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South St. Louis County News

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Above: A rendering of the Affton Southwest Precinct.

New precinct will move forward, Trakas says

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor October 22, 2020

The St. Louis County Council learned Oct. 6 that the county scuttled plans for a new county police precinct in South County to build the new North County Precinct instead, but 6th District Councilman Ernie...

Gov. Mike Parson enters the stage, passing State Auditor Nicole Galloway before the Missouri gubernatorial debate at the Missouri Theatre in Columbia on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020 (Robert Cohen for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Parson, Galloway spar on COVID, policing, health care in debate

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor October 22, 2020

In what will likely be the only in-person debate among the four candidates for Missouri governor, Gov. Mike Parson and state Auditor Nicole Galloway sparred over COVID-19, budget priorities and policing...

Students at Oakville Elementary participate in Kids Voting for the November 2018 election.

St. Louis County unveils app with Election Day wait times, opens satellite voting Thursday

October 21, 2020

The Nov. 3 general election is less than two weeks away, so important dates and deadlines are quickly approaching for voters in St. Louis County. While the deadline for registering to vote has passed,...

The proposed Monte Nido facility in Oakville.

Eating-disorder facility Monte Nido files lawsuit against county to open in Oakville

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor October 20, 2020

This is breaking news. Check back for updates.  The owner of a residential eating-disorder group home proposed for South County has filed a lawsuit against St. Louis County over zoning after the county...

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Trick-or-treating is safety risk, county says

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor October 15, 2020

St. Louis County has issued a rating system for how safe Halloween activities are during the COVID-19 pandemic, and traditional trick-or-treating is classified as a high-risk activity. The county says...

Above: A rendering of the Affton Southwest Precinct.

New Affton Southwest Precinct will move forward, Trakas says

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor October 14, 2020

The St. Louis County Council learned last week that the county scuttled plans for a new county police precinct in South County to build the new North County Precinct instead, but 6th District Councilman...

Paul Berry III, left, and Sam Page, right.

Paul Berry challenges Sam Page for county executive

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter October 14, 2020

County Executive Sam Page, a Democrat, and Republican Paul Berry are running for the county executive seat in the election Tuesday, Nov. 3, after winning their respective primaries in August. Berry did...

Woman dies in Telegraph Road crash, hit by car after exiting SUV

Woman dies in Telegraph Road crash, hit by car after exiting SUV

October 9, 2020

A woman was killed when a car hit her while she was standing outside her car Friday morning on Telegraph Road in Oakville. Traffic has been stopped both ways on Telegraph Road at Greymonte Estates Drive,...

Members of the Lindbergh High School Class of 2020 graduate in masks at an outdoor drive-in graduation at the PowerPlex in Hazelwood in June 2020.

Lindbergh brings back high school students in person for hybrid, elementaries will go to five days a week

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor October 9, 2020

Lindbergh Schools had two major announcements Friday about more students returning to school by the end of October: Lindbergh High School students will return to school for hybrid learning Oct. 26, and...

The Mehlville High School football team defeated the Oakville Tigers 28-25 Friday night, Nov. 1, 2013, in the first round of the Class 6 District 1 playoffs. In their last meeting Oct. 11, the Tigers prevailed over Mehlville in a 35-23 comeback victory. Above, Oakville’s Qian Johnson, left, is all over Mehlville quarterback Brendan Moore.

Mehlville-Oakville rivalry football game returns to St. Louis County as restrictions are lifted

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor October 9, 2020

St. Louis County announced this week that it is lifting the restriction on games for high-contact youth sports such as football, and the Mehlville School District's plan to bring football back to the district...

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