Some areas of South County, St. Louis County hit harder than others by coronavirus
Gloria Lloyd, News Editor
April 3, 2020
Updated at 4:25 p.m. April 3 with update on Crestwood and Sunset Hills, plus more North County ZIP codes. Some areas of South County and St. Louis County are being hit harder by the coronavirus than others, according to data the county released Friday that for the first time breaks down the county...
St. Louis County parks will close to stop the spread of virus
April 3, 2020
All St. Louis County parks will close by 8 p.m. Friday in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19, County Executive Sam Page ordered Thursday. Despite the spread of the coronavirus, people had crowded county land and trails like Cliff Cave Park in Oakville since Page issued a stay-at-home order tha...
St. Louis County now has 781 coronavirus cases and seven deaths, creates dashboard to track it all
Gloria Lloyd, News Editor
April 2, 2020
Update: In the latest numbers released Friday, St. Louis County now has 781 positive cases and seven deaths. St. Louis County now has 781 coronavirus cases and six deaths, up from 663 Thursday and so many that the county has developed a dashboard to track all the data related to the cases. Origina...
Page, Trakas file to run again; both will have three challengers
Gloria Lloyd, News Editor
April 2, 2020
St. Louis County Executive Sam Page will face three challengers in the Democratic primary this August, and Councilman Ernie Trakas also has three challengers for his 6th District seat. Filing for county, state and federal offices for the Aug. 4 primary began in February and ended Tuesday. County exec...
Sunset Hills approves legislation allowing for tax abatements, aimed at hotel project
Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter
April 1, 2020
The Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen passed a contentious bill at its March 10 meeting that, through state statute, will allow the city to declare properties “blighted” and grant tax abatements to redevelop them. The bill passed 5-2, with Ward 2 Aldermen Steve Bersche and Casey Wong, Ward 3 Aldermen...
Mehlville firefighters with cancer will get coverage
Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter
April 1, 2020
The Mehlville Fire Protection District will begin to offer enhanced benefits to employees diagnosed with cancer after the Board of Directors approved changes to the fire district’s employee manual last month. Board members unanimously approved the changes to the Employee Manual of Policies and Procedur...
South County has first four positive coronavirus cases in outbreak at group home
Gloria Lloyd, News Editor
March 31, 2020
In what marks the first four officially confirmed cases of coronavirus in South County, three residents and an employee of a state-run home for the developmentally disabled have tested positive. Although health-care workers and residents have said on social media that other cases exist, the cases are als...
South County COVID-19 testing is on hold
Gloria Lloyd, News Editor
March 31, 2020
Mercy placed a planned South County coronavirus testing site on hold last week the day it was set to open, but still plans to open the new site at some point. Plans for the South County testing were postponed because “we want to make sure we have everyone and everything in place to ensure the site run...
First confirmed South County case: State group home resident has coronavirus
Gloria Lloyd, News Editor
March 29, 2020
In what marks the first officially confirmed case of coronavirus in South County, a resident of a state-run home for the developmentally disabled tested positive Sunday. A resident of the South County Habilitation Center, 2312 Lemay Ferry Road, received word of a positive test Sunday, Missouri state...
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