South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Letters to the editor

Surprisingly, reader says he agrees with Broughton about something

March 26, 2020

Letter to the Editor To the editor: In what some may find surprising, I wanted to mention some areas of agreement with Green Park Ward 1 Alderman Michael Broughton. If I’m correct, I believe...

Green Park City Hall

Green Park gets a new alderman, Treece

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter September 27, 2019

Green Park officially has a new Ward 1 alderman, after former Ward 1 Alderman Tony Pousosa resigned in July following his move out of the city. Green Park Mayor Tim Thuston appointed Scott Treece,...

Letters to the editor

Trump achievements are dictatorship-like propaganda, reader writes

August 14, 2019

Letter to the Editor To the editor: Frank Longo’s June 27 letter, “Trump has many accomplishments, as Crestwood reader cites them,” is an example of the impact propaganda and one-source news has...

Green Park offering grants to fix up houses

Green Park offering grants to fix up houses

April 17, 2019

Green Park started a program last year to provide assistance to homeowners who want to fix up their houses, above and beyond the city’s existing partnership with St. Louis County to allocate Community...

Letters to the editor

‘Meaningful discourse and common goals cast aside’ under Trump

February 26, 2019

Letter to the Editor  To the editor: Letters in the Feb. 7 issue of the Call and the U.S. House Judiciary Committee hearing on Feb. 8 are poignant reminders of the political divide plaguing Donald Trump’s...

UPDATED: No competitive elections yet in April race

UPDATED: No competitive elections yet in April race

January 8, 2019

This is a developing story and will be updated as candidates file. It was last updated Jan. 9 with Green Park Alderman Tim Thuston filing to run for mayor. As candidate filing for the April 2 election...

UPDATED: No competitive April races yet after filing

UPDATED: No competitive April races yet after filing

December 18, 2018

So far, there are no competitive races in south county after candidate filing opened last week. Up for election April 2 are the Mehlville Fire Protection District seat held by Secretary Ed Ryan, Green...

Free-range hens (chicken) on an organic farm, freely grazing on a meadow. Organic farming, animal rights, back to nature concept.

Green Park now allows chickens in city limits, joining other areas

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter December 15, 2018

Residents of Green Park can now keep chickens after the Board of Aldermen approved an ordinance this fall that allows residents to keep chickens on their property. Aldermen decided 5-1 in October to add...

Incumbents see little opposition in south countys first day of candidate filing

Incumbents see little opposition in south county’s first day of candidate filing

December 12, 2018

This is a developing story, and will be updated as new candidates file. Stay tuned. So far, there are no competitive races in south county as candidate filing opened Tuesday for the Mehlville Fire Protection...

Letters to the editor

Broughton letters are similar to ones rejected by White House

November 28, 2018

Letter to the Editor To the editor: With all the daily hate-filled vitriol on today’s cable TV, do we really need to open our neighborhood papers and be exposed to the same kind of antagonistic, hostile...

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