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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

St. Louis County Parks eliminates walk nights, carriage rides from this years Winter Wonderland

St. Louis County Parks eliminates walk nights, carriage rides from this year’s Winter Wonderland

August 17, 2023

Families who have a tradition of walking or taking a carriage through St. Louis County Park's Winter Wonderland at Tilles Park will have to make alternative plans this year after the county parks department...

Robby Takac, left, and John Rzeznik. Photo by Claire Marie Vogel.

Goo Goo Dolls take stage at Saint Louis Music Park

By L. Kent Wolgamott, For The Call August 17, 2023

Kicking off with a ringing, driving guitar, last year’s single “Yeah, I Like You” revs up scrappy rock ‘n’ roll, skewering meaningless internet and social media celebrity culture with its big...

A Great Rivers Greenway Quest hand-painted bee rock. Hundreds of bee rocks are hidden along the regions greenways, in addition to 30 at the City Museum.

Second annual ‘Greenway Quest’ underway

August 16, 2023

Great Rivers Greenway and the City Museum kicked off the second annual Greenway Quest Aug. 7. The Greenway Quest is a scavenger hunt along Great Rivers Greenways. Families can find one of the 250 hidden,...

Plaques were stolen from the Veterans Memorial Amphitheater in Jefferson Barracks Park.

Police investigating memorial plaques stolen from Jefferson Barracks Park

August 15, 2023

The St. Louis County Police Department investigators are searching for several memorial plaques stolen from Jefferson Barracks Park Monday. According to a press release, the plaques were stolen from the...

Missouri’s first Safe Haven Baby Box was installed in South County at the Mehlville Fire Protection District’s Engine House No. 2, 5434 Telegraph Road. The box was dedicated at a ribbon cutting event Aug. 8, pictured above, which was attended by Rep. Jim Murphy of Oakville (pictured center) – who sponsored the legislation for the baby boxes, Mehlville Fire Chief Brian Hendricks and Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe. The boxes are designed to let parents anonymously and safely surrender newborns at firehouses, hospitals and other public safety locations.

State’s first ‘baby box’ installed at Mehlville Fire engine house in Oakville

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor August 15, 2023

South St. Louis County is now home to Missouri’s first Safe Haven Baby Box, a newborn safety incubator that allows parents to relinquish babies with no legal consequences. The “baby boxes” are temperature...

State Rep. Brad Christ, R-Sappington.

State Rep. Brad Christ holds town hall to review 2023’s legislative session

By Ellie Marshall, Staff Reporter August 14, 2023

State Rep. Brad Christ, R-Sappington, and this year’s Freshman Legislator of the Year, held his second ever town hall meeting at Sunset Hills City Hall Aug. 8 to discuss the highs and lows of the year’s...

Ramp closures scheduled this weekend at I-44/I-270 interchange

Ramp closures scheduled this weekend at I-44/I-270 interchange

August 10, 2023

Drivers who use Interstate 44 near Interstate 270 in Sunset Hills should allow for extra time or consider alternative routes due to ramp closures this weekend. The Missouri Department of Transportation...

Local health departments warn of confirmed measles case

Local health departments warn of confirmed measles case

August 6, 2023

The St. Louis County Department of Public Health, along with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and the St. Charles County Department of Public Health, have been notified of an internationally-imported...

Photo courtesy of ZZ Top

ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd bring ‘Sharp Dressed Simple Man’ co-tour to St. Louis

By Alan Sculley, For The Call July 27, 2023

ZZ Top’s “Raw” is as close to being an accidental album as it gets. The album, which was released in 2022, is drawn from a session at Gruene Hall in New Braunfels, Texas in which singer/guitarist...

County launches online budget simulator

By Ellie Marshall, Staff Reporter July 27, 2023

The budget simulator tool is an online tool launched by St. Louis County last month, and allows community members to decide how to increase revenue and decrease spending to balance the county’s budget...

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