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South St. Louis County News

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Trapp drops out of race for Mehlville school board, three candidates vie for two seats

January 25, 2022

One of the four candidates to file for two open seats on the Mehlville Board of Education has withdrawn his candidacy in the April election.  Steven M. Trapp withdrew his candidacy for the school board...

Schools continue masking through end of January

Schools continue masking through end of January

By Erin Achenbach and Lucas Irizarry January 24, 2022

Both Lindbergh Schools and the Mehlville School District will continue universal masking through the end of the month in response to the community COVID positivity rate.  Both districts had planned...

Mehlville Board of Education reviews library policies, will review classroom libraries

Mehlville Board of Education reviews library policies, will review classroom libraries

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter January 12, 2022

The regulation of library books is a hot topic in school districts across the country, and Mehlville is taking preemptive measures to regulate classroom libraries. During the Mehlville Board of Education...

Check presented to The Backstoppers in honor of fallen police officer

Check presented to The Backstoppers in honor of fallen police officer

December 30, 2021

The Mehlville School District and students from Forder Elementary School helped present a check Dec. 21 for $22,474.75 to The BackStoppers Inc. in honor of St. Louis County Police Department Detective...

Mehlville School District receives clean 2021 audit

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor December 29, 2021

The Mehlville School District received a clean audit of its finances for the 2021 fiscal year.  Certified Public Accountants Daniel Jones & Associates presented the audit report at the Dec. 16...

Mehlville Board of Education approves bid for HVAC work

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor December 28, 2021

The Mehlville Board of Education unanimously approved a bid Dec. 16 for HVAC work at Point, Beasley and Oakville Elementary Schools.  The board approved an $843,262 bid from Sheet Metal Contractors...

Work continues on Prop S projects in Mehlville

Work continues on Prop S projects in Mehlville

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor December 24, 2021

The Mehlville School District Board of Education will soon be voting on multiple bid packages for projects funded by Proposition S, the $35 million no-tax-rate increase bond measure being used to fund...

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

Mehlville Board of Education approves 2022-2023 academic calendar

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor December 23, 2021

The Mehlville Board of Education approved the district’s 2022-2023 academic calendar at its meeting Dec. 16.  The first day of the 2022-2023 school year will be Monday, Aug. 22.  Each year, a...

OMS Spartans squad up

OMS Spartans squad up

December 23, 2021

On half days, Oakville Middle School in the Mehlville School District celebrates Spartan Squad Days aimed at focusing on students’ social-emotional well-being. During a Spartan Squad Day last week, OMS...

Mehlville students tell Santa what they want for Christmas

Mehlville students tell Santa what they want for Christmas

December 21, 2021

Students from Mosaic, Beasley, Blades, Forder, Wohlwend, Hagemann, Point and Oakville Elementary Schools in the Mehlville School District write to Santa about what they want for Christmas. Dear Santa: May...

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