December 15, 2018
Pictured above: An aerial view of the Sunset Hills Golf Course, with the location of the proposed rugby park in green. Rendering courtesy of the St. Louis Bombers Rugby Club. By Erin Achenbach Staff Reporter eachenbach@callnewspapers.com Sunset Hills has a new city-owned golf course that could serve as a park and as a bonus, might
[ Read More ]This is a developing story, and will be updated as new candidates file. Stay tuned. So far, there are no competitive races in south county as candidate filing opened Tuesday for the Mehlville Fire Protection District Board of Directors election slated for April 2, along with municipal offices and school board positions. Up for election
[ Read More ]Pictured above: Crestwood Elementary School teacher Ann Haberberger welcomes new Lindbergh kindergarten students to class on the first day of school, Aug. 16. Lindbergh Schools will offer district funded full-day tuition-free kindergarten for all students beginning Jan. 7. Lindbergh is the last district in the state to not offer tuition-free full-day kindergarten. The Board of Education
[ Read More ]By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com The Lindbergh Board of Education is looking at a “bond of the future” and what that means, and the initiative will likely revolve around the construction of a new or expanded high school. The Board of Education was set to discuss a possible future bond issue at a workshop
[ Read More ]Pictured above: County Executive Steve Stenger, left, talks to council Chairman Sam Page, D-Creve Coeur, at the Aug. 1 council meeting. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer. By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com The St. Louis County Council declined to take up any bills related to the 2019 county budget last week, and council members signaled that
[ Read More ]By Erin Achenbach Staff Reporter eachenbach@callnewspapers.com Crestwood and union representatives of the Crestwood Police Department have reached a tentative agreement after nearly two-and-a-half years of negotiations, after the police rejected a previous contract last year. “Negotiations have been going off and on since about June of 2016, but the two sides have worked amicably together
[ Read More ]Pictured above: Steve Stenger and Jon Belmar answer questions about the new special response unit. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer. By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com The St. Louis County Police Department’s union is speaking out against Chief Jon Belmar after he fired two police officers he said gave misleading statements to superiors over their involvement
[ Read More ]By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Protesters took to Kennerly Road outside Mercy Hospital South — formerly St. Anthony’s Medical Center — last week to protest the hospital’s decision to fire a nurse who refused to get a flu shot. In online videos, Nelia Abuchon said she organized the Nov. 27 protest to support her
[ Read More ]Pictured above: Crestwood Economic Development Commission member Greg Hall is sworn in as Ward 3 alderman by city clerk Helen Ingold on Nov. 27. Hall was appointed to the Ward 3 seat by Mabie. Photo by Erin Achenbach. By Erin Achenbach Staff Reporter eachenbach@callnewspapers.com Crestwood got a new mayor and a new alderman last week as
[ Read More ]Republican county executive candidate Paul Berry III filed petitions contesting the results of the St. Louis County election Nov. 6, but a Jefferson City judge denied the claims the same day. Berry, a bail bondsman and Republican from Maryland Heights, lost to County Executive Steve Stenger, a Democrat, 56.92 percent to 37.3 percent. Berry filed
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