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Buffaloes along Lemay Ferry Road? Inflatable turkeys along Telegraph? Supporters of the Mehlville School District’s Proposition S bond issue donned eye-catching costumes at the 2021 ‘donut drive-thru’ at Mehlville High that featured MHS students, above, with junior Emma Maxwell as the Bierbaum Buffalo mascot. Similar sign rallies were also held in Oakville. Another ‘donut drive-thru’ to rally for Prop S was set at the same schools Saturday, April 3.

Supporters of Mehlville’s ‘Proposition S’ make case for first bond issue since ‘92

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter March 31, 2021

Supporters of the Mehlville School District’s Proposition S on the ballot Tuesday, April 6 are hoping the school district’s voters  do something they haven’t done since 1992 — approve a bond issue. Proposition...

The Shoppes at Sunset Hills has an 81-percent vacancy rate after the anchor tenant, Toys R Us, shuttered in 2018, followed by Ross Dress for Less in early 2021. The Tile Shop and an outparcel that is occupied by a Longhorn Steakhouse are the only businesses that remain in the shopping center.

Sunset Hills approves 40-year sales tax for grocery store; appears to be Amazon

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter March 30, 2021

Sunset Hills is one step closer to getting a grocery store again, with tax incentives approved for an unnamed developer new to St. Louis that appears to be Amazon. A petition that would establish the...

Hancock bond issue Proposition R focuses on safety

Hancock bond issue ‘Proposition R’ focuses on safety

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter March 30, 2021

Voters in the Hancock Place School District will weigh in Tuesday, April 6 whether to fund facility improvements, including safety and security upgrades, through a $13.25 million no-tax-rate-increase bond...

Green Park Ward 1 Alderman Michael Broughton, left, and Green Park Mayor Tim Thuston.

Thuston faces Ward 1 Alderman Broughton for Green Park mayor

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter March 25, 2021

Incumbent Green Park Mayor Tim Thuston will be challenged by longtime Ward 1 Alderman Michael Broughton in the upcoming municipal election. Thuston and Broughton will face each other for the title of...

Fred Baumgarth, left, and Bonnie Stegman.

Stegman challenged by Baumgarth for Mehlville fire board seat

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter March 24, 2021

Mehlville Fire Protection District Board of Directors Treasurer Bonnie Stegman is seeking re-election to a fourth term in the upcoming Tuesday, April 6 election, challenged by former firefighter Fred Baumgarth...

Under a proposal from real-estate firm and property owner Sansone Group, the Shoppes at Sunset Hills Community Improvement District would establish a 1-cent sales tax to fund improvements at the former Toys R Us and Ross Dress For Less, 3600 Lindbergh Blvd., including bringing in a new anchor tenant. According to the proposal, the tenant would be a grocery-user; a grocery store has long been wanted in the city limits of Sunset Hills.

Grocery store is in works for old Toys ‘R’ Us site in Sunset Hills

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter March 23, 2021

A long-coveted grocery store may soon be coming to the vacant Toys “R” Us in Sunset Hills after the Board of Aldermen got its first glimpse of the proposal earlier this month, including a request for...

A classroom in Hagemann Elementary.

Mehlville outlines its plan for ‘Proposition S’; principals discuss how bond issue would change schools

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter March 18, 2021

Mehlville School District facilities could be getting several upgrades, including security enhancements, if voters in the district pass Proposition S for “Safe Schools, Safe Kids” in the upcoming election...

Then Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman during her 2018 campaign for the Missouri House. Coleman was elected to the Missouri Senate in 2022.

Coleman will run for Senate, but is still busy in 97th District

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter March 17, 2021

Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman, R-Arnold, has set her sights on Missouri’s upper chamber, announcing last month that she will be running for state Senate in 2022. It is not yet known exactly what Senate...

MFPD Chief Brian Hendricks speaks at a board meeting in 2019.

‘That didn’t go our way’: Mehlville Fire budget has $1.4 million deficit

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter March 11, 2021

With an uncertain financial future highlighted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Mehlville Fire Protection District has a deficit budget for the first time in many years. The MFPD Board of Directors...

The proposed new larger water tower is shown in this rendering from Missouri American Water. The new tower with the city logo, left, is shown next to the existing smaller tower. The new tower will be 105 feet tall with an 82-foot diameter and hold 1.5 million gallons, compared to the current tower at 95 feet with a 60-foot diameter that holds 250,000 gallons. The parking lot shown to the left is for the Sunset Center shopping plaza, where Gallery of Beauty is located along Gravois Road.

Water Tower Power: Does a city have zoning powers over utilities? Aldermen debate

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter March 10, 2021

Missouri American Water has agreed to make changes to its new water tower in Sunset Hills, but city officials disagree over whether they have the power to make those legally binding on the utility. Mayor...

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