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Green Park City Hall

Thuston appoints Broughton to Ward 1

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor July 21, 2021

Green Park got a familiar face as a “new” aldermen this week after Ward 1 Alderman Esad Softic resigned last month. Former Ward 1 Alderman Michael Broughton was appointed by Mayor Tim Thuston to replace...

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

Read all The Call’s candidate questionnaires for the April 6 election

April 2, 2021

The Call’s candidate questionnaires offer the most complete glimpse you’ll find of candidates’ views leading up to an election. View a complete collection of the Call candidate questionnaires for...

Green Park Ward 1 Alderman Michael Broughton, left, and Green Park Mayor Tim Thuston.

Thuston faces Ward 1 Alderman Broughton for Green Park mayor

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter March 25, 2021

Incumbent Green Park Mayor Tim Thuston will be challenged by longtime Ward 1 Alderman Michael Broughton in the upcoming municipal election. Thuston and Broughton will face each other for the title of...

Suntrup Volkswagen, 6000 S. Lindbergh Blvd., Friday, Jan. 22, 2021.

Suntrup Volkswagen could see an expansion, pending a lighting plan

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter January 23, 2021

The Suntrup Volkswagen dealership on Lindbergh Boulevard could expand after the Green Park Board of Aldermen unanimously approved a final development plan Sept. 21 for two additions, pending a lighting...

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

Filing ends for April election: Here’s who is running in Lindbergh, Mehlville, Sunset Hills, Green Park

By Staff Report January 20, 2021

Candidate filing closed Tuesday for a number of governmental positions that are up for election April 6, setting up several competitive races across South County. One of the trends this year is that many...

First day of filing for April election highlighted by many newcomers, competitive Green Park mayoral race

First day of filing for April election highlighted by many newcomers, competitive Green Park mayoral race

December 15, 2020

Filing opens Tuesday for a number of area governmental positions that are up for election April 6. Filing began at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15, and will continue through 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19. The...

Former Blues player Pat Maroon started off his day with the Stanley Cup in 2019 by taking photos with his family at his home in Clayton. Maroon then paid a visit to All American ice rink in Green Park, where St. Louis County Police officers, including Green Park Officer Jeremy Hake, posed for photos with Maroon and Stanley. After eating toasted raviolis from the Cup at Charlie Gitto’s on The Hill, Maroon then finished the day on a lake to the west of St. Louis with family and friends, and a private concert from country star Adam Sanders.

Green Park police will again come from St. Louis County

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor October 2, 2020

As it has throughout its entire existence, the city of Green Park will continue to contract with the St. Louis County Police Department for police services for the next five years. The city has two dedicated...

Green Park City Hall

Green Park welcomes three new aldermen, as longtime President Fred Baras departs

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter September 29, 2020

The city of Green Park has installed three new aldermen — half the Board of Aldermen — in the past three months, following the municipal election in June and an appointment by the mayor. And as the...

Green Park City Hall

Green Park candidate was ousted from ballot; mayor appoints another replacement

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter September 2, 2020

Green Park Mayor Tim Thuston appointed a new Ward 1 alderman at the August Board of Aldermen meeting — the second alderman he’s appointed since being elected mayor last year— after no candidate ran...

Letters to the editor

Trump is ‘threat to our democracy,’ and citizens should run for office

September 1, 2020

To the editor and residents: Donald Trump is a threat to our democracy. He gained the presidency by a political anomaly — the Electoral College (EC). Aided by Republican gerrymandering of key political...

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