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St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Our Call: A new year, a new opportunity  to support local news

Our Call: A new year, a new opportunity to support local news

January 25, 2024

The new year brings with it a renewed opportunity to support local news, a cornerstone of the community. A tangible way to begin is by subscribing to the weekly mailed print edition of the St. Louis Call....

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...

Our Call: Will of the people or not, Koenig says just get a job

Our Call: Will of the people or not, Koenig says just get a job

June 11, 2021

As Ronald Reagan once said, “There you go again.” The Republicans in our esteemed Missouri Legislature are at it again, disregarding the will of the people who voted for Medicaid expansion in the...

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...

Our Call: Vote yes on MSDs Proposition Y, but no on all its other propositions

Our Call: Vote ‘yes’ on MSD’s Proposition Y, but ‘no’ on all its other propositions

April 1, 2021

The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District has a $500 million bond issue, Proposition Y, on the ballot April 6. Prop Y will fund five years of needed upgrades for MSD’s “Project Clear” consent decree...

Call endorses candidates for city contests

Call endorses candidates for city contests

April 1, 2021

Green Park mayor Editor's note: This endorsement has been updated from the April 1 print version with information on when Ward 1 Alderman Michael Broughton's seat is up for election.  Green Park’s...

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...

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