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With parents and a student sitting behind him socially distanced, Mehlville Superintendent Chris Gaines presents bond issue information to the Board of Education, including conceptual drawings, at the Oct. 15, 2020, board meeting held in person at the Mehlville High School Library. The presentation was ‘very thorough,’ then board President Kevin Schartner said. The meeting was also livestreamed.

Possible ballot measure could address wages, keeping ESSER interventionists

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor August 24, 2022

The Mehlville Board of Education again discussed the possibility of putting a ballot measure before voters at its meeting Aug. 18.  The ballot measure could be in the form of a tax levy, bond, or both...

An Oakville High School student sews during class as students returned for two weeks in October-November 2020, before the announcement that they would return to all-virtual learning until January 2021.

Mehlville Board of Education eliminates masking positivity threshold

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor August 9, 2022

The Mehlville Board of Education voted last week to eliminate the COVID-19 positivity threshold for masking in school buildings, starting the school year entirely mask-optional for the first time since...

Mehlville Board of Education moves to formally eliminate some Prop S projects

Mehlville Board of Education moves to formally eliminate some Prop S projects

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor July 5, 2022

The Mehlville Board of Education voted unanimously June 23 to formally remove the Mehlville High School stadium restroom renovations and the transportation building renovations from the district’s Proposition...

The campaign committee for Mehlville School District’s Proposition S, Mehlville-Oakville United, hosted a donut drive-thru March 13, 2021, at Mehlville High School, Washington Middle School and Oakville Middle/Wohlwend Elementary. The event featured free donuts, “Yes on S” car painting and committee members dressed in costumes to raise awareness about the bond measure, the district’s first in over 20 years.

Mehlville School District considers future potential ballot measure

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor June 20, 2022

Voters in the Mehlville School District may be considering a ballot measure for the school district in either the form of a bond, tax levy or both in the next four to six years.  During a strategic...

Prop S projects in full swing this summer

Prop S projects in full swing this summer

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor June 17, 2022

Several Proposition S projects are underway this summer across the Mehlville School District.  At a Prop S update at the June 9 Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Chris Gaines said “things...

Rising labor costs forces elimination of Prop S projects

Rising labor costs forces elimination of Prop S projects

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor May 27, 2022

New stadium restrooms at Mehlville High School and a new district transportation building funded by Proposition S most likely will not come to fruition due to increased construction costs.  Superintendent...

Prop S projects continue despite supply chain, budget challenges

Prop S projects continue despite supply chain, budget challenges

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor May 18, 2022

Despite challenges from supply chain disruptions and higher-than-anticipated costs, work continues in the Mehlville School District on Proposition S projects after the Board of Education approved two Prop...

Buffaloes along Lemay Ferry Road? Inflatable turkeys along Telegraph? Supporters of the Mehlville School District’s Proposition S bond issue donned eye-catching costumes at the 2021 ‘donut drive-thru’ at Mehlville High that featured MHS students, above, with junior Emma Maxwell as the Bierbaum Buffalo mascot. Similar sign rallies were also held in Oakville. Another ‘donut drive-thru’ to rally for Prop S was set at the same schools Saturday, April 3.

School board will revisit project list for Proposition S

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor April 14, 2022

The Mehlville Board of Education will consider a revised list of Proposition S projects when it meets again this month due to supply chain issues and higher-than-anticipated costs.  Prop S, a $35 million...

Mehlville Superintendent Chris Gaines talks to a teacher in a hallway while schools were all-virtual in fall 2020.

Increased construction costs, supply chain issues force Mehlville to reprioritize Prop S projects

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor March 30, 2022

Supply chain issues and higher-than-anticipated costs are extending construction times on projects for Mehlville School District’s Proposition S, the $35 million no-tax-rate increase bond measure passed...

Mehlville Superintendent Chris Gaines talks to a teacher in a hallway while schools were all-virtual in fall 2020.

Mehlville Board of Education reviews ESSER funds, spending timeline

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor March 9, 2022

The Mehlville Board of Education unanimously voted Feb. 24 in favor of updates to the district’s plan on how to spend allocated Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief funds.  Like county...

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