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Stenger, kneeling, cuts the ribbon on the new Cliff Cave Park trail expansion in Oakville in May 2018, alongside county Parks Director Gary Bess, 5th District Councilman Pat Dolan, D-Richmond Heights, and Great Rivers Greenway Executive Director Susan Trautman. Stenger fought to get the trail built over the objections of 6th District Councilman Ernie Trakas, R-Oakville. Photo by Bill Milligan.

Cliff Cave trail will be enjoyed for many years to come, officials say

May 8, 2018

County Executive Steve Stenger cuts the ribbon on the new Oakville overlook on the bluffs in Cliff Cave County Park May 4 with, from left, Eliana Owens, Parks Director Gary Bess, 5th District Councilman...

County Executive Steve Stenger, second from left, listens to Rep. Bob Burns, D-Affton, address the council last year, left to right: 5th District Councilman Pat Dolan, D-Richmond Heights, Chairman Sam Page, D-Creve Coeur, 1st District Councilwoman Hazel Erby and 4th District Councilwoman Rochelle Walton Gray, D-Black Jack. Photo by Gloria Lloyd.

Ethics panel questions Stenger

May 1, 2018

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com The County Council’s Ethics Committee is asking County Executive Steve Stenger to answer questions on his claims about the benefits of the...

County Executive Steve Stenger, second from left, listens to Rep. Bob Burns, D-Affton, address the council last year, left to right: 5th District Councilman Pat Dolan, D-Richmond Heights, Chairman Sam Page, D-Creve Coeur, 1st District Councilwoman Hazel Erby and 4th District Councilwoman Rochelle Walton Gray, D-Black Jack. Photo by Gloria Lloyd.

Voters could weigh new zoo tax on November ballot to fund expansion

April 17, 2018

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor news3@callnewspapers.com St. Louis County and city voters could double the taxes they pay to the St. Louis Zoo if they approve a new sales tax for a zoo expansion in north...

St. Louis region drops out of the top 20 metro areas in the United States

April 6, 2018

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor news3@callnewspapers.com The St. Louis region has dropped out of the top 20 metro areas in the United States as St. Louis County has shown a trend toward losing population. St....

Primaries set after filing ends for county, state and federal races

Primaries set after filing ends for county, state and federal races

April 4, 2018

County Executive Steve Stenger will have two Democratic challengers and 21 contenders will vie to replace incumbent U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill in the Tuesday, Aug. 7, primary election in St. Louis County. Filing...

Stenger fires shelter head after misconduct investigation

Stenger fires shelter head after misconduct investigation

March 21, 2018

By Gloria Lloyd Staff Reporter news3@callnewspapers.com County Executive Steve Stenger is firing new county animal shelter Director Beth Vesco-Mock after shelter volunteers accused her of racist comments...

Stenger to face at least one primary challenger

March 6, 2018

County Executive Steve Stenger will face at least one challenger in the Democratic primary this August. Stenger and Ladue businessman Mark Mantovani both filed Feb. 27 for the Dem-ocratic nomination for...

Candidate filing underway for Aug. 7 primary

Candidate filing underway for Aug. 7 primary

February 28, 2018

St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger will face at least one challenger in the Democratic primary this August. Stenger and Ladue businessman Mark Mantovani both filed Tuesday for the Democratic nomination...

A follow-up on an earlier Call story: Oakville resident Annie Miskovic and her son Sam, 3, always waited every week for their former Republic trash hauler, Fred Davenport, who developed a friendship with the boy. Although most of Oakville is switching trash providers, Sam will still be able to see Fred in action because Fred let the family know where his closest route will be.

Most Oakville citizens will see new trash haulers this week

April 5, 2017

Bids for trash districts OK’d with unanimous council vote Originally Published: April 5, 2017 By Gloria Lloyd Staff Reporter glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Most Oakville residents will see...

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Observers nationwide reflect on changes one year after Michael Brown’s death

By Gloria Lloyd August 5, 2015

On the eve of the anniversary of the death of Michael Brown and the weeks of unrest that followed in Ferguson and St. Louis County, observers nationwide are reflecting on how the events of the past year...

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