South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Mantovani talks with Amy Stuber of Creve Coeur and John Snodgrass of Richmond Heights. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer.

Page names Board of Freeholders; only one from South County, only one from unincorporated

October 1, 2019

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page announced his appointments to the Board of Freeholders Tuesday, and of the nine freeholders, only one is from South County and only one is from unincorporated St. Louis...

Selected as elector, how could I say no?

Selected as elector, how could I say no?

September 22, 2019

    My Call By Bill Milligan Originally published July 26, 1990 It was Groucho Marx who once said "I wouldn't belong to any club that would have me as a member." That quote...

Board of Electors will review city-county ties

Board of Electors will review city-county ties

September 19, 2019

Originally published July 26, 1990 as a sidebar to an article on the Board of Freeholders/Board of Electors that was constituted in 1990. Aides to St. Louis County Executive H.C. Milford Saturday announced...

Board of Electors will pass on county reorganization

Board of Electors will pass on county reorganization

September 18, 2019

By Bill Milligan Editor wmilligan@callnewspapers.com Originally published July 26, 1990 (with a sidebar listing the Board of Freeholders appointees) County Executive H.C. Milford last week asked...

The room of Municipal League mayors votes to set up a Board of Freeholders in St. Louis County at Chesterfield City Hall Jan. 24. Photo by Gloria Lloyd.

Apply to serve on Board of Freeholders; Page says board will be diverse

September 18, 2019

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page is currently accepting applications for the Board of Freeholders, the group that can make changes to the St. Louis County-St. Louis city governance structure under the...

St. Louis city Mayor Lyda Krewson, left, listens to former County Executive Steve Stenger say he supports transformative change for the region at the Better Together rollout. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Stenger coveted ‘metro mayor’ position

August 7, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com In a prison-time recommendation ahead of sentencing this week for former County Executive Steve Stenger on corruption charges, federal prosecutors...

Then-County Executive Steve Stenger presents a proclamation declaring Chancellor Mark Wrighton Day in St. Louis County April 8 to honor Wrightons retirement as Washington University chancellor this summer, in this photo Stenger posted to his county executive Twitter account.

Prosecutors say Stenger does not deserve break in prison sentence

August 5, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Federal prosecutors argued in court documents filed last week that former County Executive Steve Stenger should not receive a lower prison...

Letters to the editor

‘Forced merger’ would also affect school districts, this writer believes

June 19, 2019

Letter to the Editor To the editor: I am opposed to the forced merger of St. Louis County with the city of St Louis. Question: What will happen to county school districts under the proposed amendment...

Letters to the editor

Area needs to incorporate ASAP to fend off city-county merger plan

June 18, 2019

Letter to the Editor To the editor: In response to a city-county merger, consider Houston, Texas, the largest city in square miles in the U.S. Why? Because that city annexes unincorporated municipalities...

Former County Executive Steve Stenger, left, talks to then council Chairman Sam Page, D-Creve Coeur, at the Aug. 1 council meeting. Page became county executive April 19, after Stenger resigned from the position and pled guilty to federal corruption charges. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer.

Page does not support a merger through a statewide vote; view different from Stenger

May 22, 2019

Former County Executive Steve Stenger, left, talks to then council Chairman Sam Page, D-Creve Coeur, at the Aug. 1 council meeting. Page became county executive April 19, after Stenger resigned from the...

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