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South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

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Robby Takac, left, and John Rzeznik. Photo by Claire Marie Vogel.

Goo Goo Dolls take stage at Saint Louis Music Park

By L. Kent Wolgamott, For The Call August 17, 2023

Kicking off with a ringing, driving guitar, last year’s single “Yeah, I Like You” revs up scrappy rock ‘n’ roll, skewering meaningless internet and social media celebrity culture with its big...

A Great Rivers Greenway Quest hand-painted bee rock. Hundreds of bee rocks are hidden along the regions greenways, in addition to 30 at the City Museum.

Second annual ‘Greenway Quest’ underway

August 16, 2023

Great Rivers Greenway and the City Museum kicked off the second annual Greenway Quest Aug. 7. The Greenway Quest is a scavenger hunt along Great Rivers Greenways. Families can find one of the 250 hidden,...

County hosting open houses on proposed Manchester annexation

County hosting open houses on proposed Manchester annexation

August 16, 2023

St. Louis County will host two educational open houses for residents on the proposed Manchester annexation. The City of Manchester is proposing to annex a portion of unincorporated St. Louis County...

Sperreng Middle School eighth-graders in 2016 create tiles to commemorate their time at the school.

20 Missouri school districts seek ‘innovation waivers’ to move away from state tests

By Lauren Wagner, Missouri Independent August 15, 2023

Editor's note: The Missouri Board of Education unanimously approved the innovation waiver for 19 school districts and one charter school at its meeting Tuesday, after this article was published.   The...

Plaques were stolen from the Veterans Memorial Amphitheater in Jefferson Barracks Park.

Police investigating memorial plaques stolen from Jefferson Barracks Park

August 15, 2023

The St. Louis County Police Department investigators are searching for several memorial plaques stolen from Jefferson Barracks Park Monday. According to a press release, the plaques were stolen from the...

Missouri’s first Safe Haven Baby Box was installed in South County at the Mehlville Fire Protection District’s Engine House No. 2, 5434 Telegraph Road. The box was dedicated at a ribbon cutting event Aug. 8, pictured above, which was attended by Rep. Jim Murphy of Oakville (pictured center) – who sponsored the legislation for the baby boxes, Mehlville Fire Chief Brian Hendricks and Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe. The boxes are designed to let parents anonymously and safely surrender newborns at firehouses, hospitals and other public safety locations.

State’s first ‘baby box’ installed at Mehlville Fire engine house in Oakville

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor August 15, 2023

South St. Louis County is now home to Missouri’s first Safe Haven Baby Box, a newborn safety incubator that allows parents to relinquish babies with no legal consequences. The “baby boxes” are temperature...

State Rep. Brad Christ, R-Sappington.

State Rep. Brad Christ holds town hall to review 2023’s legislative session

By Ellie Marshall, Staff Reporter August 14, 2023

State Rep. Brad Christ, R-Sappington, and this year’s Freshman Legislator of the Year, held his second ever town hall meeting at Sunset Hills City Hall Aug. 8 to discuss the highs and lows of the year’s...

A photorealistic rendering of the proposed Aldi at 13046 Butler Crest Drive. The St. Louis County Planning Commission recommended approval of the proposal 7-0 at its August executive meeting.

Panel recommends Aldi grocery store, two fast food restaurants

By Ellie Marshall, Staff Reporter August 14, 2023

The St. Louis County Planning Commission recommended approval of the proposed Aldi grocery store and Chick-fil-A and Chipotle restaurants in Concord at its executive meeting Aug. 7. Chick-fil-A and Chipotle...

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

After school meals provided at Weber Road Branch and other library locations

August 14, 2023

The St. Louis County Library and Operation Food Search are again partnering this school year to provide free after school meals to children at select library branches. Beginning Monday, Aug. 21, after...

Panera OK’d in Crestwood; board reviews daycares, EV stations

Panera OK’d in Crestwood; board reviews daycares, EV stations

By Ellie Marshall, Staff Reporter August 11, 2023

A new restaurant, zoning for daycares and electric vehicle charging stations were some of the public hearings at the July 25 Crestwood Board of Aldermen meeting. Panera Bread at Crestwood Commons The...

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