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South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

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5th District Councilwoman Lisa Clancy takes questions from reporters after being sworn into office on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. Clancy, a political newcomer, beat two-term incumbent Pat Dolan in the August 2018 Democratic primaries before going on to win the council seat in November. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Clancy drops bid to ban landlords from rejecting tenants for their housing vouchers

August 28, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com A bid by a County Council member to ban landlords from being able to reject renting to tenants who receive federal housing subsidies like...

St. Louis County Charter Commission debates making elections nonpartisan

St. Louis County Charter Commission debates making elections nonpartisan

August 27, 2019

By Erin Achenbach Staff Reporter eachenbach@callnewspapers.com Four months before its deadline to review and recommend changes to the county Charter, the St. Louis County Charter Commission is exploring...

Former South County man sentenced to five years for supporting terrorism; will be deported

Former South County man sentenced to five years for supporting terrorism; will be deported

August 27, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com The same day a federal judge sentenced former County Executive Steve Stenger to four years in prison on federal corruption charges, she sentenced...

Update: Armed, endangered man who fired shot at house in South County found

Update: Armed, endangered man who fired shot at house in South County found

August 27, 2019

Update: Johnson was found safe, the Highway Patrol said around 1 p.m. Tuesday. The Missouri State Highway Patrol has issued an endangered person advisory for a man missing from South County who is...

Sixth District Councilman Ernie Trakas questions attorney Andrew Scavotto.

Trakas is under investigation for sexual harassment; he says allegations are ‘retaliatory’

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor August 21, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com St. Louis County is conducting an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment against County Council Presiding Officer Ernie Trakas. In...

Youth sports complex ‘PowerPlex’ will open in St. Louis Mills

Youth sports complex ‘PowerPlex’ will open in St. Louis Mills

August 21, 2019

The St. Louis region could be home to a one-of-its-kind $63 million youth sports mecca as soon as next year, with a developer closing this month on the former St. Louis Mills mall and transforming it to...

A worker places new letters on the front of Mehlville Senior High School as one of the final touches of Proposition P improvements at the school. Prop P was approved by voters in 2000, and was one of the last times Mehlville made a significant investment in its facilties.

County permits delay Mehlville’s summer projects, new bleachers

August 21, 2019

By Erin Achenbach Staff Reporter eachenbach@callnewspapers.com  Mehlville High School might not be able to play its first home football game at home after difficulties with St. Louis County permits...

HCI, a former medical marijuana dispensary located in Collinsville, Illinois.

Trakas, Fitch reject lowering buffer for medical marijuana

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter August 21, 2019

Update: At the Planning Commission's Aug. 19 meeting, the commission voted to expand the buffer for all medical marijuana facilities to 1,000 feet.  St. Louis County still doesn’t have zoning in place...

The female-majority team ownership of the new St. Louis MLS team, announced Aug. 20, 2019.

It’s official: St. Louis gets an MLS team, building on city’s ‘rich soccer tradition’

August 20, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com After decades of hoping for St. Louis soccer fans, it’s official: The city will get a Major League Soccer team. Major League Soccer Commissioner...

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