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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Isad Menkovic, a third-grade student at Oakville Elementary, completes a math lesson.

Mehlville School District has 1:1 laptops for all its students, K-12

November 20, 2018

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com The Mehlville School District now has a laptop for every student in the district from kindergarten through 12th grade. Superintendent Chris...

Newly elected state legislator Jim Murphy hugs his son, former Mehlville Board of Education member Jamey Murphy, at his victory party at Cafe Telegraph Tuesday night. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

UPDATED: Election results for South County

November 6, 2018

It took until nearly midnight, but the final results are in for St. Louis County and the state. Check back all night for the latest vote totals. Attorney General Josh Hawley defeated incumbent U.S....

Mehlville school board votes 6-0 to extend Gaines’ contract

Mehlville school board votes 6-0 to extend Gaines’ contract

February 8, 2018

By Gloria Lloyd Staff Reporter news3@callnewspapers.com Superintendent Chris Gaines is signing on for another year at the helm of the Mehlville School District, and he hopes to remain even longer. After...

Cloria Brown

Cloria Brown won’t seek re-election in 94th; Murphy, Rammaha to seek GOP nod

February 7, 2018

By Gloria Lloyd Staff Reporter news3@callnewspapers.com After nearly a decade of on-and-off representation of south county in the Missouri Legislature, Rep. Cloria Brown will not seek election again...

Mehlville adds interventionists to boost state math test scores

Mehlville adds interventionists to boost state math test scores

January 19, 2018

By Gloria Lloyd Staff Reporter news3@callnewspapers.com The Mehlville School District is adding temporary math interventionists to six elementary schools that posted the lowest scores on statewide...

Murphy suggests pilot program to boost Mehlville’s test scores

Murphy suggests pilot program to boost Mehlville’s test scores

December 27, 2017

By Gloria Lloyd Staff Reporter news3@callnewspapers.com Mehlville School District officials are looking at ways to add second teachers to classrooms that are posting the lowest test scores in the...

Mehlville, Oakville highs set to return to block schedule

Mehlville, Oakville highs set to return to block schedule

December 21, 2017

By Gloria Lloyd Staff Reporter news3@callnewspapers.com The Mehlville School District’s short-lived foray away from high-school block scheduling went so wrong that it could serve as a cautionary...

Students in the Summer Acceleration program held in June 2017 at Blades Elementary in Oakville learn how to make slime.

Mehlville officials look to kick start innovation at middle schools

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor November 17, 2017

The Mehlville School District is looking at how to kick start innovation in its four middle schools in a big way next year by expanding the 1:1 laptop program and possibly opening an academy of innovation. The...

The Aldi would be built to the right of the driveway in this photo, facing Telegraph Road. Wohlwend Elementary is immediately to the left from this photo angle.

Property sale to Aldi could be approved tonight

June 27, 2017

Dissenters ‘long on opinion, short on facts,’ Felton says By Gloria Lloyd Staff Reporter news3@callnewspapers.com After tweaking an $815,000 contract to sell land near two Mehlville School...

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