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South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

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Rep. David Gregory is pictured above meeting a constituent and her dog at a September 2020 food drive event he and Rep. Jim Murphy co-sponsored at Mehlville High School.

Missouri has a new law that makes carjacking a crime, after push by Gregory

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter October 28, 2020

Missouri officially has a law on the books that establishes the crime of vehicular hijacking for carjacking crimes, passed by the Missouri General Assembly this legislative session as part of a broader...

State Sen. Jill Schupp, left, and U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner, right.

Take our poll: Will you be voting to re-elect U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner?

October 26, 2020

  For more coverage of U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner's re-election race versus Missouri Sen. Jill Schupp, see the candidates' Call questionnaires.

Sen. Dan Hegeman, R-Cosby, speaks to members of the Missouri Press Association about Amendment 3 in January 2020, the same day that debate on the Senate resolution for the amendment began.

Amendment 3 reverts redistricting change voters approved in Clean Missouri

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor October 23, 2020

Voters will consider two amendments to the Missouri Constitution in the election Tuesday, Nov. 3, highlighted by Amendment 3, a partial rerun of the Clean Missouri amendment approved by voters in November...

Gov. Mike Parson enters the stage, passing State Auditor Nicole Galloway before the Missouri gubernatorial debate at the Missouri Theatre in Columbia on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020 (Robert Cohen for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Parson, Galloway spar on COVID, policing, health care in debate

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor October 22, 2020

In what will likely be the only in-person debate among the four candidates for Missouri governor, Gov. Mike Parson and state Auditor Nicole Galloway sparred over COVID-19, budget priorities and policing...

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

St. Louis County unveils app with Election Day wait times, opens satellite voting Thursday

October 21, 2020

The Nov. 3 general election is less than two weeks away, so important dates and deadlines are quickly approaching for voters in St. Louis County. While the deadline for registering to vote has passed,...

Teacher Samantha Wanko talks to incoming kindergarteners at Bierbaum Elementary  in the Mehlville School District in August 2020 about procedures and Chromebook pickup.

South County high schools open for the first time since March

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter October 21, 2020

With more and more students returning to in-person learning, South County’s public high schools are set to open their doors for the first time since March, when the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to...

How to donate used medical equipment in South County this weekend

How to donate used medical equipment in South County this weekend

October 21, 2020

Donations are requested for the annual Healthcare Equipment Collection Drive at seven different drop-off locations in the metro area hosted by the not-for-profit St. Louis Health Equipment Lending...

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Trick-or-treating is safety risk, county says

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor October 15, 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...

Paul Berry III, left, and Sam Page, right.

Paul Berry challenges Sam Page for county executive

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter October 14, 2020

County Executive Sam Page, a Democrat, and Republican Paul Berry are running for the county executive seat in the election Tuesday, Nov. 3, after winning their respective primaries in August. Berry did...

State Sen. Andrew Koenig, left, and Rep. Deb Lavender, right.

Koenig, Lavender are running for Missouri’s 15th District Senate seat

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter October 14, 2020

State Sen. Andrew Koenig, R-Manchester, will face Rep. Deb Lavender, D-Kirkwood, for his Senate seat in the upcoming election Tuesday, Nov. 3. Koenig, 741 Sherwick Terrace, did not provide any personal...

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