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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Rockwood Superintendent Eric Knost, right, poses for a selfie with, from left, St. Louis County Police Department Sgt. Shawn McGuire and county police Chief Jon Belmar at the summit between schools and law enforcement in 2018.

Oakville native Shawn McGuire moves on from serving as police spokesman

April 25, 2019

Oakville native Sgt. Shawn McGuire has been the spokesman for the St. Louis County Police Department for years, but he is moving on. McGuire left the Public Information Office Friday to serve as a supervisor...

Two womens suspicious South County deaths are unrelated, police say

Two women’s suspicious South County deaths are unrelated, police say

March 29, 2019

Two suspicious deaths of women in South County within eight days of each other are unrelated, police say. A woman’s body was found Thursday in Ruprecht Quarry at 3910 Paule Ave., near Interstate 55...

Fire and police personnel on the scene of a fire at Kutis Funeral Home on Lemay Ferry Road Friday morning. Photo by Gloria Lloyd.

Police investigating early morning fire at Kutis Funeral Home

March 22, 2019

Fire and police personnel on the scene of a fire at Kutis Funeral Home on Lemay Ferry Road Friday morning. Photo by Gloria Lloyd. Police believe an early morning fire Friday at Kutis Funeral Home...

Why was a police helicopter hovering over Oakville? Mystery solved

Why was a police helicopter hovering over Oakville? Mystery solved

February 23, 2019

Oakville residents near the Black Forest subdivision and apartments took to social media around midnight Friday morning to ask: Why is there a police helicopter searching for someone? An initial post...

Steve Stenger and Jon Belmar answer questions about the new special response unit. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer.

Belmar: Combine city and county police and keep city departments

January 21, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com In the wake of increased attention on potential efforts to combine St. Louis County and St. Louis city into one through a city-county merger,...

This screenshot taken from a blurry video a student posted to Snapchat Monday shows Oakville High Principal Jan Kellerman, top, intervening in a fight along with who appears to be Assistant Principal Casey Olearnick, in a blue shirt at the bottom. Assistant Principal Brian Brennan is on the ground in the dark blue shirt.

Oakville High fight makes national news after students arrested, principal injured

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter November 2, 2018

Viral video of a fight at Oakville High School made national news this week, as three students were arrested after a fight broke out that also injured an administrator trying to break it up. At roughly...

Gallery: Port Authority board declines to answer questions

Gallery: Port Authority board declines to answer questions

July 31, 2018

County Council members Ernie Trakas, right, and Colleen Wasinger talk before the council meeting July 27. The council called a special meeting at 1 p.m. to discuss the Charter amendment that was pulled...

Carjacking at south county Target claimed by Facebook post didnt happen

Carjacking at south county Target claimed by Facebook post didn’t happen

January 4, 2018

A story circulating on Facebook about an alleged carjacking and assault at the south county Target appears to be false, police say. The St. Louis County Police Department could not find any record of...

Chapel of the Cross to be site of vows by Newsham, McGuire

Chapel of the Cross to be site of vows by Newsham, McGuire

May 4, 2010
Byline: Jessica Anna-Marie Newsham, daughter of Dan and Jane Newsham of St. Charles, and Shawn Michael McGuire, son of Rick and Betty McGuire of Oakville, announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage.
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