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South St. Louis County News

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Council rejects plan for oil changes and car wash

Council rejects plan for oil changes and car wash

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor May 13, 2021

The St. Louis County Council has rejected an oil-change facility at the corner of Lindbergh and Tesson Ferry and a car wash on Gravois Road, in a resounding rejection of the proliferation of auto-oriented...

The Affton School District held a vaccination event for its teachers and other staff members the first day teachers were eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine Monday, March 15. Other school districts like Mehlville and Lindbergh have also hosted events to vaccinate their staff.

Missouri lawmakers pass bill limiting local health orders, banning vaccine passports

By Tessa Weinberg, Missouri Independent May 12, 2021

As the state of Missouri battles its second year of the novel coronavirus’ spread, lawmakers on Wednesday sent to the governor’s desk a bill that aims to rein in local public health orders and ban...

People eager to see the brand-new pools packed the Pavilion at Lemay at its opening in June 2015. On June 9, 2015, it was hard to find a parking space as the pool reached its 500-person capacity for the second time since it opened, pictured.

County pools will open; Kennedy will be later due to repairs

May 12, 2021

Nothing says summer like playing in the pool, and St. Louis County Parks has some of the best in the region. Most county pools will open Saturday, May 29. The exception is the pool at the Kennedy Recreation...

Missouri legislators approve prescription drug monitoring program, goes to governor for signature

Missouri legislators approve prescription drug monitoring program, goes to governor for signature

By Jason Hancock, Missouri Independent May 11, 2021

In an historic vote, the Missouri House signed off Tuesday on legislation creating a prescription drug monitoring program — inching one step closer to ending Missouri’s designation as the only state...

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page, right, and his wife, Jennifer, head to the polls Tuesday morning, Aug. 4, 2020, in Creve Coeur to vote for Page in the Democratic primary. Jennifer Page was dressed in scrubs to head to her job at Mercy Hospital South.

Missouri sues St. Louis County over COVID-19 mandates

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor May 11, 2021

Representing the state of Missouri, Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging St. Louis County's ongoing public-health mandates related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The lawsuit,...

Maggie the Scottish Highland heifer is a new addition to Suson farm.

Meet Maggie, the latest resident of the Suson Park farm

May 9, 2021

St. Louis County has announced that there's a new member of the Suson farm family at Suson Park. Visitors can now welcome Maggie the Scottish Highland heifer, pictured above and in a gallery below. The...

Virtual Laumeier Art Fair set this weekend

Virtual Laumeier Art Fair set this weekend

May 6, 2021

Join Laumeier Sculpture Park for St. Louis’ favorite Mother’s Day weekend tradition from the safety and comfort of your home. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the fact that the annual Art...

Someone bought a Mega Millions lottery ticket in Oakville worth $1 million

Someone bought a Mega Millions lottery ticket in Oakville worth $1 million

May 5, 2021

A Missouri Lottery player in Oakville bought a Mega Millions ticket that is now worth $1 million following Tuesday night’s drawing. The ticket – sold at a Wallis Petroleum Mobil station located at...

A rendering of the front entry of The Residences at Tesson Ridge proposed apartment complex.

MetLife site neighbors turn out for a town hall

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter May 5, 2021

Traffic concerns dominated the questions at a town hall last week held about a proposed mixed-use redevelopment plan called “Tesson Ridge” at the 100-acre former MetLife campus in Concord. The in-person...

Shields block individual tables from one another at Robertos Trattoria, using Plexiglas barriers in June 2020.

County, city reopening with no capacity limits

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor May 3, 2021

St. Louis County and the city of St. Louis are open again without any capacity restrictions for the first time in more than a year, although restrictions such as masks and social distancing continue. Under...

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