Due to sidewalk construction on the northside...

Two South County elected officials fined by ethics commission

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor October 11, 2023

Two South County elected officials were recently fined by the Missouri Ethics Commission regarding their April municipal election campaigns. According to reports from the MEC, both Sunset Hills Ward...

Green Park City Hall

South County municipalities set their tax rates after reassessment year

By Ellie Marshall, Staff Reporter October 3, 2023

The Sunset Hills, Crestwood and Green Park Boards of Aldermen all recently voted to set the 2023 tax rates for each of their municipalities at their latest board meetings. On Sept. 26, the Sunset Hills...

Breaking: Suspect dies at local hospital after Wednesdays officer-involved shooting in Affton

Breaking: Suspect dies at local hospital after Wednesday’s officer-involved shooting in Affton

September 21, 2023

Updated at 9:13 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 24 with an update from the police: Affton man Karl Schuhe, 59, the suspect named in the Sept. 20 incident, was pronounced deceased at a local hospital at 11 p.m. Saturday....

District residents provide feedback about Lindbergh Schools’ next strategic plan

District residents provide feedback about Lindbergh Schools’ next strategic plan

By Ellie Marshall, Staff Reporter September 20, 2023

Lindbergh Schools hosted its last set of community engagement forums last Thursday at Sperreng Middle School to gather community feedback for its upcoming five-year strategic plan. The first forum of...

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...

Trees a point of debate in Gates Manor proposal

By Ellie Marshall, Staff Reporter September 6, 2023

The Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen considered a petition for a final development plan to construct Gates Manor at its Aug. 8 meeting, though there was one large point of contention: trees. For background,...

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