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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

An Affton Fire Protection District fire engine.

Crestwood loses lawsuit to Affton Fire District, will continue to pay for annexing forever

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor May 26, 2021

The four-year legal battle to determine whether Crestwood has to continue paying the Affton Fire Protection District for fire service for annexed residents is over after the Missouri Supreme Court ruled...

Voters repeal Clean Missouri redistricting plan they enacted in 2018

Voters repeal Clean Missouri redistricting plan they enacted in 2018

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent November 5, 2020

Missouri voters on Tuesday repealed a constitutional amendment they enacted in 2018 that would have required legislative districts be drawn to ensure partisan fairness. They replaced it with one that...

One city, one district? City-county Board of Freeholders could change 24 school districts

One city, one district? City-county Board of Freeholders could change 24 school districts

November 19, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com At least one member of the Board of Freeholders believes that education could fall under the board’s powers to reorganize city-county government...

Then-council chairman Sam Page listens to Police Chief John Belmar during a committee meeting in 2018. Now County Executive, Page will renegotiate the lease for The Crossings, formerly Northwest Plaza mall. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer.

Freeholders include just one South County representative; council pushing back

October 8, 2019

Forand excited for ‘honor’ of representing South County By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Members of the St. Louis County Council are pushing back against County Executive...

The room of Municipal League mayors votes to set up a Board of Freeholders in St. Louis County at Chesterfield City Hall Jan. 24. Photo by Gloria Lloyd.

Apply to serve on Board of Freeholders; Page says board will be diverse

September 18, 2019

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page is currently accepting applications for the Board of Freeholders, the group that can make changes to the St. Louis County-St. Louis city governance structure under the...

Mayor Lyda Krewson addresses the crowd at the Better Together rollout, as County Executive Stenger looks on. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Better Together resubmits plan to state after withdrawing it last week; no major changes

February 15, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Better Together refiled its petition Monday with the Missouri Secretary of State’s office for a proposed Constitutional amendment that would...

The Missouri State Capitol building in Jefferson City.

Our Call: Legislators need to follow their own Sunshine Laws

February 1, 2019

Editorial By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com The Missouri Legislature designs and governs Sunshine Law for every public official in the state. But ironically, the Legislature...

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...

An Affton Fire Protection District fire engine.

Judge rules for Affton in Crestwood’s fire lawsuit

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor December 20, 2018

A judge ruled against Crestwood in its lawsuit against the Affton Fire Protection District last week, rejecting every argument that the city raised in its battle to stop paying the fire district for fire...

Letters to the editor

City-county merger ‘fearmongering’ is all about racism, Koenen says

October 25, 2018

Letter to the Editor To the editor: Well, it’s almost election time. So Republicans once again are engaging in fearmonger talk of a merger of St. Louis city with the county. Despite what GOP candidates...

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