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A black-and-white photo submitted in the 1980s to the National Register of Historic Places of the Joseph Sappington Cabin.

Crestwood holds special meeting on relocating historic cabin to Sappington House ahead of new April 1 deadline

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter March 30, 2021

The Crestwood Board of Aldermen will hold a special meeting tonight — Tuesday, March 30 — to discuss moving a historic log cabin from Affton to the Historic Sappington House property. The Board of...

Washington Middle School evacuated due to threat, but police find nothing

Washington Middle School evacuated due to threat, but police find nothing

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor March 30, 2021

Students and staff at Washington Middle School were evacuated for several hours Tuesday morning after someone wrote a threat on a wall at the school, but everyone is now safely back in the building after...

Inside the Joseph Sappington House.

Sappington House raising funds to move historic cabin from Affton into Crestwood

March 29, 2021

Under a plan up for discussion at the Crestwood Board of Aldermen, a historic log house, pictured above, could be moved to Historic Sappington House where it would be preserved for future generations. In...

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.

More Missourians are eligible for vaccine today; registration set to open for Saturday South County event

March 29, 2021

Phase 2 of Missouri's COVID-19 Vaccination Plan opens today, Monday, March 29, extending COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to approximately 880,000 Missourians. The activation of Phase 2 will extend vaccine...

Members of the Missouri National Guard prepare doses of COVID-19 vaccine Feb. 23 in Canton, near the Iowa border.

Missouri partners with FEMA on St. Louis mass vaccine site that will double state’s doses

March 29, 2021

The state of Missouri announced Monday that it will start an eight-week effort next week focusing on getting more COVID-19 vaccine into arms in St. Louis, with help from the Federal Emergency Management...

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South County woman charged with arson and animal abuse for setting fire, interfering with firefighters

March 29, 2021

A South County woman was charged with arson after allegedly setting fire to the Colonial Woods condos last week and then interrupting firefighters who responded to the scene. Police from the St. Louis...

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.

Operation Food Search hands out meal kits today; grab-and-go meals resume at Mehlville

March 29, 2021

With spring break over, the Mehlville School District is resuming grab-and-go meal service today, Monday, March 29, and Operation Food Search is also handing out meal kits to families in need while supplies...

Pictured above: Summerville at St. Andrews in Eureka, which will open later in 2021.

New active adult community in Eureka will cater to baby boomers with a unique neighborhood concept

March 26, 2021

When Summerville of St. Andrew’s welcomes its inaugural residents later this year, it will mark a new direction for senior living in Eureka and Greater St. Louis. The $23 million development, adjacent...

Green Park Ward 1 Alderman Michael Broughton, left, and Green Park Mayor Tim Thuston.

Thuston faces Ward 1 Alderman Broughton for Green Park mayor

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter March 25, 2021

Incumbent Green Park Mayor Tim Thuston will be challenged by longtime Ward 1 Alderman Michael Broughton in the upcoming municipal election. Thuston and Broughton will face each other for the title of...

Shown above is an example of the Flex Farm given to Operation Food Search.

Operation Food Search is now growing through hydroponics

March 25, 2021

Operation Food Search, a nonprofit hunger relief organization, has received two Flex Farms, which are fully self-contained hydroponic growing systems that will enable OFS to grow fresh, affordable produce. ...

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