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South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

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Renderings of the proposed A-1 Wine & Spirits at the intersection of Telegraph and Pottle roads.

Planning Commission holding hearing on CUP request from A-1 Wine & Spirit

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor January 4, 2023

The St. Louis County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing Monday on a rezoning request to change a commercial district to residential on Gravois Road near Philo Avenue, as well as a request for...

Winners of the 2022 Holiday Decorating Contest are South County’s most creative, most attractive displays

December 20, 2022

This year’s winners of the Coldwell Banker Real Estate, Handyman Hardware and Call Newspapers Annual Outdoor Holiday Decorating Contest are, above, seated, from left: Eric and Kelly Glosemeyer with...

A teacher from Mehlville High School works with students in person after the Jan. 19, 2020 return, high schoolers’ first time in school in person since November.

Community survey shows support for levy increase

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor December 20, 2022

A survey commissioned by the Mehlville School District shows that a majority of voters would support a possible tax-rate increase to increase teacher salaries. In a scientific mailed survey conducted...

South County-based nonprofit provides aid at home and abroad

South County-based nonprofit provides aid at home and abroad

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor December 7, 2022

The mission of the South County-based nonprofit Crisis Aid International, which celebrated its 20th anniversary this year, began unexpectedly during a trip to South Sudan in 2000. The nonprofit’s founder,...

Commission hears plans for office building change in use, another car wash

Commission hears plans for office building change in use, another car wash

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor November 29, 2022

The St. Louis County Planning Commission heard two South County-based proposals at its meeting Nov. 14. The first proposal was for a change in use for an office building at 5757 Lindbergh Blvd., just...

Proposition S construction at Blades Elementary School in the Mehlville School District on Aug. 15, 2022.

Board approves bid for HVAC work

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor November 22, 2022

The Mehlville Board of Education unanimously approved a bid at its meeting Nov. 17 to improve HVAC at four schools. The board approved a $2.693 million bid with Integrated Facility Services for HVAC work...

Mehlville Superintendent Chris Gaines talks to a teacher in a hallway while schools were all-virtual in fall 2020.

Levy increase needed by ‘24 to keep Mehlville ESSER positions

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor November 22, 2022

The Mehlville Board of Education again reviewed the possibility of placing a tax-rate increase on a future ballot at its meeting last week. For the past several months since June, the Board of Education...

Candidate filing opens next month for three seats on SSD Board of Education

Candidate filing opens next month for three seats on SSD Board of Education

November 22, 2022

Candidate filing for three open seats on the Special School District Board of Education opens Dec. 6. Candidate filing will open at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6 and close at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27. The three...

Dr. Brian Froelke, a physician from Oakville, was part of the team that developed a prototype 3D-printed, pocket-sized ventilator, pictured above. The idea was born during the ventilator shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic and recent studies show promise for the ventilator’s application in real-life situations, such as disaster response.

Studies show promising results in ventilator developed by local doctor

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor November 22, 2022

An idea born out of the ventilator shortages from the COVID-19 pandemic is onto the next step to possibly being approved for widespread medical use. The idea is a 3D-printed “ARMEE”  — Automatic...

Commission recommends plans for car wash, vet clinic

Commission recommends plans for car wash, vet clinic

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor November 15, 2022

The St. Louis County Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of a petition for a Club Car Wash on Telegraph Road and a separate veterinary clinic also on Telegraph Road at its executive session...

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