South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

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St. Louis County Executive Sam Page speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Affton Southwest police precinct Oct. 19, 2022.

Page relaunches dormant county crime commission

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor February 7, 2023

A St. Louis County commission focused on combating crime in the region is set to reconvene later this month after a hiatus during the pandemic. County Executive Sam Page announced the revival of the Criminal...

Mehlville board hears updates on completed and upcoming Prop S projects

Mehlville board hears updates on completed and upcoming Prop S projects

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor February 1, 2023

The Mehlville Board of Education heard several Proposition S updates at its meeting Jan. 19. Proposition S is a $35-million no-tax-rate increase bond that was approved by voters in April 2021 to fund...

Crestwood names former assistant fire chief as chief

Crestwood names former assistant fire chief as chief

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor February 1, 2023

It’s official — The city of Crestwood has a new fire chief. The Crestwood Board of Aldermen unanimously approved a resolution at its Jan. 24 meeting to name Leo Meyer fire chief of the Crestwood Fire...

Mehlville Fire joins statewide fund for employee cancer coverage

Mehlville Fire joins statewide fund for employee cancer coverage

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor January 24, 2023

The Mehlville Fire Protection District Board of Directors unanimously voted Jan. 18 to join a statewide fund that would cover different cancer treatments for firefighters. The Missouri Fire Fighters...

An example of a Centegix badge.

Lindbergh Schools Board of Education considers Centegix safety badge alert system

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor January 23, 2023

The Lindbergh Schools Board of Education is considering the implementation of a new safety alert system that would provide instant notification within a school building in case of emergency. At the Jan....

Proposition R construction at Lindbergh High School.

Lindbergh accepts bid for parking lots, electric work

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor January 23, 2023

The Lindbergh Schools Board of Education unanimously accepted a bid Jan. 19 for the installation of underground fiber lines, parking lot resurfacing and other improvements. The bid was the lowest bid...

Mehlville school voters will consider 31-cent operating levy increase

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor January 23, 2023

Editor's note: On Monday, the Mehlville Board of Education called a special meeting Jan. 24 to discuss changing the name of the proposition, after this article was written and published.  Voters in the...

MFPD joining statewide fund for employee cancer coverage

MFPD joining statewide fund for employee cancer coverage

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor January 10, 2023

The Mehlville Fire Protection District is considering joining a statewide fund that would cover different cancer treatments for firefighters in districts that opt-in. The Missouri Fire Fighters Critical...

An example of a Flock camera installation.

Green Park Board of Aldermen approves use of license plate readers

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor January 10, 2023

The Green Park Board of Aldermen unanimously approved a resolution Dec. 19 to install FLOCK license plate readers at three different locations in the city. For several months the board has been discussing...

Firm gives Mehlville School District clean audit report for 2022

Firm gives Mehlville School District clean audit report for 2022

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor January 10, 2023

Independent certified public accounting firm Daniel Jones & Associates presented a clean audit this year to the Mehlville School District. By state law, public school districts must submit annual...

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