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South St. Louis County News

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Author Alan Gratz led Mehlville School District students on a choose your own adventure lesson while visiting Oakville Middle School and Wohlwend Elementary in October 2019.

A look back: Author Alan Gratz visits Oakville schools

January 6, 2021

Editor’s Note: In-person visits to schools by authors are on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but we thought we'd take a look at some of the past visits.  New York Times-bestselling author Alan...

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page attends the ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9 Mile Garden, a food truck garden in Affton that is the first in the state. The food truck garden officially opened July 3.

St. Louis County ‘Safer at Home’ stay-at-home order extended indefinitely

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor January 6, 2021

St. Louis County is still under a stay-at-home advisory in 2021, a continuation of an order issued by County Executive Sam Page in mid-November in response to the ongoing surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations. In...

The Missouri State Capitol building in Jefferson City.

Missouri lawmakers return to tackle Medicaid, education, budget amid COVID

By Jason Hancock, Missouri Independent January 6, 2021

With COVID-19 continuing to spread across the state, Missouri lawmakers convene at noon Wednesday to begin the 101st General Assembly. It is certain to be a session like no other. Questions surrounding...

Social distancing at Cliff Cave Park this past spring.

Great Rivers Greenway asks for feedback

January 5, 2021

Great Rivers Greenway is celebrating its 20th anniversary and seeking feedback to envision the next 20 years of its mission connecting the region with greenways. Area residents are invited to guide Great Rivers Greenway’s...

The Missouri State Capitol building in Jefferson City.

South County lawmakers join Giuliani in calls to investigate voter fraud

By Tessa Weinberg and Rudi Keller January 5, 2021

More than a month after the Nov. 3 presidential election, over half of Missouri’s Republican state representatives — including the incoming speaker of the House and nearly all South County’s GOP...

MFPD will get a new ladder system and safety climb in tower for No. 7

MFPD will get a new ladder system and safety climb in tower for No. 7

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter January 5, 2021

The Mehlville Fire Protection District will be installing a new safety climb and ladder system at its training tower near Engine House No. 7. At the Nov. 18 meeting, the MFPD Board of Directors unanimously...

A Rogers Elementary student is ready to learn on the first day of class in Fall 2020.

Mehlville ties student COVID cases to out-of-school activity

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter January 4, 2021

Some Mehlville School District officials believe out-of-school activities may be why they are seeing more positive COVID-19 cases in the district’s more affluent schools. At the Dec. 17 Board of Education...

Bartolinos South has erected a tent outside to provide outdoor seating.

St. Louis County restaurants will reopen for indoor dining Jan. 4, with these five changes

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor December 30, 2020

Restaurants in St. Louis County will be allowed to reopen for indoor dining Monday, Jan. 4, after being closed for the last six weeks as COVID-19 hospitalizations skyrocketed. Since hospitalizations are...

This weeks front page: Saying goodbye to 2020

This week’s front page: Saying goodbye to 2020

December 29, 2020

We're all happy to say goodbye to this year. See you in 2021!

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