South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Grad Salute: Lindbergh High School Class of 2021

May 30, 2021

Congratulations Lindbergh High School seniors on a fantastic achievement. To see this year’s Grad Salute and greetings from the South County business community, celebrate with the May 27 print edition...

Chambers are joining together and merging

Chambers are joining together and merging

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor May 28, 2021

South County started 2021 with four chambers of commerce, and it now has two as the longtime organizations are joining together or merging. The Crestwood-Sunset Hills Area Chamber has a new and more regional...

Former St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch is sworn in as the 3rd District St. Louis County Councilman by Judge Dean P. Waldemer while with his wife and family on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. Fitch won the November 2018 election to replace former 3rd District Councilwoman Colleen Wasinger, who did not seek re-election.

Fitch looks back on his tenure

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter May 27, 2021

St. Louis County Councilman Tim Fitch is over halfway through his first four-year term representing the 3rd District, and is looking forward to getting the economy back on track after the pandemic while...

School districts see influx of federal funds

School districts see influx of federal funds

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter May 27, 2021

Every South County school district will be using an influx of federal money over the next three years to address challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, in what one local school leader is calling...

The Sunset Hills Police Department drives in the SunCrest Fest parade in September 2018.

Sunset Hills could raise police officers’ pay

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter May 27, 2021

Sunset Hills is considering increasing salaries for the city’s Police Department and guaranteeing raises over time with a new pay matrix. Under the proposal, police pay would increase with a new pay...

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Sunset Hills’ new city administrator is welcomed to city

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter May 26, 2021

Nine months into the job, Sunset Hills’ second-ever city administrator is enjoying getting to know the city and community while overcoming the challenges brought on by COVID-19. City Administrator Brittany...

Lindbergh Schools Superintendent Tony Lake at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Lindbergh High School in 2020.

Three years in as superintendent, Lake looking ahead for Lindbergh

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor May 26, 2021

Superintendent Tony Lake has spent three years at the helm of Lindbergh Schools and is set to lead the district for at least another three after the Board of Education extended his contract through 2024. After...

Sunset Hills will take over 911 dispatching for Crestwood in collaboration with police

Sunset Hills will take over 911 dispatching for Crestwood in collaboration with police

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter May 26, 2021

Sunset Hills will start providing police dispatching services for neighboring Crestwood this July, after aldermen in both sister cities approved a contract this month that holds neither liable if things...

The Tidal Wave Wash Center as of May 2021 in Sunset Hills, 3720 S. Lindbergh Blvd.

Neighbors object to light, noise from car wash

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter May 20, 2021

This is the last in a two-part series. Read Part 1 here. Several Sunset Hills residents have submitted letters to the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission objecting to the lights and noise from the...

The Tidal Wave Wash Center as of May 2021 in Sunset Hills, 3720 S. Lindbergh Blvd.

Tidal Wave is operating under a temporary permit

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter May 19, 2021

This is the first in a two-part series. Read Part 2 here. The newly opened Tidal Wave Car Wash Center in Sunset Hills will operate for the foreseeable future under a temporary occupancy agreement after...

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