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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Crestwood City Hall

Feelings mixed on Crestwood’s proposed power of review statute

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter June 9, 2022

The Crestwood Planning and Zoning Commission had a second discussion June 1 about a proposed power of review ordinance in the city. The ordinance allows aldermen to vote to consider matters tabled by...

Lindbergh Schools Superintendent Tony Lake at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Lindbergh High School in 2020.

Lindbergh Board of Education kicks off diversity and equity training; public weighs in

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter July 22, 2021

The Lindbergh Schools Board of Education moved forward with the first step of their new equity and diversity training last week with a presentation on how and why the training is being implemented. The...

Students walk to class during the passing period at Lindbergh High School Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018.

Lindbergh’s equity-focused teacher training leads to a debate about critical race theory

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor June 23, 2021

After contentious debate on both sides, the Lindbergh Board of Education voted unanimously to move forward with plans focused on diversity, equity and inclusion with a $47,600 consulting agreement for...

Crestwood City Hall

Supreme Court ruling requires new sign codes in cities; Crestwood spent years on project

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter March 10, 2020

Crestwood has a long-awaited new sign code unanimously approved by the Board of Aldermen, marking the culmination of nearly half a decade of reviewing the city’s sign regulations. The process began...

The 2019 St. Louis County Charter Commission convenes for its first meeting Feb. 21, 2019.

Nonpartisan elections fail at Charter Commission

October 22, 2019

By Erin Achenbach Staff Reporter eachenbach@callnewspapers.com A Charter Commission proposal to make elections in St. Louis County nonpartisan failed to move forward last week. The idea of making...

St. Louis County Charter Commission debates making elections nonpartisan

St. Louis County Charter Commission debates making elections nonpartisan

August 27, 2019

By Erin Achenbach Staff Reporter eachenbach@callnewspapers.com Four months before its deadline to review and recommend changes to the county Charter, the St. Louis County Charter Commission is exploring...

Letters to the editor

As Crestwood official, Vincent was not attentive to resident concerns

July 11, 2019

Letter to the Editor To the editor: In his June 20 letter to the editor, Sunset Hills resident Gary Vincent asks that city officials give due consideration to the wishes of homeowners living near a vacant...

Letters to the editor

Yes on Prop R: Bond issue is key for Lindbergh and its community

March 20, 2019

Letter to the Editor To the editor: In the opening sentences of his letter from the March 14 edition of the Call, Mark Flanagan warns voters not to fall for the “misleading advertising” of Prop R,...

St. Louis County police and first responders gather outside an apartment complex off Kidder Road in Affton on Tuesday. A woman was found shot after an apartment at the complex was set ablaze. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Crestwood appeals Affton case, lawyers up

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor January 22, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Crestwood is appealing its lawsuit against the Affton Fire Protection District to the Missouri Supreme Court, and adding a high-powered legal...

Crestwood and police union reach tentative contract agreement

Crestwood and police union reach tentative contract agreement

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter December 7, 2018

Crestwood and union representatives of the Crestwood Police Department have reached a tentative agreement after nearly two-and-a-half years of negotiations, after the police rejected a previous contract...

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