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South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

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Tracing back history this Halloween

Tracing back history this Halloween

October 30, 2021

The history of Halloween can be traced back 2,000 years. The ancient Celts associated the end of summer and the beginning of the dark, cold winter with death. They believed the boundary between the...

Every Halloween, Green Park resident Julie Palmer’s yard is decorated with more than 40 skeletons.

Webster University professor is a bone-afide skeleton enthusiast

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter October 27, 2021

Forty-five skeletons call Julie Palmer’s Green Park resident home and more join the party each year. Palmer, a human resources and management professor at Webster University,  began collecting and...

Dinner-goers visit 9 Mile Garden, a food truck garden in Affton, in July 2020.

Celebrate Halloween at 9 Mile Garden

October 21, 2021

This Halloween, 9 Mile Garden, Missouri’s first food truck garden, will transform into the Haunted Garden for two Halloween-themed events.  From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24, the garden is hosting...

Tracy Verner (far right, standing), talks with her children at their home in St. Louis. They will spend Thanksgiving at home with just immediate family. (photo submitted)

They thought they were safe, but they caught COVID-19

By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent November 23, 2020

Cat O’Toole says she did everything right to protect herself and others from COVID-19.  “I am strict about mask wearing,” said O’Toole, who works as a server at a high-end restaurant in St. Louis...

Children attend a Walmart Halloween event.

Walmarts surrounding South County host Halloween Drive-In Trick or Treat events

October 29, 2020

Walmart is offering a way for customers and their families who may be looking for new and exciting ways to celebrate Halloween differently this year during the COVID-19 pandemic. For customers seeking...

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Trick-or-treating is safety risk, county says

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor October 15, 2020

St. Louis County has issued a rating system for how safe Halloween activities are during the COVID-19 pandemic, and traditional trick-or-treating is classified as a high-risk activity. The county says...

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St. Louis County advises against Halloween trick-or-treating, screaming and haunted houses due to pandemic

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor October 1, 2020

St. Louis County has issued a rating system for how safe Halloween activities are during the COVID-19 pandemic, and traditional trick-or-treating is classified as a high-risk activity. The county says...

The St. Louis Wheel lit up orange and green for the Union Station Halloween Experience.

Trick or train: Union Station debuts new Halloween Experience with spooky train cars, social distancing

September 17, 2020

The new Union Station Halloween Experience will bring family fun to the fall season in St. Louis, Oct. 9 through Oct. 31. Created for children 12 and under and their families, the Union Station Halloween...

Grants Farm will reopen for unique Halloween Drive-Thru Experience in October

Grant’s Farm will reopen for unique Halloween Drive-Thru Experience in October

September 16, 2020

Grant’s Farm has been closed throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, but it will reopen for a drive-thru Halloween experience in October. Starting Oct. 1 and running through Oct. 31, Grant’s Farm will welcome...

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