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Proposition S construction at Blades Elementary School in the Mehlville School District on Aug. 15, 2022.

District will use other funds for some Prop S projects

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor May 23, 2023

Rising construction and labor costs have forced the Mehlville School District to find alternative funding methods for some facility projects originally slated to be covered by Proposition S. The Mehlville...

Proposition S construction at Blades Elementary School in the Mehlville School District on Aug. 15, 2022.

Board approves bid for HVAC work

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor November 22, 2022

The Mehlville Board of Education unanimously approved a bid at its meeting Nov. 17 to improve HVAC at four schools. The board approved a $2.693 million bid with Integrated Facility Services for HVAC work...

Mehlville approves bid for MHS baseball fields

Mehlville approves bid for MHS baseball fields

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor October 31, 2022

The Mehlville Board of Education unanimously approved a bid Oct. 20 to improve the conditions of the Mehlville High School baseball fields. The board approved a roughly $1.407 million base bid, including...

The Affton Fire Protection Districts fire engine at the dedication ceremony for the newly-renamed Sgt. Amanda N. Pinson Post Office in Afftons Grasso Plaza last week.

Affton Fire voters will consider Proposition S

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter March 29, 2022

Voters in Affton will see a 10-cent per $100 assessed evaluation tax increase on the ballot April 5 to help fund the Affton Fire District’s pension program. If approved, the owner of an $150,000 house...

Supporters of Mehlville bond issue Proposition S are hosting donut drive-thru

Supporters of Mehlville bond issue Proposition S are hosting ‘donut drive-thru’

March 12, 2021

The campaign committee for Proposition S, a 12-cent no-tax-rate-increase bond issue for facilities in the Mehlville School District that will be up for vote April 6, will host a donut drive-thru Saturday. Mehlville-Oakville...

Voter survey shows support for a Mehlville bond issue

Voter survey shows support for a Mehlville bond issue

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter January 28, 2021

Despite concerns from some Mehlville Board of Education members about placing a bond issue on an upcoming ballot during a period of economic uncertainty, a survey shows that most voters are in favor of...

Superintendent Chris Gaines asks supporters at a 2015 rally for Prop R to help him get out the vote so that he can hire reading coaches and keep experienced teachers in the district. Behind him are the Mehlville High School Pantherettes and the Oakville High School Golden Girls.

Voters to weigh in on Mehlville’s first bond issue since 1992

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter January 26, 2021

Voters in the Mehlville School District will decide in April whether or not to pass the district’s first facilities bond issue since 1992. The Mehlville Board of Education voted unanimously last week...

Students walk to class during the passing period at Lindbergh High School Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018.

Lindbergh plans for a $105 million bond

January 16, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com  Voters in Lindbergh Schools could consider a $105 million bond issue for a new Lindbergh High School if the Board of Education approved a...

Bayless measure OK’d, other fails

Bayless measure OK’d, other fails

April 13, 2018

The majority of Bayless School District voters approved two ballot measures last week, but one passed and one failed due to state law on bond-issue approval. Voters gave 54.05-percent approval to Proposition...

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