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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Grace Knoll, 95, a long-term care resident at St. Luke’s Surrey Place, was the first resident at the skilled nursing facility to roll up her sleeves and receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, Dec. 28, 2020.

How to find the COVID-19 vaccine in St. Louis and beyond

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor March 4, 2021

While some South County residents have been contacted by St. Louis County and local hospitals to get the COVID-19 vaccine, the demand in St. Louis is far exceeding the supply from the state. St. Louis...

A rendering of the Oakwood home model in the proposed development.

Planning Commission will vote on Oakville subdivision Monday, March 8

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor March 4, 2021

The St. Louis County Planning Commission will vote on a new 26-acre subdivision planned in Oakville in an executive session slated for 4 p.m. Monday, March 8. Final details on the videoconferenced vote...

Fifth District Councilwoman Lisa Clancy, center, listens to members of the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership board testify in 2019 along with 6th District Councilman Ernie Trakas, left, and 7th District Councilman Mark Harder.

Judge rules that Rita Days is legal St. Louis County Council chair, not Lisa Clancy

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor March 2, 2021

St. Louis County Circuit Judge Thomas Albus issued a ruling Tuesday in a county-funded lawsuit that divided County Council members over who was the rightfully elected council chair: 1st District Councilwoman...

A rendering of the Oakwood home model in the proposed development.

Neighbors start petition against new 26-acre subdivision in Oakville

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor February 25, 2021

Land at the southern end of Telegraph Road in Oakville near Jefferson County is once again being eyed for a large new subdivision, but even with the historic Fine-Eiler House on the property torn down,...

Lindberghs Crestwood Elementary might expand due to mall housing

Lindbergh’s Crestwood Elementary might expand due to mall housing

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor February 24, 2021

The new developers of the former Crestwood mall site, Dierbergs Market and McBride Homes, confirmed at the first meeting of the Crestwood TIF Commission Feb. 4 that they will not be seeking tax incentives...

A paramedic from the Fenton Fire Protection District gives a COVID-19 vaccine shot to a woman in the community room at the Affton Fire Protection District headquarters on Gravois Road while St. Louis County Executive Sam Page visited Feb. 12, 2021.

St. Louis County halts vaccines as shipments dry up from state

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor February 16, 2021

St. Louis County officials paused COVID-19 vaccine efforts last week due to a lack of vaccine supply from the state, despite the county kicking off mass vaccine efforts by opening four vaccine sites and...

Candidate drops off Lindbergh ballot, but district still has to pay for election to be held

Candidate drops off Lindbergh ballot, but district still has to pay for election to be held

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor February 11, 2021

Three candidates had filed for the Lindbergh Board of Education’s April 6 election for two seats at the time filing closed Jan. 20, but one of the candidates later dropped out. Current board President...

Mike Shannon, a lead maintenance driver with the St. Louis County Department of Transportation, is administered the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, at St. Louis Countys mass vaccination site in Ferguson. The site, which is located at the Florissant Valley campus of St. Louis Community College, began public vaccinations the following day for those eligible.

St. Louis County may halt COVID-19 vaccines this week as state declines to send doses

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor February 9, 2021

St. Louis County officials say they may have pause COVID-19 vaccine efforts this week due to a lack of vaccine supply from the state, despite the county kicking off mass vaccine efforts by opening four...

Above left, Rogers Elementary first grader Dominic Vallejo works at school wearing a mask Dec. 16, 2020, as Mehlville school signs, right, ask the community to do the same.

South County school districts take different approaches to snow days, starting today

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor February 9, 2021

With virtual learning an option on a snow day for the first time this year in Missouri, some South County school districts are rethinking snow days, starting with today. Due to the winter weather overnight...

Eligible St. Louis County employees receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at St. Louis Countys mass vaccination site at the Florissant Valley campus of St. Louis Community College Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. The mass vaccination site in Ferguson has been operating since Jan. 29, vaccinating qualified county employees ahead of the public starting Wednesday, Feb. 3.

South County vaccine sites open, but St. Louis is a ‘vaccine desert’

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor February 9, 2021

The St. Louis County Department of Public Health opened two vaccine sites in South County and one in Eureka last week, along with a mass vaccination site that opened in Ferguson. But demand still far...

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