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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

The pool at the Kennedy Recreation Center.

County eyes repairs and upgrades to Kennedy pool, at urging of Trakas

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor March 19, 2021

Repairs are being made to the Kennedy Recreation Complex’s pool in time to open for the summer, and the county is considering upgrades after Councilman Ernie Trakas urged the county parks department...

Gov. Mike Parson gets his flu shot in October 2019.

Some state parks close today, including Castlewood; state prisons won’t release inmates

By Jordan Meier, Missouri News Network April 2, 2020

Parks and prisons were major topics at Gov. Mike Parson’s Tuesday update on COVID-19 in Missouri. This comes after a weekend of high traffic at many state parks, and questions about whether the governor...

Sunset Hills backing off new park restrooms

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter January 3, 2019

Sunset Hills is tentatively scrapping a proposal for a bathroom facility and parking spaces on the Nancy Eschbach Forest River Trail after multiple residents voiced their concerns with the city’s proposal. Discussion...

Pictured above: An aerial view of the Sunset Hills Golf Course, with the location of the proposed rugby park in green. Rendering courtesy of the St. Louis Bombers Rugby Club.

Sunset Hills looking at its options for 122-acre golf course donation

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter December 13, 2018

Sunset Hills has a new city-owned golf course that could serve as a park and as a bonus, might even get a new sports team to root for if a rugby club builds its playing fields on the property. The 122...

Workers lower one of the largest pedestrian trail bridges in St. Louis County into place at Cliff Cave Park in Oakville in July.

Voters weigh ‘parks protection’ in Charter

October 31, 2018

Workers lower one of the largest pedestrian trail bridges in St. Louis County into place at Cliff Cave Park in Oakville, July 2017.  Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Far down...

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