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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Pfizers COVID-19 vaccine is being produced and tested in St. Louis County lab

Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is being produced and tested in St. Louis County lab

May 7, 2020

Pfizer is ramping up production in hopes of producing a vaccine for the coronavirus within months, the company announced this week. And the vaccine will be produced and tested in St. Louis County. During...

The Urban League of Metropolitan Saint Louis distributed food and other items to 2,500 families Saturday, May 2, at the former Jamestown Mall, assisted by County Executive Sam Page in a mask, left.

St. Louis County stay-at-home order will end ‘gradually’ starting May 18; masks required

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor May 6, 2020

St. Louis County could start to end its stay-at-home order Monday, May 18, but the new freedom will come with restrictions: Employees and customers will be required to socially distance and wear face masks...

Some businesses were forced to close by St. Louis Countys March 21 stay-at-home order, but others like the Macys at South County Center, seen above during the stay-at-home order, voluntarily closed before that.

Business owners sue St. Louis County, city so that businesses can reopen

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor May 6, 2020

Business owners from St. Louis County and the city of St. Louis have filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the stay-at-home orders that are forcing “nonessential” businesses to stay closed until at least...

Curbside pickup was open at Helen Fitzgeralds in Sunset Hills March 18.

All Missouri businesses can reopen today with some restrictions, except in St. Louis

By Ashlyn O'Hara, Missouri News Network May 4, 2020

Starting today, all Missouri businesses will be able to reopen with certain restrictions under the first phase of Gov. Mike Parson’s Show Me Strong Recovery Plan, which extends through May 31. But the...

More oversight is always better than less, even now

More oversight is always better than less, even now

May 2, 2020

Editorial What is the best way to spend the $175 million St. Louis County will receive in federal funds for the coronavirus response? Who should make those decisions? With a corrupt county executive...

St. Louis County Council Chairwoman Lisa Clancy, D-Affton, reacts as her preferred full appropriation of coronavirus funding fails to move forward as she chairs the council meeting April 21.

County officials divided on how to spend $175 million in COVID-19 funds

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor April 28, 2020

With $175 million in hand in federal stimulus money for the coronavirus response,  St. Louis county government is deeply divided over how to decide how to spend it. The federal government sent the money...

Page reopens 33 county parks, including South Countys largest ones

Page reopens 33 county parks, including South County’s largest ones

April 28, 2020

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page announced a plan Tuesday to reopen county parks, even as his extended stay-at-home order remains in effect. Page’s announcement at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday opened 33 parks...

With $175 million in hand, St. Louis County launches coronavirus spending portal

With $175 million in hand, St. Louis County launches coronavirus spending portal

April 23, 2020

St. Louis County now has $175 million in federal stimulus funds for the coronavirus response on hand, and a transparency portal to track all related spending and contracts is now live on the county website. County...

Hundreds say they will protest in Jefferson City to Reopen Missouri

Hundreds say they will protest in Jefferson City to ‘Reopen Missouri’

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor April 20, 2020

Missouri is joining a growing list of states nationwide that have seen protests against the stay-at-home orders handed down by most governors in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Over the weekend...

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