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South St. Louis County News

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Then Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman during her 2018 campaign for the Missouri House. Coleman was elected to the Missouri Senate in 2022.

Proposals to eliminate Missouri sales tax on groceries in limbo

By Clara Bates, The Missouri Independent March 23, 2023

Missouri is one of just 13 states that levies a sales tax on grocery food items. Citing the hefty burden on low-income shoppers and rising cost of food, several other states have moved to reduce the...

The intersection of Miller Road East and U.S. 61/67, part of the proposed project area.

MoDOT hosting open house on proposed safety improvements at Arnold intersections

January 10, 2023

The Missouri Department of Transportation will host a public meeting Jan. 18 to share preliminary plans for improving safety along U.S. Route 61/67 at the intersections of St. Johns Church Road and Miller...

PHOTOS: Arnold church hosts Wreaths Across America event

December 21, 2022

St. John's Lutheran Church in Arnold held an inaugural Wreaths Across America event Dec. 17, joining 3,700 participating locations across the county. This year is Wreaths Across America's 175th anniversary. There...

Decorated graves at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery after Wreaths Across America in 2018.

Arnold church hosting Wreaths Across America wreath-laying ceremony

December 6, 2022

A church in Arnold is hosting a Wreaths Across America event next Saturday. Wreaths will be placed on the graves of veterans laid to rest in St. John’s Lutheran Church Cemetery, 3517 Jeffco Blvd.,...

Horizontal shot of a road closed sign.

US Route 61/67 to see nightly delays this week

May 2, 2022

Motorists traveling U.S. Route 61/67 in Arnold can expect nightly delays Wednesday through Friday. Crews will be shutting down southbound Route 61/67 just north of Route 231/Telegraph Road for pipe...

The cover of A Balanced Viking Life.

Jefferson College seeks submissions for recipe book ‘A Balanced Viking Life’

April 15, 2021

Among the many impacts that the pandemic has made in people’s lives is the adjustment in cooking and/or homeschooling and/or family together time. Jefferson College is seeking community submissions of...

An OATS Transit bus.

OATS Transit, which serves Jefferson County, marks its 50th anniversary

March 24, 2021

OATS Transit, which serves rural areas across Missouri including Jefferson County and Arnold, celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2021. OATS calls itself a "nationwide leader in rural public transportation...

Then Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman during her 2018 campaign for the Missouri House. Coleman was elected to the Missouri Senate in 2022.

Coleman will run for Senate, but is still busy in 97th District

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter March 17, 2021

Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman, R-Arnold, has set her sights on Missouri’s upper chamber, announcing last month that she will be running for state Senate in 2022. It is not yet known exactly what Senate...

Abiding Savior Lutheran students shown at the time of the Hurricane Harvey donation, September 2017.

A look back: Abiding Savior Lutheran students join with other schools to raise funds for school hit by hurricane

March 7, 2021

Editor’s note: Schools are closed to visitors and extra activities right now due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so we thought we’d take a look back at past philanthropic activities at local schools. Here’s...

A paramedic from the Fenton Fire Protection District gives a COVID-19 vaccine shot to a woman in the community room at the Affton Fire Protection District headquarters on Gravois Road while St. Louis County Executive Sam Page visited Feb. 12, 2021.

Missouri ‘vaccination gap’ worst in St. Louis County, consultant hired by state finds

By Tessa Weinberg, Missouri Independent March 3, 2021

A consulting firm hired by the state has repeatedly found Missouri’s urban centers have the largest “vaccination gap” — the estimated number of eligible residents who still haven’t received their...

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