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South St. Louis County News

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An Ameren spokesperson helps residents find where they live on a map and their proximity to the project at a 2018 open house. The project is scheduled to be complete by winter 2021. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Does utilities’ help for Missourians during pandemic mean rates will increase?

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent November 21, 2020

Almost half a million customers of Missouri’s regulated utilities were behind on their bills in September, and 185,000 were working on payment plans to catch up with past-due accounts. That data, from...

Look for property tax bills in mail; you can avoid lines by paying online

Look for property tax bills in mail; you can avoid lines by paying online

November 20, 2020

The St. Louis County collector of revenue is currently mailing 2020 personal and real estate property tax bills and has posted the tax amounts due on St. Louis County’s website. Real estate tax bills...

Gov. Mike Parson tweeted this photo of himself without a mask speaking to a group of mostly maskless Republican senators in November 2020, including Sen. Andrew Koenig and Sen. Paul Wieland.

Gov. Parson reiterates opposition to statewide mask mandate in Missouri

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent November 20, 2020

A letter from the Missouri Hospital Association pleading for a state mask mandate was “not surprising,” Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday, as he repeated his opposition to statewide orders to limit...

‘Code Sunshine’ is a welcome birthday gift: After being admitted for COVID-19 to Mercy Hospital South on his daughter’s birthday, April 2, Bill finally went home last week with his wife, Lynn – on his own 68th birthday. Bill, a COVID-19 patient who only wanted to provide his first name, spent three weeks at Mercy Hospital South, with a week on a ventilator and two weeks in intensive care.

Missouri hospitals plead with Parson for statewide mask order

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent November 19, 2020

issouri hospitals warned “the wolf is at the door” in a letter to Gov. Mike Parson pleading for him to issue a statewide mask order to combat the rapid spread of COVID-19. Over the past two weeks,...

Lemay economic development nonprofit could disband due to lack of funds

Lemay economic development nonprofit could disband due to lack of funds

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor November 19, 2020

After 40 years of existence, Lemay’s economic development nonprofit could disband this week due to the changing way that St. Louis County hands out grants. The Lemay Development Corporation, a 501c3...

Caregiver Denise Phelps helps her 85-year-old uncle, William Speck, with groceries obtained from Feed My People in Lemay, Mo., on April 24, 2020.

St. Louis Scouting for Food drive is changing due to COVID-19: Here’s how to donate virtually

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor November 18, 2020

The annual Scouting for Food drive in St. Louis is going virtual this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a stay-at-home advisory issued by St. Louis County Executive Sam Page. The annual food collection...

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page attends the ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9 Mile Garden, a food truck garden in Affton that is the first in the state. The food truck garden officially opened July 3.

Take our poll: Do you support St. Louis County’s new stay-at-home advisory?

November 18, 2020

With COVID-19 cases overwhelming hospitals, St. Louis County residents will be encouraged for the next month to stay home and only leave to go to work, school, medical care, grocery shopping and other...

Birthday parades have become a fun activity during the stay-at-home order in effect in St. Louis County due to the coronavirus. During the parades, residents drive by the birthday celebrant’s house separately in their cars, keeping social distancing. The events are organized online, in Facebook groups like Lindbergh Community Birthday Parades, Oakville Birthday Parades and Mehlville Birthday Parades. Above, Ryan from Crestwood got a parade for his birthday April 6, 2020.

St. Louis County stay-at-home advisory, indoor dining ban: Here’s what you need to know

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor November 17, 2020

With COVID-19 cases overwhelming hospitals and reaching record highs for yet another day, starting today St. Louis County residents will be encouraged to stay home and only leave to go to work, school,...

In a photo tweeted by Gov. Mike Parson, Parson speaks at a Branson retreat in November 2020 to Missouri senators who were not wearing masks including, second from right, Sen. Andrew Koenig, R-Manchester, who represents Sunset Hills, and third from right, Sen. Paul Wieland, R-Imperial, who represents Arnold.

Special session postponed after COVID-19 outbreak; GOP senators resist wearing masks

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent November 17, 2020

COVID-19 cases among members and staff of the Missouri Senate will force it to postpone consideration of an emergency spending bill and pandemic liability protection, Senate Majority Leader Caleb Rowden...

Curbside pickup was open at Helen Fitzgeralds in Sunset Hills March 18.

Restaurant association joins Bartolino’s lawsuit challenging St. Louis County dining ban

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor November 16, 2020

A statewide association of restaurants will join a lawsuit challenging the indoor dining ban that St. Louis County Executive Sam Page ordered to go into effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, joining a lawsuit...

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