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St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Our Call: A new year, a new opportunity  to support local news

Our Call: A new year, a new opportunity to support local news

January 25, 2024

The new year brings with it a renewed opportunity to support local news, a cornerstone of the community. A tangible way to begin is by subscribing to the weekly mailed print edition of the St. Louis Call....

The annual labor of love

The annual labor of love

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor August 30, 2023

With the return of Friday night lights comes the St. Louis Call’s annual Fall Sports Preview, a testament to the dedication of a community-driven newsroom. Beyond the news updates and regular coverage...

So much for  the party of small government

So much for  the party of small government

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor April 27, 2023

The Republican Party has long prided itself on the belief in “small government” and individual liberty. However, the recent move by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey to require 18 months of...

Our Call: School board elections should stay in April

Our Call: School board elections should stay in April

November 23, 2022

Another election cycle come and gone. Across the country and in South County, voters weighed in on a number of important local races for representative, senator and U.S. Congress, in addition to deciding...

Stay connected to community with The Call

Stay connected to community with The Call

By Deborah Baker, Publisher September 19, 2022

Wherever we find ourselves since the economic shut down of 2020, we are all adapting to change brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, Call Newspapers combined its four newspapers under one...

Annual Fall Sports Preview highlights importance of community newspapers

Annual Fall Sports Preview highlights importance of community newspapers

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor August 23, 2022

This week, Call Newspapers presents its 33rd annual Fall Sports Preview, a special section that highlights the achievements and upcoming seasons of young athletes from Lindbergh, Oakville and Mehlville...

Call makes endorsements for Aug. 2 primaries

Call makes endorsements for Aug. 2 primaries

July 21, 2022

St. Louis County Executive St. Louis County voters have four options for county executive in the Democratic and Republican primaries Aug. 2, with each bringing something unique to this election season. On...

Uvalde could happen here, but it doesn’t have to

Uvalde could happen here, but it doesn’t have to

By Erin Achenbach June 23, 2022

Recently, another all too familiar headline has dominated the news: 21 people, including 19 children, killed in a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. And just days before that headline,...

The true measure of a successful life

The true measure of a successful life

By Carl Hendrickson, For the Call May 28, 2022

May – the month of graduations. I graduated in 1955, 1962, 1965 and 1970. First was graduation from high school in Palmer, Alaska. After serving three years in the U.S. Army, I attended college,...

Abortion bans don’t work

Abortion bans don’t work

By Erin Achenbach May 25, 2022

With what appears to be the imminent end of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling protecting a person’s constitutional right to an abortion, anti-abortion activists across the...

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