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South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

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Officer Blake Snyder

Today marks four years since Officer Snyder’s death in line of duty

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor October 6, 2020

Today, Oct. 6, marks four years since Officer Blake Snyder was murdered on duty while responding to a call in Green Park, but his memory lives on in South County through several permanent memorials that...

Bob Burns, left, and Ernie Trakas, right.

Burns challenges Trakas for 6th District County Council seat this November

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter October 6, 2020

Rep. Bob Burns, D-Affton, will challenge Republican incumbent Ernie Trakas in the election Tuesday, Nov. 3, to see who will take the seat representing the County Council’s 6th District. The 6th District...

The Sappington House.

Sappington House hopes to raise funds with two outdoor October concerts

October 5, 2020

The Sappington House in Crestwood will host two concerts in back-to-back weeks, starting this weekend. The two outdoor October concerts will raise funds to preserve St. Louis County’s oldest brick...

The Lindbergh Football Flyers scrimmage in advance of their win in September 2017.

First 2020 victory for Lindbergh Flyers football is long time coming, but worth the wait

By Stephen Glover, Sports Reporter October 5, 2020

It had been 329 days since the Lindbergh High School football team last took the field for a game when the Flyers took on Northwest Friday night in Cedar Hill. But you wouldn’t know it from the convincing...

The Mehlville Senior High School football team kicked off its 2014 season Friday night, Aug. 22, 2014, at home, falling to Chaminade 50-7. Above, Mehlvilles Tradell Cunningham, right, pursues Chaminades Bryce Johnson. The Panthers faced Pattonville the next week on the road.

Take our poll: Should school districts play football outside St. Louis County to get around COVID-19 restrictions?

October 3, 2020

The Lindbergh Flyers will be playing football in Jefferson County and the Mehlville Panthers and Oakville Tigers will play each other in an undetermined outside county Friday, Oct. 9. Do you agree with...

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page speaks to reporters after voting Aug. 4, 2020, in Creve Coeur  in the Democratic primary.

Page recommends $848 million budget to County Council that has raises for employees and police

October 2, 2020

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page submitted his $848 million recommended 2021 budget to the County Council Friday. The budget includes $4.3 million to resume an annual merit pay program for employees,...

Then-Forder Elementary Principal Scott Clark, an avid motorcyclist, granted Rogers Elementary custodian Dorothy McCormicks wish to take a motorcycle ride in August 2014.

Choice versus safety: Missouri scales back motorcycle helmet law

By Mark Ossolinski, Missouri News Network October 1, 2020

When Columbia resident Ricky Reeves was killed in a four-vehicle crash on Interstate 70 last month, his death appeared to be the latest statistic in a well-documented line of motorcycle-related deaths...

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St. Louis County advises against Halloween trick-or-treating, screaming and haunted houses due to pandemic

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor October 1, 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...

Officer Blake Snyders father, mother, wife, son and other family members attend a dedication at the Affton Fire Protection District for the new Officer Blake Snyder Memorial Highway on Oct. 27, 2018. Snyder was killed nearly four years ago while responding to a domestic disturbance call in Green Park.

Four years after his death, memory of Snyder lives on in South County

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor October 1, 2020

Next week will mark four years since Officer Blake Snyder was murdered on duty while responding to a call in Green Park, but his memory lives on in South County through several permanent memorials that...

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

St. Louis County elections board outlines four ways to vote this November, or before

September 30, 2020

With the November general election less than five weeks away, the St. Louis County Board of Elections is reminding registered voters of St. Louis County of the need to understand the options for voting...

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