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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The Sunset Hills Police Department drives in the SunCrest Fest parade in September 2018.

Charter plan would create minimum police standards

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter December 10, 2019

Minimum police standards are one step closer to being enshrined in the St. Louis County Charter after the county Charter Commission voted last week to advance the county’s first police requirements. The...

A sign urges residents to avoid contact with remaining floodwater in Lemay Park June 21. Floodwaters may carry sewage and infectious organisms.

MSD cleaning up after sewage spill into Mississippi River tributary in Oakville

November 23, 2019

Crews with the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, or MSD, are cleaning up after a force main break Saturday in Oakville in south St. Louis County released 260,000 gallons of sewage into a tributary...

River City Boulevard, at the intersection of Lemay Ferry Road, is inaccessible due to rising floodwater from the River des Peres Thursday, May 30. The Mississippi River, which backs up into the River des Peres, is expected to crest Saturday.

Flooded homes could get FEMA buyouts

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter November 22, 2019

South County residents affected by flooding could receive buyouts after St. Louis County filed for flood relief with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. St. Louis County filed in September seeking...

Crestwood City Hall

Crestwood budget has City Hall upgrades

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter November 21, 2019

The Crestwood Ways and Means Committee recommended the city’s proposed 2020 budget after a nearly three-hour meeting in October, with aldermen making no changes or amendments to the budget as it was...

6th District Councilman Ernie Trakas cracks a smile after County Executive Sam Page gives him the pen used to sign an anti-vaping bill championed by Trakas at Hancock High School May 16, 2019.

Investigation ‘did not substantiate’ sexual harassment claim against Trakas

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor November 19, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com The law firm conducting an outside investigation into sexual harassment allegations against St. Louis County Council Presiding Officer Ernie...

Police identify man in wheelchair who was hit, killed crossing street in South County

Police identify man in wheelchair who was hit, killed crossing street in South County

November 19, 2019

The man in a motorized wheelchair who was struck and killed while crossing a street in South County Monday night has been identified by police. Police said Sevkija Ferhatovic, 64, of the 3600 block of...

Affton Panera/Bread Co. could expand, replace Breakfast and Burger

Affton Panera/Bread Co. could expand, replace Breakfast and Burger

November 15, 2019

The Panera in Affton could move across the street to a larger location with a drive-thru that is the current site of an existing local restaurant under a rezoning plan that will be heard by the St. Louis...

The proposed location of Adworth Senior Living at 1250 and 1301 Adworth Drive.

Adworth Senior Living plan is OK’d by Planning Commission

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter November 15, 2019

South County could get more senior housing in plans under consideration by St. Louis County. The county Planning Commission voted 7-0 last week to recommend approval of a senior living complex at Adworth...

Crestwood stays with Central County 911, tries to rally cities vs. liability clause

Crestwood stays with Central County 911, tries to rally cities vs. liability clause

November 14, 2019

By Erin Achenbach Staff Reporter eachenbach@callnewspapers.com Crestwood has decided to stay with Central County 911 dispatching due to its technology, but officials hope to rally other cities and...

South County Center mall as seen in summer 2018. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer.

No charges for man who accidentally shot himself at South County mall

November 14, 2019

Police are not pursuing any charges against a man who accidentally shot himself in a bathroom at South County Center mall over the weekend. Police were called to the mall, which is at the intersection...

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