South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Republican Sen. Roy Blunt, announced his retirement March 8, and said that he would not seek re-election to his seat in 2022. Former State Sen. Scott Sifton, a Democrat, said earlier this year that he would be running for Blunts seat next year, although it is unclear who his Republican challenger might be.

Blunt announcement that he won’t run again in 2022 will likely spark crowded GOP Senate primary

By Jason Hancock, Missouri Independent March 11, 2021

U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt announced Monday he will not seek a third term, a shock to Missouri’s political system that could set off a scrum to replace him next year. In a message posted on social media, Blunt...

Page names former McCaskill deputy as St. Louis County director of administration

Page names former McCaskill deputy as St. Louis County director of administration

September 24, 2019

The new St. Louis County director of administration is a longtime deputy of former U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill. County Executive Sam Page announced Tuesday that he is appointing Tod A. Martin, former...

Newly elected state legislator Jim Murphy hugs his son, former Mehlville Board of Education member Jamey Murphy, at his victory party at Cafe Telegraph Tuesday night. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

‘Red wave’ turns south county crimson

November 14, 2018

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com  The Democratic “blue wave” expected by some for the election last week didn’t happen in South St. Louis County, which instead saw a...

Then-Senate candidate and now Sen. Josh Hawley speaks at a campaign stop in , Missouri on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018. Hawley defeated incumbent Sen. Claire McCaskill in November 2018, receiving 51.43 percent of the vote compared to McCaskill’s 45.47 percent. Photos by Erin Achenbach.

Photos: See and listen to Josh Hawley in St. Louis County

November 8, 2018

View photos and listen to audio from Attorney General and now U.S. Senator-elect Josh Hawley at a campaign stop in Ballwin in October.  Photos and audio by Erin Achenbach.                   

McCaskill, Wagner, Galloway, Stenger: Call makes more endorsements for next week’s elections

McCaskill, Wagner, Galloway, Stenger: Call makes more endorsements for next week’s elections

November 2, 2018

Editorial by the Call The Call makes the following endorsements for the election Tuesday, Nov. 6. You can also read the Call's endorsements for state legislative races and Crestwood mayor and Missouri...

Read all the Call’s candidate questionnaires for the Nov. 6 election

Read all the Call’s candidate questionnaires for the Nov. 6 election

November 1, 2018

The Call’s candidate questionnaires offer the most complete glimpse you’ll find of candidates’ views leading up to an election. View a complete collection of the Call Candidate Questionnaires for...

McCaskill and Hawley

McCaskill, Hawley contend for U.S. Senate seat along with three other candidates

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter November 1, 2018

Incumbent U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., faces four challengers for her seat in the U.S. Senate — Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley, Republican, along with Libertarian Japheth Campbell, Jo Crain...

Photo by Erin Achenbach

Minimum wage would ‘raise up’ to $12 an hour if voters approve hike

October 18, 2018

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com with Stephanie Sandoval, Columbia Missourian At the end of an expensive and contentious Democratic primary contest, St. Louis County Executive...

Voters to decide fate of Missouri ‘right-to-work’

Voters to decide fate of Missouri ‘right-to-work’

August 1, 2018

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Voters in St. Louis County could be the tipping point in a statewide vote next week to decide once and for all whether Missouri will be a “right-to-work”...

Letters to the editor

Reader: Vote for Mark Osmack to face Ann Wagner this November

July 24, 2018

To the editor: As a resident of Oakville, I have been unhappy with the current administration and our congresswoman, U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Ballwin. Because of this, it became my goal to get to know...

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