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Then-council chairman Sam Page listens to Police Chief John Belmar during a committee meeting in 2018. Now County Executive, Page will renegotiate the lease for The Crossings, formerly Northwest Plaza mall. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer.

COVID third leading cause of death in St. Louis County in 2020

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter October 7, 2021

In light of the 700,000th COVID death in the U.S., County Executive Sam Page announced COVID was the third leading cause of death in the county in 2020. The announcement came hours before the release of...

Mehlville Fire utilizing new training center

Mehlville Fire utilizing new training center

October 7, 2021

The Mehlville Fire Protection District has officially been training at its new training center for over a year, after the facility has been in the making since 2017.  The training center, located at...

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page, right, and his wife, Jennifer, head to the polls Tuesday morning in Creve Coeur to vote for Page in the Democratic primary. Jennifer Page was dressed in scrubs to head to her job at Mercy Hospital South.

St. Louis County continues to give out millions in rental assistance

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter October 6, 2021

St. Louis County is ahead of schedule in awarding Emergency Rental Assistance Program funds to landlords and tenants. County Executive Sam Page announced Sept. 30 the county has given out $18 million...

Under the Sunday Night Lights

Under the Sunday Night Lights

October 5, 2021

Lindbergh High School’s 12th annual Sunday Night Lights is back this year in a new form. Typically the event would be a football game under the lights held for children battling life-threatening illnesses,...

Lindbergh grading strategies presented at Board of Education meeting

Lindbergh grading strategies presented at Board of Education meeting

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter September 30, 2021

Lindbergh School District’s grading strategies were presented to the Board of Education Sept. 16 in an effort to educate the board on standards-based grading in kindergarten through fifth grade. Standards-based...

County Planning Commission hears plan for Lindbergh Dunkin’/Fortune Bank

County Planning Commission hears plan for Lindbergh Dunkin’/Fortune Bank

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter September 30, 2021

A zoning request for a drive-thru at 5228 S. Lindbergh Blvd. was heard by the St. Louis County Planning Commission Sept. 13. The proposed use is a joint Dunkin’ Donuts and Fortune Bank location. The...

Modified quarantine policy helps keep Lindbergh students in class

Modified quarantine policy helps keep Lindbergh students in class

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter September 29, 2021

Lindbergh School District’s reopening plan has worked so far, with 83 students benefiting from St. Louis County’s modified quarantine opportunity. Modified quarantine is a tool granted to any St....

This rendering from Missouri American Water shows what the new tower would look like from Crestwick Drive.

Resident accuses Sunset Hills of ‘selective enforcement’ of yard signs

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor September 29, 2021

Debate surrounding Sunset Hill’s sign code, a proposed Missouri American Water tower and First Amendment rights came to head at a Board of Aldermen meeting earlier this month.  At the Board of Aldermen...

County wide diaper drive starts today

County wide diaper drive starts today

September 28, 2021

St. Louis County is recognizing National Diaper Need Awareness Week — now until Oct. 8 — by partnering with St. Louis Area Diaper Bank to collect diapers. Residents can drop off diapers at several...

Aldermen discuss renovations to city hall

Aldermen discuss renovations to city hall

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter September 22, 2021

Upgrades to Sunset Hills’ city hall may be on the way after the Board of Aldermen reviewed a plan for $570,000 in changes July 13. City Engineer Bryson Baker said the plan, focused on safety and security,...

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