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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Concord Elementary students pose for a back-to-school photo Friday, Aug. 28, 2020.

Lindbergh Schools is holding its tax-rate hearing virtually Tuesday night

September 21, 2020

The Lindbergh Schools Board of Education will vote on the 2020 blended tax rate at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, during the annual scheduled tax rate hearing. This year’s proposed blended rate is $4.0309...

Incorporation, schools top 1991 news stories

Incorporation, schools top 1991 news stories

September 23, 2019

By Susan Spanel For the Call Originally published January 2, 1992 Efforts to incorporate South County were the top news stories in 1991, followed by school news both good and bad. Mehlville’s continuing...

Lindbergh issues $40 million in bonds for bond issue for its new high school

Lindbergh issues $40 million in bonds for bond issue for its new high school

June 19, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Lindbergh Schools will soon have half of its $105 million bond issue for a new high school in hand after a $40 million bond sale last week. The...

Our Call: Lindbergh’s finances well-run; Lake excels as leader

Our Call: Lindbergh’s finances well-run; Lake excels as leader

March 21, 2019

Editorial Lindbergh Schools is asking the public to vote for a $105 million no-tax-rate-increase bond issue next month, called Prop R for Safe and Ready. The bond issue would not increase the district’s...

Jim Simpson

Simpson: Lindbergh budget balanced, honoring tradition

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor June 12, 2018

Continuing the trend of recent years, next year’s proposed budget for Lindbergh Schools shows a slight surplus, with most new money in the $84 million budget paying for student growth and raises. The...

Lindbergh weighs a challenge in offering free full-day kindergarten

Lindbergh weighs a challenge in offering free full-day kindergarten

May 16, 2018

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Lindbergh Schools has racked up top statewide rankings over the last decade, but now it has another, less positive one: It is the last district...

The Devonshire is a new four-story, 72-apartment senior living facility at Friendship Village Sunset Hills, opening in summer 2020.

High number of tax protests could negatively impact Lindbergh

December 28, 2017

By Mike Anthony Executive Editor news1@callnewspapers.com Lindbergh Schools officials are seeing a “high number” of tax protests this year that, if successful, could negatively impact the district’s...

Purchasing card saves Lindbergh $97,772.77

November 29, 2017

Lindbergh Schools has earned $97,772.77 in rebates since 2006 by using a purchasing card to pay for district expenditures. Mike Parnell, associate executive director of member relations for Missouri School...

Lindbergh Schools receives perfect audit opinion for 23rd consecutive year

November 11, 2017

Independent certified public accounting firm Kerber, Eck & Braeckel LLP recently presented a perfect audit for Lindbergh Schools. Under state law, public school districts are required to submit biennial...

Operating tax rate drops in Lindbergh

October 13, 2017

The Lindbergh Board of Education recently voted unanimously to set the district’s 2017 blended operating tax rate at $3.4431 per $100 of assessed valuation, a decrease of 23 cents. The district’s...

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