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Teacher Samantha Wanko talks to incoming kindergarteners at Bierbaum Elementary  in the Mehlville School District in August 2020 about procedures and Chromebook pickup.

Jefferson County mask mandate ordered, overturned within 24 hours

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter August 28, 2020

The Jefferson County Health Department voted Thursday night to enact a countywide mask mandate set to begin Monday, Aug. 31, following a meeting that ran over five hours, but then overturned the mandate...

The remnants of a garage and a car inside it destroyed in a fire Monday, seen the day after the fire.

Couple and cat are safe after fire during storms destroys garage in Oakville

August 14, 2020

An Oakville couple and their cat are safe after a fire destroyed their garage during the storms that swept through South County Monday night, leaving some households without power for days. The call reporting...

Penelope Ritchie of Barnview Fields & Farm fixes the produce display during the Oakville Community Market.

Missouri farms finding new ways to sell locally amid the pandemic

By Colleen Wouters, Missouri Information Corps July 5, 2020

A new website and “Food Finder” map are connecting Missourians with their nearest farm-to-table food options. The new site is meeting a need arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier this year,...

The Gianinos family of restaurants posted this tribute to patriarch Bill Gianino after his death Friday.

Bill Gianino, one of South County’s best-known restaurant owners, dies

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor July 2, 2020

One of South County’s best-known restaurant owners, Bill Gianino, died Friday at his family farm in Cuba, Missouri. William “Bill” Gianino, 69, owned the self-named Gianino’s family of restaurants...

Flick, a dachshund dog, was found by a Jefferson County sheriffs deputy bound with duct tape in a ditch in February 2019. The deputy matched a fingerprint on the duct tape to Paul Garcia, who was charged in the case. Photo courtesy of the Jefferson County Sheriffs Office.

Man accused of throwing dachshund out car window in Jefferson County gets 10 years on gun charge

May 7, 2020

A man who was charged with animal abuse in Jefferson County for throwing a dachshund out of his car last year, its muzzle and legs bound with duct tape, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Thursday...

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.

Effort to send Clean Missouri back to voters one step from final approval

By Ashlyn O'Hara, Missouri News Network May 6, 2020

A new version of Clean Missouri is steps away from reappearing on November’s ballot following a committee vote in favor last week The proposal — Senate Joint Resolution 38 — sponsored by Sen. Dan...

Some businesses were forced to close by St. Louis Countys March 21 stay-at-home order, but others like the Macys at South County Center, seen above during the stay-at-home order, voluntarily closed before that.

Business owners sue St. Louis County, city so that businesses can reopen

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor May 6, 2020

Business owners from St. Louis County and the city of St. Louis have filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the stay-at-home orders that are forcing “nonessential” businesses to stay closed until at least...

Caregiver Denise Phelps helps her 85-year-old uncle, William Speck, with groceries obtained from Feed My People in Lemay, Mo., on April 24, 2020.

Feed My People seeking donations on Give STL Day and beyond due to rising need

May 5, 2020

Almost 17 percent of the 22,000 people served by Lemay-based food pantry Feed My People each year are seniors over the age of 60, a high-risk group for COVID-19. Seniors living in poverty must often choose...

Letters to the editor

Food pantries need help during this crisis; donations down, need is up

May 2, 2020

To the editor: Throughout the region food pantries such as Feed My People, Circle of Concern and the Arnold Food Pantry among others, are facing unprecedented challenges as they work to ensure their clients...

Hundreds say they will protest in Jefferson City to Reopen Missouri

Hundreds say they will protest in Jefferson City to ‘Reopen Missouri’

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor April 20, 2020

Missouri is joining a growing list of states nationwide that have seen protests against the stay-at-home orders handed down by most governors in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Over the weekend...

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