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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Letters to the editor

Stenger defends the Charter, but he ignores it in Trakas’ court case

July 24, 2018

To the editor: In the July 12 article on St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger’s appearance before the Tesson Ferry Democratic Club, Mr. Stenger is quoted as claiming that his administration is trying...

Ernie Trakas talks at the Concord-Lemay/Gravois/Jefferson Republican Club meeting. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer.

Prosecutor said in January Trakas violated Charter

July 13, 2018

St. Charles County Prosecuting Attorney Tim Lohmar sent a letter Jan. 18 to 6th District Councilman Ernie Trakas, R-Oakville, that was headlined “Matter of Potential Vacancy in the Office of St. Louis...

Letters to the editor

If anyone should be removed from an office, it’s Stenger, McCulloch

July 10, 2018

To the editor: It doesn’t get much sleazier than the effort by St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Bob McCulloch to remove 6th District County Councilman Ernie Trakas from office. McCulloch claims...

Ernie Trakas talks at the Concord-Lemay/Gravois/Jefferson Republican Club meeting. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer.

Trakas could run for office again if judge finds he violated the Charter

July 3, 2018

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com If a St. Charles judge removes 6th District Councilman Ernie Trakas from office, the local legislator could likely run again in a special election. St....

New Crestwood municipal judge is city resident who serves as a county prosecutor

May 24, 2018

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Crestwood’s new municipal judge is St. Louis County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Jason Denney, a Crestwood resident. Longtime Crestwood...

St. Charles judge will decide whether Trakas stays as councilman

St. Charles judge will decide whether Trakas stays as councilman

May 23, 2018

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com A St. Charles judge will decide whether 6th District County Councilman Ernie Trakas, R-Oakville, has to forfeit his office for violating...

Tim Lohmar

UPDATED: Special prosecutor asks judge to remove Trakas from County Council

April 8, 2018

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor news3@callnewspapers.com A special prosecutor filed a petition with the court this weekend asking to remove St. Louis County Councilman Ernie Trakas from office because...

Tim Lohmar

Special prosecutor assigned to probe if Trakas violated Charter requirements

February 21, 2018

By Gloria Lloyd Staff Reporter news3@callnewspapers.com A special prosecutor is investigating whether 6th District County Councilman Ernie Trakas, R-Oakville, is violating the county Charter’s...

St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch announces last year that he is dropping charges against former Sunset Hills Mayor Mark Furrer, who was accused of allegedly assaulting a Fenton bicyclist by hitting him with his car.

Trakas says conflict-of-interest probe nothing more than ‘political witch hunt’

January 18, 2018

By Gloria Lloyd Staff Reporter news3@callnewspapers.com A judge is considering whether 6th District County Councilman Ernie Trakas, R-Oakville, has a conflict of interest that could remove him...

Man charged with murder in quadruple killing of Mehlville student, family

Man charged with murder in quadruple killing of Mehlville student, family

December 20, 2017

A south city man accused of murder in a north county quadruple killing of a family in August knew his victims, including a 10-year-old student in the Mehlville School District, police said this week. Ja’Vonne...

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