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

Our Call: Preserving historic cabin has a value beyond money

Our Call: Preserving historic cabin has a value beyond money

June 3, 2021

Crestwood city officials have a once-in-a-lifetime decision to make next week: Whether or not to pay to move a 200-year-old log cabin from Affton to the city-owned Sappington House in Crestwood, doubling...

Our Call: Trakas’ idea for town halls is a rare winner in Clayton

Our Call: Trakas’ idea for town halls is a rare winner in Clayton

May 6, 2021

Sometimes things never change in county government. In fact, more often than not, that is exactly what happens — the more things change in Clayton, the more they stay the same. And that’s how it’s...

Our Call: Tale of three cities and a county on jail cooperation   

Our Call: Tale of three cities and a county on jail cooperation   

April 29, 2021

South County saw two proposals for crossjurisdictional law enforcement cooperation last week, and one shows what to do while the other is a textbook example of what not to do. Crestwood and Sunset Hills...

Call endorses Mehlville’s Proposition S and its focus on safety

Call endorses Mehlville’s Proposition S and its focus on safety

March 30, 2021

Mehlville Proposition S The Mehlville School District’s bond issue up for vote in the April 6 election, Proposition S for “Safe Schools, Safe Kids,” is a $35 million, 12-cent no-tax-rate-increase...

Our Call: Call makes endorsement for April 6 fire board race

Our Call: Call makes endorsement for April 6 fire board race

March 29, 2021

When Bonnie Stegman first won election to the Mehlville Fire Protection District’s Board of Directors in 2005 alongside Aaron Hilmer, their opponents and critics said they lacked the experience to run...

Our Call: South County, once again, last in line in state, county

Our Call: South County, once again, last in line in state, county

March 25, 2021

Everyone in South County has been patiently waiting ... waiting for vaccines from the governor, and now waiting for more access to vaccines from St. Louis County. St. Louis County has supplied vaccine...

Our Call: No guts, no ‘Glory’ as the vaccine rollout divides Missouri

Our Call: No guts, no ‘Glory’ as the vaccine rollout divides Missouri

February 25, 2021

Former Rep. Carl Hendrickson writes in his column this week about the tradition of honoring students with the “Glory of Missouri” awards, embodied by the 14 virtues that “make a people great” commemorated...

Our Call: Kindergarten registration is open; County Council should sign up

Our Call: Kindergarten registration is open; County Council should sign up

January 28, 2021

As St. Louis County Executive Sam Page was being sworn in for his first elected term in office Jan. 12, he referenced the national political atmosphere and called for St. Louis County to come together:...

Our Call: ‘Local control’ is preached, not practiced by legislators

Our Call: ‘Local control’ is preached, not practiced by legislators

January 7, 2021

Missouri legislators representing South County, led by Sen. Andrew Koenig, R-Manchester, have prefiled bills that would take away the power state statute currently grants counties like St. Louis County...

Our Call: Jefferson City should stay out of our county business

Our Call: Jefferson City should stay out of our county business

December 11, 2020

Local control sounds like a great idea for state lawmakers until they actually have to practice it. Missouri legislators representing South County, led by Sen. Andrew Koenig, R-Manchester, have prefiled...

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