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South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

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Curbside pickup was open at Helen Fitzgeralds in Sunset Hills March 18.

COVID-19 curfew for St. Louis County bars and restaurants extended to 11 p.m.

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor February 2, 2021

St. Louis County extended the COVID-19 curfew for restaurants and bars Monday to 11 p.m. from 10 p.m., a move that will give those struggling businesses one more hour to take reservations at 25-percent...

Gov. Mike Parson signs HB 397 and hands the signed bill to the daughter of Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman after it was signed in 2019.  Also pictured is Sen. Jeanie Riddle.

Coleman is among the record number of women, black and LGBTQ lawmakers serving in Missouri Legislature

By Tessa Weinberg and Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent January 22, 2021

Missouri’s 2021 legislative session will be barrier breaking.  The number of women serving is at an all-time high with 52 female lawmakers. It will have the most ever Black lawmakers serving with 25....

Ronnies 20 Cinema movie theater

Marcus Theatres is debuting COVID-inspired ‘Private Cinema’ at St. Louis movie theaters

January 16, 2021

Marcus Theatres has started a new promotion to try to lure theatergoers back to watch movies in a way they say will be a "fun and safe activity this winter." Marcus Private Cinema allows for a group...

State Sen. Jill Schupp, left, and U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner, right.

Ann Wagner prevails over Jill Schupp to hold on to St. Louis-area Congressional seat

By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent November 4, 2020

Republican U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner will continue representing Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District for another two years, defeating Democratic state Sen. Jill Schupp on Tuesday night in a race that has...

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...

Coleman gets Jefferson County to back down on masks

Coleman gets Jefferson County to back down on masks

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter October 22, 2020

The Jefferson County Health Department last week dropped its bid to implement a mask mandate after a previous repeal. The department’s Board of Trustees previously revoked a countywide mask mandate...

The Mehlville High School football team defeated the Oakville Tigers 28-25 Friday night, Nov. 1, 2013, in the first round of the Class 6 District 1 playoffs. In their last meeting Oct. 11, the Tigers prevailed over Mehlville in a 35-23 comeback victory. Above, Oakville’s Qian Johnson, left, is all over Mehlville quarterback Brendan Moore.

Mehlville and Oakville will play football outside St. Louis County due to COVID-19 sports restrictions

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor September 25, 2020

Like other large school districts in St. Louis County, Mehlville and Oakville high schools will play a fall football season outside St. Louis County, due to continuing COVID-19 restrictions banning games...

The rain-delayed matchup between Lindbergh High School and Mehlville High School Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, had all the ingredients of a state playoff game, despite being the first week of the 2019 season. Mehlville fell to Lindbergh 17-10. Photo by Bill Milligan.

St. Louis County school districts, including Mehlville and Lindbergh, weigh whether to postpone fall sports as parents protest

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor September 15, 2020

St. Louis County school districts, including Mehlville and Lindbergh, are weighing whether to postpone fall sports to the spring as parents protest the county’s sports restrictions aimed at preventing...

Dena McCaffrey

Jefferson College appoints first female president in school’s history

September 9, 2020

As Jefferson College welcomes students back for the school year, it is under new leadership. Dena McCaffrey became the eighth president of Jefferson College in July, following the retirement of Raymond...

The slide shown by the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force last week that singled out South County as a coronavirus hotspot.

South County again singled out as a hotspot for the coronavirus

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor September 1, 2020

The St. Louis region saw its largest single-day spike in COVID-19 hospital admissions last week since the pandemic started, and once again, South County is being singled out by a task force of area hospitals...

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