South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Mike Shannon, a lead maintenance driver with the St. Louis County Department of Transportation, is administered the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, at St. Louis Countys mass vaccination site in Ferguson. The site, which is located at the Florissant Valley campus of St. Louis Community College, began public vaccinations the following day for those eligible.

After outrage over unused vaccines at rural clinics, Parson vows more STL, KC events

By Tessa Weinberg, Missouri Independent March 4, 2021

Last week, multiple mass vaccination events in rural areas neared the end of the day with hundreds of doses still on hand — prompting health departments to take to social media and encourage anyone to...

A rendering of the Oakwood home model in the proposed development.

Planning Commission will vote on Oakville subdivision Monday, March 8

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor March 4, 2021

The St. Louis County Planning Commission will vote on a new 26-acre subdivision planned in Oakville in an executive session slated for 4 p.m. Monday, March 8. Final details on the videoconferenced vote...

Affton School District students Jayson and Connor try out the paper crimpers in the Gotsch Art Studio in February 2021.

Affton elementary and middle schools will expand to four days in person in March

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter March 3, 2021

Elementary and middle school students in the Affton School District will soon begin attending class in person four days a week instead of the current rotating two days of hybrid learning. The district...

Couple in 40s found dead due to COVID-19 in South County, police say

Couple in 40s found dead due to COVID-19 in South County, police say

March 3, 2021

A couple in their 40s was found dead in their South County home in February, and the deaths are believed to be due to COVID-19. Officer from the St. Louis County Police Department's South County Precinct...

Above, the safety vestibule and new front entrance at Special School Districts North County Technical High School is under construction. South County Techs safety vestibule will be a similar project.

South County Tech set to add classroooms and secure vestibule in expansion

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter March 3, 2021

The Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen unanimously approved changes to an expansion proposed by the Special School District of St. Louis County at South County Technical High School that will add classrooms...

A paramedic from the Fenton Fire Protection District gives a COVID-19 vaccine shot to a woman in the community room at the Affton Fire Protection District headquarters on Gravois Road while St. Louis County Executive Sam Page visited Feb. 12, 2021.

Missouri ‘vaccination gap’ worst in St. Louis County, consultant hired by state finds

By Tessa Weinberg, Missouri Independent March 3, 2021

A consulting firm hired by the state has repeatedly found Missouri’s urban centers have the largest “vaccination gap” — the estimated number of eligible residents who still haven’t received their...

A St. Louis County Library Read & Play Kit featuring dinosaurs.

St. Louis County Library’s new ‘Read & Play Kits’ available curbside for young children

March 2, 2021

The St. Louis County Library is inviting patrons to enhance your child's reading skills with a Read & Play kit available for checkout from the library. The new kits are available for checkout curbside...

Fifth District Councilwoman Lisa Clancy, center, listens to members of the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership board testify in 2019 along with 6th District Councilman Ernie Trakas, left, and 7th District Councilman Mark Harder.

Judge rules that Rita Days is legal St. Louis County Council chair, not Lisa Clancy

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor March 2, 2021

St. Louis County Circuit Judge Thomas Albus issued a ruling Tuesday in a county-funded lawsuit that divided County Council members over who was the rightfully elected council chair: 1st District Councilwoman...

Members of the Visiting Nurses Association, National Guard, county employees and volunteers help administer the vaccine at a mass COVID-19 vaccination site in Ferguson in February 2021.

St. Louis County sets a vaccine record with 9,000 shots; here’s how to sign up

March 2, 2021

St. Louis County set a record last week for the number of vaccines it has been able to give in seven days, at the same time it added future capacity for more shots. The county received 6,000 vaccine doses...

Demetrius Owens, left, and Ryan Jones, right.

Serial burglars charged with stealing more than $50,000 of perfume, merchandise from Ulta Beauty

March 1, 2021

Two men face charges that they robbed a series of Ulta Beauty stores across St. Louis, including the store in South County. St. Louis County prosecutors have charged Demetrius Owens, 18, and Ryan Jones,...

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