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A rendering of the Bass Pro Shops in Sunset Hills.

Sunset Hills aldermen approve new sign for Bass Pro Shops development

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter August 9, 2022

The Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen approved a large monument sign July 13 for the new Bass Pro Shops development at 3600 S. Lindbergh Blvd. The sign is part of a large development, meaning the city...

An Oakville High School student sews during class as students returned for two weeks in October-November 2020, before the announcement that they would return to all-virtual learning until January 2021.

Mehlville Board of Education eliminates masking positivity threshold

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor August 9, 2022

The Mehlville Board of Education voted last week to eliminate the COVID-19 positivity threshold for masking in school buildings, starting the school year entirely mask-optional for the first time since...

Lindbergh Envirothon team places at nationals

Lindbergh Envirothon team places at nationals

August 8, 2022

The Lindbergh High School Envirothon team placed 11th out of 44 teams this year at the National Envirothon competition in Miami, Ohio in July. The team competed in wildlife, forestry, aquatics, soils and...

Members of the Visiting Nurses Association, National Guard, county employees and volunteers help administer COVID-19 vaccines at a mass vaccination site in Ferguson Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. The county announced Tuesday that in addition to the mass vaccination site at the Florissant Valley campus of St. Louis Community College, additional vaccination sites would open in the Mehlville, Affton and Eureka fire protection districts, which will begin administering vaccines to eligible members of the public who have appointments Thursday.

County Department of Public Health offering back-to-school immunizations

August 8, 2022

The St. Louis County Department of Public Health is hosting back-to-school immunization opportunities through Sept. 16 at several of its health centers. COVID vaccines and others will be offered during...

Emily Fiasco, above right, on Jeopardy!

Mehlville band director is a three-time ‘Jeopardy!’ champion

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter August 3, 2022

Emily Fiasco, an assistant band director at two Mehlville middle schools and a Mehlville High alum, attained success recently in “Jeopardy!,” one of the country’s most famous game shows. She won...

The former Crestwood Plaza property Feb. 18.

Crestwood designates Calvert property as ‘blighted’

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter August 3, 2022

The Crestwood Board of Aldermen approved an ordinance June 28 designating Calvert’s Auto Express, 9415 Watson Road, as a blighted area according to state statute. The property around Calverts, the former...

Students at Oakville Elementary participate in Kids Voting for the November 2018 election.

South County primary election results: Page wins, Christ defeats Tsichlis

August 3, 2022

A number of local primary races were decided in elections yesterday, Tuesday, Aug. 2. Some of the major races for South County included a victory for incumbent County Executive Sam Page, and Brad Christ...

Voters line up outside Cliff Cave Library in Oakville Tuesday, Aug. 5, to vote in the primary election.

Three propositions on ballot for St. Louis County voters Tuesday

August 1, 2022

Voters in St. Louis County will decide on three charter amendments on the ballot on Election Day Aug. 2.  There are three amendments that require a simple majority to pass: Proposition A, Proposition...

Green Park City Hall

Engelmeyer & Pezzani named new prosecuting attorney firm for Green Park

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter July 28, 2022

Green Park has appointed a prosecuting attorney July 18 following a St. Louis County Municipal Court decision to no longer provide prosecution for municipalities. The Board of Aldermen approved Engelmeyer...

Green Park police services discussed again, city looking into lights and cameras

Green Park police services discussed again, city looking into lights and cameras

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter July 28, 2022

The Green Park Board of Aldermen picked up its police services discussion July 18, with possible changes to hours or infrastructure looked at by the board. The board has discussed its police services...

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