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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Council passes abortion support resolution

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor July 6, 2022

The St. Louis County Council voted along party lines June 28 in support of a resolution condemning the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and Missouri’s abortion ban law that was...

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Legislative session ends with few bills passed, only one by a South County legislator

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter May 25, 2022

The 2022 Missouri legislative session was a bust for many South County legislators in the Missouri House of Representatives, with no bills proposed by South County representatives making it to the desk...

Our Call: Sunshine Law is a light in the dark; let’s make sure to keep it on

Our Call: Sunshine Law is a light in the dark; let’s make sure to keep it on

January 28, 2022

The Missouri government is once again making an effort to undermine the state’s free press, this time by targeting its Sunshine Law.  The Sunshine Law requires governmental bodies to produce documents...

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page, right, and his wife, Jennifer, head to the polls Tuesday morning in Creve Coeur to vote for Page in the Democratic primary. Jennifer Page was dressed in scrubs to head to her job at Mercy Hospital South.

County averaging over 1,500 new daily cases

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor January 4, 2022

St. Louis County is experiencing its worst COVID surge since the pandemic began, averaging more than 1,500 new cases a day.  County Executive Sam Page said Monday in his first press conference of 2022...

Our Call: The press is (still) not the enemy

Our Call: The press is (still) not the enemy

December 7, 2021

A report released earlier this month showed that Gov. Mike Parson’s administration had received a study with data that showed counties and jurisdictions in Missouri that implemented mask mandates fared...

The Affton School District held a vaccination event for its teachers and other staff members the first day teachers were eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine Monday, March 15. Other school districts like Mehlville and Lindbergh have also hosted events to vaccinate their staff.

Missouri lawmakers pass bill limiting local health orders, banning vaccine passports

By Tessa Weinberg, Missouri Independent May 12, 2021

As the state of Missouri battles its second year of the novel coronavirus’ spread, lawmakers on Wednesday sent to the governor’s desk a bill that aims to rein in local public health orders and ban...

Missouri legislators approve prescription drug monitoring program, goes to governor for signature

Missouri legislators approve prescription drug monitoring program, goes to governor for signature

By Jason Hancock, Missouri Independent May 11, 2021

In an historic vote, the Missouri House signed off Tuesday on legislation creating a prescription drug monitoring program — inching one step closer to ending Missouri’s designation as the only state...

A paramedic from the Fenton Fire Protection District gives a COVID-19 vaccine shot to a woman in the community room at the Affton Fire Protection District headquarters on Gravois Road while St. Louis County Executive Sam Page visited Feb. 12, 2021.

Mass vaccine events (finally) come to South County in coming weeks

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor March 31, 2021

South County seemed to be the last part of the region that had not ever hosted a COVID-19 mass vaccination event, but now multiple events are happening over the next week. The state and St. Louis County...

The Affton School District vaccinated every teacher and staff member who wanted a COVID-19 vaccine at an event at Affton High School Monday, March 15, 2021, seen above.

More Missourians are eligible for vaccine today; registration set to open for Saturday South County event

March 29, 2021

Phase 2 of Missouri's COVID-19 Vaccination Plan opens today, Monday, March 29, extending COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to approximately 880,000 Missourians. The activation of Phase 2 will extend vaccine...

Members of the Missouri National Guard prepare doses of COVID-19 vaccine Feb. 23 in Canton, near the Iowa border.

Missouri partners with FEMA on St. Louis mass vaccine site that will double state’s doses

March 29, 2021

The state of Missouri announced Monday that it will start an eight-week effort next week focusing on getting more COVID-19 vaccine into arms in St. Louis, with help from the Federal Emergency Management...

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