South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

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Both County Executive Sam Page and 6th District County Councilman Ernie Trakas don masks at the official ribbon-cutting at 9 Mile Garden in Affton July 9, 2020.

Council votes 4-3 in favor of mask mandate

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor January 11, 2022

The St. Louis County Council voted along party lines last week in favor of enacting a countywide mask mandate. By a vote of 4-3, the council voted to establish the mandate Jan. 4 in its first meeting...

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page, right, and his wife, Jennifer, head to the polls Tuesday morning in Creve Coeur to vote for Page in the Democratic primary. Jennifer Page was dressed in scrubs to head to her job at Mercy Hospital South.

County averaging over 1,500 new daily cases

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor January 4, 2022

St. Louis County is experiencing its worst COVID surge since the pandemic began, averaging more than 1,500 new cases a day.  County Executive Sam Page said Monday in his first press conference of 2022...

Mehlville School District receives clean 2021 audit

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor December 29, 2021

The Mehlville School District received a clean audit of its finances for the 2021 fiscal year.  Certified Public Accountants Daniel Jones & Associates presented the audit report at the Dec. 16...

Mehlville Board of Education approves bid for HVAC work

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor December 28, 2021

The Mehlville Board of Education unanimously approved a bid Dec. 16 for HVAC work at Point, Beasley and Oakville Elementary Schools.  The board approved an $843,262 bid from Sheet Metal Contractors...

Work continues on Prop S projects in Mehlville

Work continues on Prop S projects in Mehlville

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor December 24, 2021

The Mehlville School District Board of Education will soon be voting on multiple bid packages for projects funded by Proposition S, the $35 million no-tax-rate increase bond measure being used to fund...

Mehlville Superintendent Chris Gaines talks to a teacher in a hallway while schools were all-virtual in fall 2020.

Mehlville Board of Education approves 2022-2023 academic calendar

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor December 23, 2021

The Mehlville Board of Education approved the district’s 2022-2023 academic calendar at its meeting Dec. 16.  The first day of the 2022-2023 school year will be Monday, Aug. 22.  Each year, a...

Mehlville, Lindbergh move away from mandatory masking

Mehlville, Lindbergh move away from mandatory masking

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor December 13, 2021

Both the Mehlville School District and Lindbergh Schools announced last week that they would be switching to mask-recommended policies in the upcoming months, moving away from the current requirement that...

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt discusses the Safer Streets Initiative at an event in St. Louis (photo courtesy of the Missouri Attorney Generals Office).

St. Louis County scraps its mask mandate after ruling from Cole County

By Erin Achenbach and Lucas Irizarry December 13, 2021

St. Louis County rescinded its mask mandate last week after a Cole County judge ruled that Missouri health departments are not authorized to issue them and other COVID-19 mitigation strategies The decision...

Mehlville honors 2020 and 2021 Hall of Fame inductees

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor December 11, 2021

The Mehlville School District held its second-ever induction ceremony for its Alumni Hall of Fame in October. Inductees serve as role models for generations of students who aspire to be productive citizens...

Seventh District Councilman Mark Harder and 3rd District Councilman Tim Fitch at a May 2019 meeting.

Fitch and Harder introduce legislation to crack down on catalytic converter thefts

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor December 10, 2021

Two St. Louis County Council members have proposed legislation to curb thefts from vehicles in residential areas.  At County Council meetings in November, 3rd District County Councilman Tim Fitch,...

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