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South St. Louis County News

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Trailgoers social distance on Cliff Cave Trail in April 2020.

Deadline to give feedback on Great Rivers Greenway strategic plan is Friday, Jan. 15

January 13, 2021

Great Rivers Greenway is celebrating its 20th anniversary and seeking feedback to envision the next 20 years of its mission connecting the region with greenways. Area residents are invited to guide Great Rivers Greenway’s...

The Big Bend Bridge over Interstate 44.

MoDOT holds virtual open house on replacing Big Bend Bridge over Interstate 44

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor January 13, 2021

Drivers who use the Big Bend bridge over Interstate 44 in St, Louis County may want to view the information provided in a public meeting next week about the Missouri Department of Transportation’s...

House Speaker Rob Vescovo, R-Arnold, speaks with House Budget Chairman Cody Smith, R-Carthage, during the Nov. 10, 2020 special session (photo courtesy of Tim Bommel/House Communications).

Missouri lawmakers react to Capitol riot

By Tessa Weinberg, Missouri Independent January 12, 2021

Outside the Capitol walls as the Missouri Legislature convened for the 2021 legislative session, protesters objecting to the certification of the results of the presidential election gathered while nearly...

A nurse at Mercy Hospital South prepares the first dose of Pfizer/BioNTechs COVID-19 vaccine for Mercys Chief Medical officer Aamina Akhtar Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. Mercy South planned to vaccinate 20 nurses on Dec. 14 and another 20 nurses on Dec. 15.

General public can sign up for priority list for St. Louis County’s COVID-19 vaccines

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor January 12, 2021

St. Louis County’s COVID-19 vaccines are not yet available to the public, but you can register now to receive one when they are.  The St. Louis County Department of Public Health received a shipment...

House Speaker Rob Vescovo, R-Arnold, speaks with House Budget Chairman Cody Smith, R-Carthage, during the Nov. 10, 2020 special session (photo courtesy of Tim Bommel/House Communications).

House speaker declares education reform a top priority for Missouri legislative session

By Tessa Weinberg, Missouri Independent January 12, 2021

As a new legislative session kicks off, education reform will be a top issue for lawmakers to tackle, Missouri House Speaker Rob Vescovo declared Wednesday. Lawmakers from across the state returned to...

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt discusses the Safer Streets Initiative at an event in St. Louis (photo courtesy of the Missouri Attorney Generals Office).

Eric Schmitt denies involvement in call for Trump supporters to march on U.S. Capitol

By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent January 12, 2021

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt denies any knowledge of a robocall by an arm of the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) encouraging “patriots” to participate in a march that ended...

Rain didn’t stop South County from enjoying the 20th year of the JB Blast at Jefferson Barracks Park Wednesday, July 3, 2019, featuring live music, an appearance from County Executive Sam Page and a fireworks show. County Council Presiding Officer Ernie Trakas was in charge of the festivities, after the resignation of former County Executive Steve Stenger.

Page, Trakas, new Councilwoman Webb will be inaugurated virtually Tuesday

January 11, 2021

County Executive  Sam Page will hold his inauguration Tuesday after being re-elected in November to the last two years of former County Executive Steve Stenger's four-year term. Page will be sworn...

Respiratory therapist Chastity White, pictured above, is the first health-care worker at St. Lukes to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Biden expected to accelerate vaccine doses to states

By Laura Olson, Missouri Independent January 11, 2021

WASHINGTON — More COVID-19 vaccine doses will be available to states sooner under changes that the incoming Biden administration is expected to make to how the Trump administration has been allocating...

Then-Senate candidate and now Sen. Josh Hawley speaks at a campaign stop in Ballwin, Missouri, on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018. Hawley defeated incumbent Sen. Claire McCaskill in November 2018, receiving 51.43 percent of the vote compared to McCaskill’s 45.47 percent. Photos by Erin Achenbach.

Josh Hawley’s woes grow as another major backer abandons him

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent January 11, 2021

The list of Missouri supporters abandoning U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley grew Friday, when a prominent early backer accused him of “an act of reckless pandering” by raising objections as electoral votes were...

Police confront pro-Trump rioters at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 (photo by Alex Kent).

Multiple investigations opened into the death of U.S. Capitol Police officer in pro-Trump riots

By Ariana Figueroa, Missouri Independent January 10, 2021

WASHINGTON — A Capitol Police officer died late Thursday from injuries he sustained while a violent mob breached the U.S. Capitol as lawmakers were set to vote to certify the presidential election results. The...

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