Crestwood approves marijuana dispensary
By Erin Achenbach, Staff Repoter
July 13, 2020
Crestwood will get its first medical marijuana dispensary after the Board of Aldermen unanimously approved the zoning for one on Watson Road this summer. The conditional-use permit for Captiva Healing LLC to open a dispensary at the former Enterprise location at 9933 Watson Road was passed unanimously...
John Stephens looks back on Sunset Hills mayoral election
By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter
July 10, 2020
Despite a loss in the June 2 mayoral race, Sunset Hills resident John Stephens plans to continue to advocate for city residents. Two-term incumbent Sunset Hills Mayor Pat Fribis collected 1,117 votes or 55.82 percent to win over Stephens, who earned 884 voters or 44.18 percent in the election, which ...
Mehlville weighs bond issue for November 3
By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter
July 9, 2020
This is the second article in a two-part series about a potential Mehlville School District bond issue. See the first article in this two-part series here. The Mehlville Board of Education will consider placing a no-tax rate-increase measure on the ballot Nov. 3 when it meets next week, following the c...
Coronavirus makes status of future Mehlville bond issue uncertain
By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter
July 3, 2020
This is the first in a two-part series about a potential Mehlville School District bond issue. See the second article in this two-part series in the July 9 print edition of The Call. In the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mehlville School District is wondering if it will be able to move ...
Mehlville budget is impacted by coronavirus
By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter
June 24, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic causes economic uncertainty across the county, local political subdivisions such as the Mehlville School District are left to do the math to see the effects the pandemic will have on both this year and next year’s budgets. At the May 21 Board of Education meeting, Chief Fin...
Eateries innovate as they adapt to COVID
By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter
June 24, 2020
Sitting down to eat at a restaurant looks different these days, as eateries allowed to reopen in St. Louis County last month adjust how they can safely do business during the coronavirus pandemic. Restaurants could reopen their doors to dine-in patrons at 25-percent capacity May 18, after being required to...
Mehlville looks at how to return to school during a pandemic, possibly with rolling closures
By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter
June 23, 2020
Online-only update: Since this article was published, Mehlville announced a new virtual school option, Mehlville@Home. Read more here. As the start of school looms in August, the Mehlville School District is considering three different options about what the return to the classroom might look like...
Socially distanced Black Lives Matter drive organized by Oakville High student
By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter
June 17, 2020
A socially distanced Black Lives Matter drive will take place Wednesday in Oakville, organized by an Oakville High School student. The drive, organized by Thomas Schartner, a 2020 OHS graduate and son of Mehlville Board of Education President Kevin Schartner, will take place from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Ju...
Mehlville School District is providing food to students in June through Operation Food Search
By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter
June 16, 2020
Children 18 and under living in the Mehlville School District will be provided with additional meals through the month of June thanks to Operation Food Search, which will be providing food boxes for pickup alongside Mehlville’s grab-and-go meals. The food boxes are paid for by St. Louis County’...
Mehlville summer school looks different; registration still open for July
By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter
June 15, 2020
Summer school looks a bit different this year to Mehlville School District students enrolled in the 2020 session, as continued social distancing efforts to mitigate the spread COVID-19 has forced classes online. Students in first through 12th grades have the option of completing a virtual summer ses...
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