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South St. Louis County News

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Lindbergh sets ‘23-24 meal prices

By Ellie Marshall, Staff Reporter June 28, 2023

The Lindbergh Schools Board of Education voted in favor of increasing meal prices for the 2023-2024 school year at its June 15 meeting. Breakfast for elementary and secondary students is now $1.85, increasing...

Jeff Briggler, state herpetologist

Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center hosting state herpetologist presentation

June 28, 2023

The Missouri Department of Conservation is presenting a program June 30 with state herpetologist Jeff Briggler at the Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center, 11715 Cragwold Road, Kirkwood at 7 p.m. The...

Sunset Hills approves purchase of police SUVs, holds first reading on Route 66 sign

Sunset Hills approves purchase of police SUVs, holds first reading on Route 66 sign

By Ellie Marshall, Staff Reporter June 27, 2023

The Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen met for its regular monthly meeting June 13 to discuss various bills and resolutions. Developer meetings The board unanimously passed a bill amending a portion of...

Sunset Hills hears Despotis petition for drive-thru bank

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor June 27, 2023

The Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen heard three public hearings June 13 related to the commercial rezoning of residential property on West Watson Road near Court Drive.  Olga Despotis Perpetuities Trust...

Celebrate the Meramec Greenway expansion

Celebrate the Meramec Greenway expansion

June 21, 2023

Great Rivers Greenway is hosting a celebration Saturday of the completed expansion of the Meramec Greenway at the Interstate 44 bridge. The event celebrates the new greenway expansion that was built...

Route 66, America’s ‘Mother Road,’ readies for its centennial

Route 66, America’s ‘Mother Road,’ readies for its centennial

By Erika Bolstad, Missouri Independent June 8, 2023

When the road connected Chicago to Los Angeles in 1926, it represented the possibility of the automobile. In the 1930s, it served as an east-to-west escape route from the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression....

MFPD exploring hiring registered nurses to be part of ambulance crews

MFPD exploring hiring registered nurses to be part of ambulance crews

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor May 31, 2023

The Mehlville Fire Protection District is looking into placing registered nurses on ambulances. At the May 24 Board of Directors meeting, Chief Brian Hendricks said that he was interested in exploring...

City passes regulations for Historic Route 66 signs

City passes regulations for Historic Route 66 signs

By Jeremy Housewright and Erin Achenbach May 30, 2023

The Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen approved a bill at its May 9 meeting that adds a new section to the city’s sign code, permitting the installation of neon signs on properties along the original right...

David Gregory, a state representative at the time, speaks to the Tesson Ferry Republican Club in summer 2018. Now a state senator, one of Koenigs sponsored pieces of legislation which would have reinstated the presidential primary ultimately stalled out in  2023s regular legislative session.

Push to reinstate Missouri presidential primary stalls in Senate

By Jason Hancock, Missouri Independent May 15, 2023

Hopes of reversing last year’s vote to ditch the Missouri’s presidential primary were dashed May 11, as gridlock in the Senate forced the issue to be set aside with just a day left before the end of...

Bass Pro Shops opens in Sunset Hills

May 10, 2023

Dallas Hovis, above, points out the fish in the Bass Pro Shops aquarium to his dad, Alex Hovis, left, and sister, Carolina Hovis, at the May 3 grand opening of the new store in Sunset Hills at 3600 S....

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