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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Mehlville Board of Education member Jean Pretto and Chief Financial Officer Marshall Crutcher discuss the 2020 budget during a meeting June 5, 2019 at Mehlville High School.

Mehlville projects $1 million operating surplus in 2019-2020 budget

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter June 26, 2019

The Mehlville Board of Education will consider a “strong, sound” $124 million 2019-2020 budget tonight at the Board of Education Meeting at Mehlville High School, with a June 30 deadline to adopt it...

An incoming Kennerly kindergartener slides at Popsicles with the Principal in 2018 on the schools playground.  Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer.

Kennerly principal leaves early in mystery

June 16, 2019

An incoming Kennerly kindergartener slides at 'Popsicles with the Principal' last year on the school's playground. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer. By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Kennerly...

The Shack backs out of a site by Fitz’s

The Shack backs out of a site by Fitz’s

June 14, 2019

By Erin Achenbach Staff Reporter eachenbach@callnewspapers.com South County fans of The Shack, a popular breakfast and brunch restaurant with five locations in the St. Louis region, may be disappointed...

The Upstanders co-founders (from left to right) Erica Hoffman, Andrea Soaib, Robert Vogel, Renee McDonnell and Lisa Huffman celebrate the groups one-year anniversary in February at Helen Fitzgeralds.

Anti-bullying group Lindbergh Upstanders is set to expand to other school districts

June 12, 2019

The Upstanders co-founders (from left to right) Erica Hoffman, Andrea Soaib, Robert Vogel, Renee McDonnell and Lisa Huffman celebrate the group's one year anniversary in February at Helen Fitzgerald's. By...

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.

Page will renegotiate St. Louis County’s Northwest Plaza lease

June 11, 2019

Then-council chairman Sam Page listens to Police Chief John Belmar during a committee meeting last summer. Now County Executive, Page will renegotiate the lease for The Crossings, formerly Northwest Plaza...

Lindbergh forward Erin Clancy, a senior, receives the ball and prepares to evade Nerinx midfielder Allison Brown, junior, during the state quarterfinals May 25 at Lindbergh. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer.

Lindbergh soccer falls to Nerinx in this year’s state quarterfinals

June 7, 2019

Lindbergh forward Erin Clancy, a senior, receives the ball and prepares to evade Nerinx midfielder Allison Brown, junior, during the state quarterfinals May 25 at Lindbergh. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer. By...

County Executive Sam Page sandbags Tuesday in Bellefontaine Neighbors, with the help of volunteers.

FLOODING: Mississippi River forecast to reach second-highest level; South County residents evacuated

June 7, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com The Mississippi River will crest later than originally expected and at levels lower than the 1993 flood, but some South County residents have...

Pat Maroon started as Oakville’s hockey star

Pat Maroon started as Oakville’s hockey star

By Jessica Belle Kramer, For the Call June 6, 2019

Mick O’Halloran, who has been with the Oakville Hockey Club since the 2000-2001 season, keeps up with all of his former athletes. He keeps track of where they are going and what teams they’re playing...

Flutists Samantha Kern, Cara Darmody and Catherine Elking play the ‘Service Song Medley’ at the Oakville Tiger Band concert June 1 at St. Bernadette. The event helped fundraise for the Marching Tigers’ trip to perform in France in 2019. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer.

Oakville band to perform at D-Day festivities

June 5, 2019

Flutists Samantha Kern, Cara Darmody and Catherine Elking play the ‘Service Song Medley’ at the Oakville Tiger Band concert June 1, 2018, at St. Bernadette. The event helped fundraise for the Marching...

Tim Fitch, then a candidate for the St. Louis County Council, speaks to the Tesson Ferry Republican Club in June 2018. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer.

Fitch, new mayor host ‘Fenton Town Hall’

May 31, 2019

Tim Fitch, then a candidate for the St. Louis County Council, speaks to the Tesson Ferry Republican Club in June 2018. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer. Fenton Mayor Bob Brasses and 3rd District Councilman...

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