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A Mehlville School District employee hands out emergency food boxes from Operation Food Search to students receiving grab-and-go meals while students are out of school during the pandemic.

Mehlville will offer grab-and-go meals through July

June 29, 2020

The Mehlville School District will continue to offer grab-and-go meals through the month of July.  The district, which has been offering grab-and-go meals since schools closed in March due to the COVID-19...

Feed My People volunteer Joe Richardson delivers groceries to a family in need at the nonprofits facility in Lemay.

Feed My People reopens its thrift stores in South County and High Ridge

June 29, 2020

The Thrifty Hanger thrift stores operated by food pantry Feed My People in south St. Louis County and High Ridge are celebrating their grand reopenings beginning at 10 a.m. Monday with refreshed stores...

Bethesda gets a courtyard concert

Bethesda gets a courtyard concert

June 28, 2020

The musical group Hot Soup, comprised of teenagers from Wildwood, performed outdoors for the enjoyment of the residents, who are still on quarantine, at Bethesda Southgate in Oakville May 29.

The researchers receive wastewater samples in vials to test. Photo courtesy of Marc Johnson.

University of Missouri System researchers take on new projects during COVID-19 pandemic

By Regan Mertz, Missouri Information Corps June 27, 2020

Since the coronavirus struck Missouri in early March, university researchers across the state have postponed their projects. Some have found a new focus: the COVID-19 pandemic itself. Some researchers...

Sixth District St. Louis County Councilman Ernie Trakas, the councils presiding officer at the time, listens to public comment from mothers of St. Louis County policemen at a 2019 council meeting.

Republicans call for in-person St. Louis County Council meetings

June 27, 2020

The Republican members of the St. Louis County Council are asking that county government start holding in-person meetings again. The County Council has observed the Department of Public Health’s COVID-19...

About 60 protesters with a range of colorful signs lined both sides of Gravois Road in Affton June 6 to show support for ‘Black Lives Matter’ and against racism. Some drivers passing by raised their fists in support.

‘Black Lives Matter’ draws crowds, conversations

June 26, 2020

About 60 protesters with a range of colorful signs lined both sides of Gravois Road in Affton June 6 to show support for ‘Black Lives Matter’ and against racism. 

The Grants View County Library at night.

All St. Louis County Library branches reopen with limited capacity, services

June 26, 2020

All St. Louis County Library branches have reopened with limited capacity and limited services, while still offering curbside pickup for books and materials. Masks will be required, and the number of people...

An employee wears a mask at the newly reopened Crestwood pool, as seen June 19.

Crestwood pool reopens with masks and a collaboration with Sunset Hills

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor June 26, 2020

The Crestwood Aquatic Center has been open and operating since June 15 under COVID-19 restrictions for capacity and social distancing that will make this year’s pool season far different than the past. The...

Participants in the Oakville Black Lives Matter drive decorated their vehicles with posters and car paint to show their support.

Mehlville teachers organize ‘Black Lives Matter’ walk

June 25, 2020

There will be an anti-racism Black Lives Matter walk at Mehlville High School this Sunday. The walk, organized by a group of Mehlville School District teachers, will take place from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m....

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