South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

A farmer harvests corn near Slater, Iowa. on Oct. 17, 2020.

Limit on foreign ownership of farmland clears Missouri Senate

By Emma Murphy, Missouri Independent April 20, 2023

A bill that would prohibit any further foreign ownership of Missouri land was passed in the Senate on Monday. The Senate amended a bill from the House to add an emergency clause and expand the definition...

LHS seniors honored at scholarship night

LHS seniors honored at scholarship night

April 18, 2023

Sixty-two Lindbergh High School seniors were awarded a total of $103,000 in scholarships at the Lindbergh Schools Foundation’s largest-ever Senior Scholarship Night April 5. The foundation manages and...

April 4 election results from around south St. Louis County

April 4 election results from around south St. Louis County

By Staff Report April 5, 2023

These are the final, unofficial election results for South County from the April 4 election as of Wednesday morning, with 100 percent of precincts reporting. Look for continuing coverage online and in...

Marie Davis, left, and Ward 2 Alderman Christine Lieber.

Marie Davis, Christine Lieber vie for Sunset Hills Ward 2 alderman

By Staff Report March 27, 2023

Editor’s note: The following article appeared in the March 30 print edition of The Call. Read web-exclusive questions and answers from the candidates at the end of this article.  Marie Davis is challenging...

Baumgarth, Hilmer vie for Mehlville Fire board

Baumgarth, Hilmer vie for Mehlville Fire board

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor March 23, 2023

Editor's note: The following article appeared in the March 23 print edition of The Call. Read web-exclusive questions and answers from the candidates at the end of this article.  Mehlville Fire Protection...

Lindbergh candidates debate issues at forum

Lindbergh candidates debate issues at forum

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor March 21, 2023

Five Lindbergh Schools Board of Education candidates answered a range of questions including questions about academic performance, equity in education, standards-based grading and more at a forum hosted...

Five candidates running for three open seats on Lindbergh school board

Five candidates running for three open seats on Lindbergh school board

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor March 17, 2023

Editor’s note: The following questionnaire appeared in the March 16 print edition of The Call. This is a developing article — continue to check callnewspapers.com for additional web-exclusive questions...

Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen amends rules for second readings of bills at same meeting

Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen amends rules for second readings of bills at same meeting

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor February 21, 2023

The Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen voted this month to amend the city’s ordinance governing whether bills can be read for a second time at the same meeting that the bill is introduced. The aldermen...

Task force recommends new Lindbergh Schools start times

Task force recommends new Lindbergh Schools start times

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor February 21, 2023

The Lindbergh Schools Board of Education is considering changes to school start times for the 2023-2024 school year. At a Board of Education meeting Feb. 15, Chief Academic Officer Tara Sparks explained...

The Missouri State Capitol building in Jefferson City.

Lawmakers make bipartisan push to extend postpartum care for new moms

By Clara Bates, The Missouri Independent January 26, 2023

Lawmakers debated last week a bipartisan push to expand postpartum Medicaid coverage for low-income Missourians from 60 days to one year — among the first public hearings of the 2023 legislative session. The...

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