South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

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Jeannine Celestine, a respiratory therapist at Mercy Hospital South, prepares to receive the COVID-19 vaccine Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. Celestine was one of 20 workers to be vaccinated Dec. 14 at Mercy Hospital South, along with another 20 nurses at Mercys campus in Creve Coeur.

Members of the public can sign up with St. Louis hospitals to receive COVID-19 vaccine

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor January 19, 2021

All four major hospital systems in St. Louis are now signing members of the public up for COVID-19 vaccines, although when those shots will be available is still an open question. As more people in the...

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page, right, and his wife, Jennifer, head to the polls in August 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.

Paul Berry’s lawsuit asking for new county executive election is dismissed

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor January 19, 2021

A St. Louis County judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit contesting the November general election filed by Paul Berry III, the Republican who lost the race for county executive to Democratic incumbent Sam...

Mercy will operate all Dierbergs pharmacies

Mercy will operate all Dierbergs pharmacies

January 19, 2021

For more than a century, Dierbergs Markets and Mercy have served the people of the St. Louis area. Now, for the first time, the two companies say they are "working together to serve the region." Dierbergs...

A nurse at Mercy Hospital South prepares the first dose of Pfizer/BioNTechs COVID-19 vaccine for Mercys Chief Medical officer Aamina Akhtar Monday, Dec. 14. Mercy South planned to vaccinate 20 workers Dec. 14 and another 20 staffers Dec. 15.

St. Louis County could receive more vaccine doses today; opening vaccinations to those over age 65

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor January 19, 2021

St. Louis County will open COVID-19 vaccinations to a broader audience, including those over 65, as soon as it gets enough doses of the vaccine to meet a large demand. So far, the Department of Public...

Seventh District Councilman Mark Harder and 3rd District Councilman Tim Fitch at a May 2019 meeting.

County sues four council members over chair, leadership vote

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor January 18, 2021

This is a breaking news story. Check back to callnewspapers.com for more in-depth coverage.  St. Louis County is suing itself again. County lawyers, representing two council members, filed a lawsuit...

A general rendering of a new QuikTrip. This is not a specific rendering of the ones proposed along Lemay Ferry Road.

New QuikTrip proposed for corner of Lindbergh and Lemay Ferry

January 17, 2021

A new QuikTrip at the corner of Lindbergh and Lemay Ferry, a new 26-acre subdivision in Oakville, a self-storage facility in Sappington and a new construction company office on South County Center Way...

Councilman Ernie Trakas angrily objects to Councilman Tim Fitchs attempt to elect a new chair and vice chair at the videoconferenced council meeting Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Trakas was attending from home.

St. Louis County Council clashes over chair, vice chair, as four members call special meeting today

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor January 15, 2021

A bipartisan coalition of four members of the St. Louis County Council are calling a special meeting of the council today to elect a new chair and vice chair for 2021 — something the three other members...

Respiratory therapist Chastity White, pictured above, is the first health-care worker at St. Lukes to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

St. Louis County will start COVID-19 vaccinations for those over 65 soon

January 15, 2021

St. Louis County said it will open COVID-19 vaccinations to a broader audience as soon as it gets enough doses of the vaccine to meet a large demand. So far, the Department of Public Health has received...

Pfizer/BioNTechs COVID-19 vaccine must be stored at negative 70 degrees Celsius, or nearly negative 160 degrees Fahrenheit. Components of the vaccine were developed at Pfizers St. Louis campus.

First responders, anyone over 65, those with certain conditions to start receiving COVID vaccine in Missouri

By Tessa Weinberg, Missouri Independent January 14, 2021

First responders and emergency medical services can receive their initial dose of a coronavirus vaccine, with Missourians 65 years and older and those with underlying health conditions that put them at...

Oakville subdivision is up for county zoning

Oakville subdivision is up for county zoning

January 14, 2021

A new 26-acre subdivision in Oakville, a new QuikTrip at the corner of Lindbergh and Lemay Ferry, a self-storage facility in Sappington and a new construction company office on South County Center Way...

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