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South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

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

First health-care workers at St. Luke’s get the COVID-19 vaccine

December 28, 2020

The St. Luke’s Hospital system received its first limited allotment of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from the Missouri Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) last week, joining the other...

Winter Wonderland returns to Tilles Park

Winter Wonderland returns to Tilles Park

December 18, 2020

Start a new holiday tradition or continue a favorite one at the 35th Annual Winter Wonderland in Tilles Park, presented by St. Louis County Parks. Winter Wonderland is open now through Jan. 2 from 5:30...

Josh McGuire, right, was honored in November 2020 by the Olde Towne Fenton NSDAR chapter, represented by Regent Linda Kanevsky, left, for using his company to store and transport wreaths across the country for Wreaths Across America.

St. Louis moving company honored by Fenton DAR for storing, loading Wreaths Across America

December 18, 2020

The Olde Towne Fenton (OTF) Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the Revolution, or NSDAR, awarded its Community Service Award this year to Josh McGuire, president of operations at McGuire...

Jeff Jensen

Jeff Jensen, U.S. Attorney for Missouri Eastern District, resigns ahead of Biden administration

December 18, 2020

U.S. Attorney Jeff Jensen, 54, of St. Louis, Missouri, announced Thursday that he will resign effective midnight Dec. 30. After his resignation, he plans on joining a private law firm in the St. Louis...

Decorated graves at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery after Wreaths Across America in 2018.

Wreaths Across America at Jefferson Barracks is still on, honoring more than 14,000 veterans

December 16, 2020

The annual Wreaths Across America event to honor veterans buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery with wreaths for the holidays is still being held this weekend. More than 14,000 wreaths are set...

First day of filing for April election highlighted by many newcomers, competitive Green Park mayoral race

First day of filing for April election highlighted by many newcomers, competitive Green Park mayoral race

December 15, 2020

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

Dr. Aamina Akhtar, infectious disease physician and chief medical officer at Mercy Hospital South, gets the first COVID-19 vaccine in the St. Louis region Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. This is a game changer, Akhtar said of the vaccine.

PHOTOS: First St. Louis health-care workers to receive COVID-19 vaccine are in South County

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor December 15, 2020

The first doses of the coronavirus vaccine in the state and St. Louis region were administered to hospital workers Monday in South County, giving frontline health-care workers hope as patients from the...

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...

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...

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...

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