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Firefighters remove hazardous substance from Oakville High lab; students were gone for day

Firefighters remove hazardous substance from Oakville High lab; students were gone for day

May 25, 2021

Firefighters were called to Oakville High School Tuesday afternoon to remove a hazardous substance out of an abundance of caution, the school district said. Materials for science laboratories are stored...

Voter survey shows support for a Mehlville bond issue

Voter survey shows support for a Mehlville bond issue

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter January 28, 2021

Despite concerns from some Mehlville Board of Education members about placing a bond issue on an upcoming ballot during a period of economic uncertainty, a survey shows that most voters are in favor of...

Mehlville Superintendent Chris Gaines talks to a teacher in a hallway while schools were all-virtual in fall 2020.

Half the students at Washington Middle School told to stay home due to COVID-19 outbreak

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor October 28, 2020

Editor's note: This article was updated with the current number of student cases at 10:34 a.m. Wednesday.  Nearly half the 468 students at Washington Middle School have been kept off campus for two weeks...

Students at Oakville Elementary participate in Kids Voting for the November 2018 election.

Five candidates running for three seats on the Mehlville school board in June 2 races

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor May 23, 2020

Five candidates are seeking three seats on the Mehlville Board of Education in the June 2 election, which is rescheduled from April due to the coronavirus pandemic. Incumbents Peggy Hassler and Jean...

Two threats to Oakville schools are unsubstantiated, principals say

Two threats to Oakville schools are unsubstantiated, principals say

January 25, 2019

The Mehlville School District says students are safe in school today after two separate threats at Oakville schools were found to be unsubstantiated. The threats involved both Oakville High School and...

This screenshot taken from a blurry video a student posted to Snapchat Monday shows Oakville High Principal Jan Kellerman, top, intervening in a fight along with who appears to be Assistant Principal Casey Olearnick, in a blue shirt at the bottom. Assistant Principal Brian Brennan is on the ground in the dark blue shirt.

Oakville High fight makes national news after students arrested, principal injured

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter November 2, 2018

Viral video of a fight at Oakville High School made national news this week, as three students were arrested after a fight broke out that also injured an administrator trying to break it up. At roughly...

Mehlville unveils new security system that scans all school visitors’ driver’s licenses

Mehlville unveils new security system that scans all school visitors’ driver’s licenses

August 29, 2018

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com The Mehlville School District will roll out a new security-screening system at all schools after Labor Day that requires visitors to show their...

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