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South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

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Children receive free meals at the St. Louis County Library during the pandemic in 2020.

St. Louis County Library named a top innovator among urban libraries for 2020 response to pandemic

December 15, 2020

The Urban Libraries Council has named St. Louis County Library one of the 10 Top Innovators during the 2020 Innovations Celebration held virtually Dec. 11. The annual Innovations award program recognizes...

 Upgrades at Point Elementary, 6790 Telegraph Road, include a secure entry vestibule, roof work, HVAC work and ADA exit ramp.

Here’s what could be fixed in Mehlville bond issue

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter December 14, 2020

Residents in the Mehlville School District could decide next April whether or not to fund facility upgrades, after the Board of Education passed on placing it on the bal- lot for November. The...

Voters check in to cast their ballots at the Sunset Hills Community Center during the April 2019 municipal election.

Candidate filing opens Tuesday for April 6 election

December 14, 2020

Filing opens Tuesday for a number of area governmental positions that are up for election April 6. Filing begins at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15, and will continue through 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19. The Green...

Rogers Elementary Terrific Kids March 2018: Pictured, front row from left, are: Kerim Hasanovic, second grade; Brenna Kolaski, third grade; Elvisa Halilovic, fourth grade; Mia Indelicato, fifth grade.

Back row, pictured from left: Roy Wunsch, Kiwanis member; Pauline Roth, Kiwanis member; Rogers Principal Patrick Keenoy; Ron Rammaha, Kiwanis member.

A look back: Rogers Elementary students named ‘Terrific Kids’

December 14, 2020

Editor’s Note: The terrific program “Terrific Kids” from the the South County Kiwanis is on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic and schools limiting visitors, but we thought we’d look back on some...

County Executive Sam Page appears in a mask at the July 2020 ribbon cutting for 9 Mile Garden food truck plaza in Affton.

Page extends St. Louis County stay-at-home advisory to end of year

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor December 14, 2020

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page announced Monday he will extend a stay-at-home advisory, indoor dining ban, gathering ban and broader mask mandate for another two weeks beyond its original Dec. 15...

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

Missouri appeals court rules for St. Louis County in indoor dining lawsuit

December 11, 2020

The Missouri Court of Appeals sided Friday with St. Louis County in a lawsuit challenging the county’s indoor dining ban. The county’s indoor dining protocols were designed to limit the spread of COVID-19...

Peace Lutheran Childrens Choir

Peace Lutheran German Service set Sunday

December 10, 2020

The Rev. Dr. Robert Kolb will preach at the German Advent/Christmas Service at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13 at Peace Lutheran Church, 737 Barracksview Road. Kolb, a professor at the Concordia Theological...

Kevin Schartner.

Schartner leads school board through a pandemic and potential facilities bond issue

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter December 10, 2020

Mehlville Board of Education President Kevin Schartner will once again lead the board after he was re-elected to the position by acclamation at the board’s June 11 meeting. Schartner, who was first...

Coronavirus vaccine is light at end of tunnel

Coronavirus vaccine is light at end of tunnel

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor December 10, 2020

Widespread prevention of the COVID-19  virus is still many months away despite at least three new vaccines that could start distribution as soon as this month. The vaccines signal a potential end to...

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