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On first day back in school, Oakville High student wears Confederate flag mask

On first day back in school, Oakville High student wears Confederate flag mask

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor January 22, 2021

A student wore a Confederate flag mask to Oakville High School Tuesday that apparently went either unnoticed or unreported by teachers for two 90-minute classes, upsetting students who reported the mask...

Gov. Mike Parson signs HB 397 and hands the signed bill to the daughter of Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman after it was signed in 2019.  Also pictured is Sen. Jeanie Riddle.

Coleman is among the record number of women, black and LGBTQ lawmakers serving in Missouri Legislature

By Tessa Weinberg and Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent January 22, 2021

Missouri’s 2021 legislative session will be barrier breaking.  The number of women serving is at an all-time high with 52 female lawmakers. It will have the most ever Black lawmakers serving with 25....

Forder Elementary Terrific Kids of the Month for November 2018 are: Pictured front row, from left, are: Pictured in the front row are Josalyne Brown, Lily Fairchild and Minela Kafedzic.  In the back row, from left, are Kiwanians Pauline Roth and Roy Wunsch along with Forder Elementary Principal Whitney Maus.

A look back: Forder Elementary Terrific Kids are recognized

January 21, 2021

Editor’s Note: The terrific program “Terrific Kids” from the the South County Kiwanis is on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic and schools limiting visitors, but we thought we’d look back on some...

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson addresses the crowd gathered outside the state Capitol for his inauguration on Jan. 11, 2021 (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent).

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson reflects on tumult of 2020 at start of first full term

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent January 20, 2021

Gov. Mike Parson promised to work on behalf of all Missourians after being sworn in for his first full term Jan. 11 — though he didn’t mention in the speech specific items he hopes to achieve in the...

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

Filing ends for April election: Here’s who is running in Lindbergh, Mehlville, Sunset Hills, Green Park

By Staff Report January 20, 2021

Candidate filing closed Tuesday for a number of governmental positions that are up for election April 6, setting up several competitive races across South County. One of the trends this year is that many...

Rep. Jim Murphy, R-Oakville, pictured above, and Rep. David Gregory, R-Sunset Hills, hosted a food distribution event at Mehlville High School in September.

After voting not to require masks, Missouri House shuts down due to COVID-19 outbreak

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent January 20, 2021

The Missouri House of Representatives is not meeting this week because of an outbreak of COVID-19 in the Capitol Building, Republican leaders announced Thursday evening. Without giving details, House...

Dr. Aamina Akhtar, infectious disease physician and chief medical officer at Mercy Hospital South, gets the first COVID-19 vaccine in the St. Louis region Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. This is a game changer, Akhtar said of the vaccine.

St. Louis County receives 3,900 more COVID-19 vaccine doses, urges honesty in registration

January 19, 2021

St. Louis County received its second delivery of the COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, taking 3,900 new doses of the Pfizer vaccine from the state of Missouri. The county Department of Public Health will continue...

Jeannine Celestine, a respiratory therapist at Mercy Hospital South, prepares to receive the COVID-19 vaccine Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. Celestine was one of 20 workers to be vaccinated Dec. 14 at Mercy Hospital South, along with another 20 nurses at Mercys campus in Creve Coeur.

Members of the public can sign up with St. Louis hospitals to receive COVID-19 vaccine

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor January 19, 2021

All four major hospital systems in St. Louis are now signing members of the public up for COVID-19 vaccines, although when those shots will be available is still an open question. As more people in the...

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page, right, and his wife, Jennifer, head to the polls in August 2020 in Creve Coeur to vote for Page in the Democratic primary. Jennifer Page was dressed in scrubs to head to her job at Mercy Hospital South.

Paul Berry’s lawsuit asking for new county executive election is dismissed

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor January 19, 2021

A St. Louis County judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit contesting the November general election filed by Paul Berry III, the Republican who lost the race for county executive to Democratic incumbent Sam...

Mercy will operate all Dierbergs pharmacies

Mercy will operate all Dierbergs pharmacies

January 19, 2021

For more than a century, Dierbergs Markets and Mercy have served the people of the St. Louis area. Now, for the first time, the two companies say they are "working together to serve the region." Dierbergs...

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