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South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

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Mehlville parents criticize continued masking at board meeting

Mehlville parents criticize continued masking at board meeting

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter June 8, 2021

Several parents spoke at the Mehlville Board of Education meeting last month against the district’s decision to continue requiring masks for students despite St. Louis County dropping its mask mandate...

Commissioner of Education Margie Vandeven speaks at a July 2020 press conference (photo courtesy of the Missouri Governors Office).

Missouri relaxes rules on when students must quarantine after COVID exposure

By Tess Weinberg, Missouri Independent November 12, 2020

Editor's note: Although Missouri relaxed restrictions on schools Thursday, St. Louis County still has quarantine rules in effect. County Council Chairwoman Lisa Clancy tweeted, "This latest move from our...

A Mehlville School District employee hands out emergency food boxes from Operation Food Search to students receiving grab-and-go meals while students are out of school during the pandemic.

How-To Guide: Wearing a mask will help slow the spread of COVID-19

By Colleen Wouters, Missouri Information Corps July 14, 2020

As Missouri experiences its highest number of positive COVID-19 cases yet, several counties and municipalities have begun encouraging or requiring people to wear masks when going out into the community. Columbia,...

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page updates the public about COVID-19 (coronavirus) preparedness on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. At right is Spring Schmidt, co-director of the Saint Louis County Department of Public Health.

Coronavirus: What you need to know

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor March 2, 2020

Despite a warning from the Centers for Disease Control last week that it is not if, but when, coronavirus will become a widespread epidemic in the United States, St. Louis County officials say that they...

Free flu-shot clinics available in South County

Free flu-shot clinics available in South County

October 2, 2018

Barnes-Jewish Hospital and SSM Health will be offering free flu vaccinations this October in South County and in various locations across St. Louis and St. Louis County. According to the Centers for...

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