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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

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Santa gets children’s lists; will be checking twice

Santa gets children’s lists; will be checking twice

December 19, 2019

Children across South County have been busy meeting with Santa Claus ahead of his Christmas Eve rounds, including Affton's Oakland House 'Santa House' Dec. 12, where children were able to enjoy chocolate...

Baebler says decorating her home for the holidays is a process that takes around two weeks. No part of the house goes undecorated, including the basement, bathrooms and bedrooms. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Lindbergh Parent Group holds 44th annual Holiday House Tour, free holiday boutique

December 3, 2019

The Lindbergh High School Parent Group will host its 44th annual Lindbergh Holiday House Tour Sunday. Five homes in Lindbergh Schools will open their doors from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, showcasing...

Students at Gateway Dance Conservatory rehearse for the studio’s first full-length production of
Tchaikovsky’s ‘The Nutcracker’ in Pacific Nov. 23, 2019. Gateway is a nonprofit studio that meets at The
Pavilion at Lemay and provides underprivileged dance students with scholarships and other financial
aid, as well as inclusionary classes for students with special needs. Gateway performed ‘The
Nutcracker’ in December 2019 at Bayless High School. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

New ‘Nutcracker’: South County dance studio is set to perform full ballet for first time

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter December 3, 2019

A nonprofit, multi-disciplinary dance conservatory will perform its first full-length production Saturday in South County. The Gateway Dance Conservatory will present “The Nutcracker” ballet at 6...

Crawl, crawl, baby

Crawl, crawl, baby

November 27, 2019

  Grant’s View Branch of the St. Louis County Library hosted a ‘baby art crawl’ last week. Little ones ages 6 to 16 months were able to get their hands (and bodies) dirty as they crawled...

River City Boulevard, at the intersection of Lemay Ferry Road, is inaccessible due to rising floodwater from the River des Peres Thursday, May 30. The Mississippi River, which backs up into the River des Peres, is expected to crest Saturday.

Flooded homes could get FEMA buyouts

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter November 22, 2019

South County residents affected by flooding could receive buyouts after St. Louis County filed for flood relief with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. St. Louis County filed in September seeking...

Police board members Laurie Westfall, left, and Art Johnson during an emergency meeting of the board held Oct. 29. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

New Page appointments would mean a female-majority police board

November 14, 2019

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page has nominated two new members to the county police board, which if approved would form the first female-majority police board in county history. Page announced Thursday...

Legislators from both parties unveil the ‘Cloria Brown Highway’ Lindbergh sign

Legislators from both parties unveil the ‘Cloria Brown Highway’ Lindbergh sign

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter November 3, 2019

The legacy of the late state Rep. Cloria Brown will live on after a stretch of Lindbergh Boulevard from Interstate 55 to Lin Ferry Drive was dubbed the “Cloria Brown Memorial Highway.” A new sign...

Sixth District Councilman Ernie Trakas questions County Executive Sam Pages Board of Freeholders appointees. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Eight of Page’s nine appointees to Board of Freeholders approved; city nods still in limbo

October 28, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com The status of the Board of Freeholders that could approve a city-county merger is up in the air after St. Louis County approved its nominees,...

The Goodwill store on Baptist Church Road, as seen Oct. 25. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Man robs Goodwill at gunpoint, carjacks from person in store for a getaway car

October 25, 2019

A man carjacked a person at gunpoint while robbing the Goodwill store in South County last weekend. Around 9:30 a.m. Sunday morning, a man forced his way inside the back door of the Goodwill store at...

Dr. Alex Garza at the first and so far only meeting of the St. Louis city-county Board of Freeholders at St. Louis City Hall. Garza was appointed to the Freeholders by County Executive Sam Page.

Freeholders grilled by council; city ones fail

October 22, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com The St. Louis County Council grilled County Executive Sam Page’s nine prospective appointees to the 19-member Board of Freeholders last week...

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