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South St. Louis County News

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Crestwood approves preliminary plan for large Watson Road development

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter August 10, 2022

The Crestwood Board of Aldermen approved a zoning change and preliminary plan for a large mixed use development July 27. The project, located at 8800 Watson Road, was presented by CWD Equity for a zoning...

Affton’s Prop S may cost Crestwood money

Affton’s Prop S may cost Crestwood money

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter April 28, 2022

The City of Crestwood will see a hit to its budget after Proposition S passed in Affton April 5. Prop S is a 10-cent per $100 assessed evaluation tax increase that will fund the Affton Fire Protection...

The Affton Fire Protection Districts fire engine at the dedication ceremony for the newly-renamed Sgt. Amanda N. Pinson Post Office in Afftons Grasso Plaza last week.

Affton Fire voters will consider Proposition S

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter March 29, 2022

Voters in Affton will see a 10-cent per $100 assessed evaluation tax increase on the ballot April 5 to help fund the Affton Fire District’s pension program. If approved, the owner of an $150,000 house...

An Affton Fire Protection District fire engine.

Crestwood loses lawsuit to Affton Fire District, will continue to pay for annexing forever

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor May 26, 2021

The four-year legal battle to determine whether Crestwood has to continue paying the Affton Fire Protection District for fire service for annexed residents is over after the Missouri Supreme Court ruled...

A fire at Manor Chemical Company plant, 6901 Heege Road, as seen from the new Tower Tee facility currently under construction, Thursday, April 29. The four-alarm chemical fire forced evacuations of residents near the plant, but the fire was fully contained by the end of the day and residents were able to return to their homes that evening.

Everyone safe after fire destroys Affton chemical plant; chief recounts the scene

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor April 30, 2021

A four-alarm chemical fire that sent mushroom clouds of smoke over Affton and forced evacuations of residents Thursday afternoon was something Affton fire officials had long dreaded, but the blaze was...

A large chemical fire, as seen from the new Tower Tee under construction.

Large chemical fire leads to evacuations in Affton

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor April 29, 2021

Residents in Affton were evacuated from an area around a chemical plant along Heege Road Thursday afternoon after reports of explosions and a heavy fire around the plant. The fire is at Manor Chemical...

Homebound residents can get shots too

Homebound residents can get shots too

April 15, 2021

Mehlville Fire District piloted a St. Louis County program to give COVID-19 vaccines to homebound residents, and the Affton Fire Protection District and the Crestwood Fire Department have joined too. To...

Members of the Visiting Nurses Association, National Guard, county employees and volunteers help administer COVID-19 vaccines at a mass vaccination site in Ferguson Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. The county announced Tuesday that in addition to the mass vaccination site at the Florissant Valley campus of St. Louis Community College, additional vaccination sites would open in the Mehlville, Affton and Eureka fire protection districts, which will begin administering vaccines to eligible members of the public who have appointments Thursday.

Fire districts including Mehlville and Affton working with county to vaccinate group-home residents

February 11, 2021

The St. Louis County Department of Public Health is partnering with fire districts in South County and elsewhere in the county to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to about 1,000 residents and staff in group...

Members of the Visiting Nurses Association, National Guard, county employees and volunteers help administer the vaccine at a mass COVID-19 vaccination site in Ferguson in February 2021.

GALLERY: St. Louis County’s mass vaccination site opens Wednesday

February 2, 2021

St. Louis County's first mass vaccination site, at the Florissant Valley campus of St. Louis Community College in Ferguson, is expected to open for public vaccinations Wednesday.  The county conducted...

A Lindbergh school nurse gets the COVID-19 vaccine at Mercy St. Louis Hospital in January 2021.

St. Louis County to open vaccine sites at Affton, Mehlville, Eureka firehouses

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor February 2, 2021

The St. Louis County Department of Public Health is planning to open two vaccine sites in South County and one in Eureka, in addition to the mass vaccination site set to open Wednesday in Ferguson. The...

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