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This photo of the sisters was posted to the GoFundMe page raising money for the family. Pictured left is Heather Derickson and right, Hailey Webb.

Two sisters, recent Oakville High School graduates, killed in Lemay Ferry crash

February 9, 2021

Two young sisters from Oakville were killed in a single-vehicle car crash on Lemay Ferry Road in Oakville Sunday night.  St. Louis County Police officers from the South County Precinct responded to...

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 County's 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 County may halt COVID-19 vaccines this week as state declines to send doses

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor February 9, 2021

St. Louis County officials say they may have pause COVID-19 vaccine efforts this week due to a lack of vaccine supply from the state, despite the county kicking off mass vaccine efforts by opening four...

Above left, Rogers Elementary first grader Dominic Vallejo works at school wearing a mask Dec. 16, 2020, as Mehlville school signs, right, ask the community to do the same.

South County school districts take different approaches to snow days, starting today

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor February 9, 2021

With virtual learning an option on a snow day for the first time this year in Missouri, some South County school districts are rethinking snow days, starting with today. Due to the winter weather overnight...

An overview from the Missouri Department of Transportation showing the improvements it plans along seven miles of South Lindbergh Boulevard, from Kirkwood to South County Center.

MoDOT holds virtual open house on Lindbergh resurfacing between Big Bend and Barracksview

February 8, 2021

The Missouri Department of Transportation is proposing a revamp of South Lindbergh Boulevard and is holding a virtual public hearing on the plan this week. MoDOT says it will resurface Lindbergh Boulevard...

Eligible St. Louis County employees receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the St. Louis County mass vaccination site at the Florissant Valley campus of St. Louis Community College Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. The mass vaccination site in Ferguson has been operating since Jan. 29, vaccinating qualified county employees ahead of the public starting Feb. 3.

Missouri data shows expanding ‘vaccine deserts’ in St. Louis and Kansas City metros

By Tessa Weinberg, Missouri Independent February 8, 2021

An expanding portion of St. Louis and Kansas City are considered “vaccine deserts,” or areas with limited-to-no access to the COVID-19 vaccine, according to an analysis by a consulting firm hired by...

Sen. Scott Sifton speaks at the unveiling of the sign for Cloria Brown Memorial Highway on South Lindbergh Boulevard in South County Oct. 17, 2019. Dignitaries speaking about Brown at the event included Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, Sifton, D-Affton, and Rep. Jim Murphy, R-Oakville, Brown’s successor in the Legislature who introduced the legislation during the 2019 General Assembly to dedicate a portion of Lindbergh Boulevard in her honor.

Scott Sifton announces 2022 run for U.S. Senate, challenging Roy Blunt

February 8, 2021

Former Missouri Sen. Scott Sifton announced his bid Monday for the U.S. Senate in 2022, challenging U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt. A former Affton school board member, Missouri state representative and senator representing...

Oakville Elementary switches to virtual day due to school power outage

Oakville Elementary switches to virtual day due to school power outage

February 8, 2021

Due to a power outage, Oakville Elementary School's campus is closed today, Monday, Feb. 8, and students will have a virtual learning day. The Mehlville School District told parents to look for an email...

Mehlville Superintendent Chris Gaines talks to a teacher in a hallway while schools were all-virtual in fall 2020.

Mehlville School District expands middle school to four days in person

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter February 5, 2021

Middle school students in the Mehlville School District will soon begin attending class in person four days a week instead of the current rotating two days mixed with virtual learning.  Superintendent...

Cooper Jennings makes  a snow angel on a snow day off from school in January 2019.

Red Cross offers tips for extremely cold weather, preventing freezing pipes

February 5, 2021

Dangerous cold temperatures and life-threatening wind chills are expected over the next few days in St. Louis, and the American Red Cross is offering these steps you should take to stay safe. Temperatures...

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