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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Roughly 20 members of south county Republican groups waved signs in a show of support for 6th District Councilman Ernie Trakas, R-Oakville, at the intersection of South Lindbergh Boulevard and Tesson Ferry Road in 2017. Trakas himself made an appearance at the event with signs against a city-county merger. The councilman is pictured alongside supporter Paul Alvino of Oakville, right. Photo by Gloria Lloyd.

Better Together plans a city-county merger

January 17, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com From its start five years ago, the nonprofit organization Better Together said that despite its name, it didn’t necessarily support a city-county...

Our Call: ‘Better together.’ If Sedalia and Springfield say it’s so

Our Call: ‘Better together.’ If Sedalia and Springfield say it’s so

January 16, 2019

Editorial  You’ll soon witness unprecedented cooperation between residents of St. Louis County and St. Louis city. And no, it won’t be in the mega-city proposed by Better Together — at least not...

Letters to the editor

City-county merger ‘fearmongering’ is all about racism, Koenen says

October 25, 2018

Letter to the Editor To the editor: Well, it’s almost election time. So Republicans once again are engaging in fearmonger talk of a merger of St. Louis city with the county. Despite what GOP candidates...

Letters to the editor

Crestwood writer: Clean Missouri not about merger

October 17, 2018

Letter to the Editor To the editor: The uninformed and tin-foil-hat conspiracists are among us. A dear reader who is concerned about the prospects of a city-county merger opines that the Clean Missouri...

Letters to the editor

City-county merger can be prevented with straight-Republican voting

October 13, 2018

Letter to the Editor To the editor: Democrat County Executive Steve Stenger is eager to merge Democratic St. Louis city into St. Louis County. Then, the city can disincorporate and dump its debts onto...

Letters to the editor

Clean Missouri has nothing to do with city-county merger, Zelle says

October 12, 2018

Letter to the Editor To the editor: This is in response to recent letters opposing a city/county merger and the misguided view that Amendment 1, Clean Missouri, is the Legislature’s disguised attempt...

Stenger narrowly defeated challenger Mark Mantovani in the August 2018 Democratic primary.

Stenger and Mantovani face off in Democratic county executive primary

July 17, 2018

By Jessica Belle Kramer For the Call Incumbent County Executive Steve Stenger is running for re-election in the Democratic primary Tuesday, Aug. 7, and he is being challenged by Mark Mantovani,...

Fitch announces bid for council seat; won’t accept campaign contributions

Fitch announces bid for council seat; won’t accept campaign contributions

January 24, 2018

By Gloria Lloyd Staff Reporter news3@callnewspapers.com Former St. Louis County Police Department Chief Tim Fitch kicked off his candidacy for the County Council last week with a promise that he would...

Letters to the editor

Pousosa apparently the one who’s ‘clueless,’ letter writer contends

November 9, 2017

Letter to the Editor To the editor: In his Oct. 26 letter to the editor, Anthony Pousosa claims that many are “clueless” as to any proposals for a city-county merger and that he has been trying...

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