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The National Guard directs traffic at a mass vaccination event in Canton, Feb. 23, 2021.

Missouri directs more vaccines to St. Louis ‘mega sites’; Family Arena will give out 4,000 doses

March 18, 2021

Missouri is allocating more COVID-19 vaccines to a series of state-sponsored “mega sites” for vaccines that kick off next week, a decision that increases the number of doses that will be given out...

Randy Epperson.

Epperson, Tolch will contend for Ward 3 seat

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter March 18, 2021

Randy Epperson and Andrew Tolch, both newcomers to public office, are running to replace Sunset Hills Ward 3 Alderman Nathan Lipe in the upcoming municipal election. Epperson and Tolch will contend for...

The Affton School District vaccinated every teacher and staff member who wanted a COVID-19 vaccine at an event at Affton High School Monday, March 15, 2021, seen above.

All Missouri adults will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine by April 9

March 18, 2021

Missouri will make all adults eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine by April 9, and the next phase of eligibility will go into effect March 29, affecting infrastructure workers and higher education. Phase...

The Affton School District vaccinated every teacher and staff member who wanted a COVID-19 vaccine at an event at Affton High School Monday, March 15, 2021, seen above.

South County school districts hold special events to vaccinate teachers

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor March 18, 2021

Most South County school districts are holding vaccination events in the coming days for their teachers and school staff now that the state has expanded eligibility for the vaccine to educators. The Mehlville,...

A nurse at Mercy Hospital South prepares the first dose of Pfizer/BioNTechs COVID-19 vaccine for Mercys Chief Medical officer Aamina Akhtar Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. Mercy South planned to vaccinate 20 nurses on Dec. 14 and another 20 nurses on Dec. 15.

‘Mega sites’ for COVID-19 vaccination will be held in St. Louis starting this weekend

March 17, 2021

Several state-hosted "mega sites" for COVID-19 vaccination will be held in St. Louis starting this weekend, Gov. Mike Parson announced Tuesday. Missouri will host a mega vaccination site at St. Louis...

A teacher from Mehlville High School works with students in person after the Jan. 19, 2020 return, high schoolers’ first time in school in person since November.

St. Louis County will hold a mass vaccination event next week just for educators

March 16, 2021

St. Louis County will hold a mass COVID-19 vaccination event just for educators next week, St. Louis County Executive Sam Page announced Tuesday. The St. Louis County Department of Public Health will conduct...

A Hancock student receives a free Playtime Pad tablet from the St. Louis County Library in spring 2020, before St. Louis Countys mask mandate went into effect for young children.

St. Louis County Library branches open by appointment only starting March 23; reservations open now

March 16, 2021

The St. Louis County Library will reopen all 20 of its branches in phases starting next week, with all branches open by 45-minute appointments only beginning Tuesday, March 23. Appointments are available...

Sen. Andrew Koenig speaks at the Tesson Ferry Republican Club in summer 2018.

Koenig bill on TIFs in flood plain moves on

March 16, 2021

The Missouri Senate on March 4 passed Senate Bill 22 sponsored by Sen. Andrew Koenig, R-Manchester, which reforms tax-increment financing in flood plains. To qualify for TIF, the development project must...

Mike Shannon, a lead maintenance driver with the St. Louis County Department of Transportation, is administered the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, at St. Louis Countys mass vaccination site in Ferguson. The site, which is located at the Florissant Valley campus of St. Louis Community College, began public vaccinations the following day for those eligible.

St. Louis VA opens vaccines to veterans of all ages

March 12, 2021

VA St. Louis Health Care System has eliminated age requirements for enrolled veterans to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at its area vaccine clinics. To date, close to 22,000 Missouri and Illinois veterans...

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