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South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

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States first infant rescue box will be in South County

State’s first infant rescue box will be in South County

July 31, 2023

The state's first infant rescue box will be dedicated Aug. 8 in south St. Louis County. Safe Haven Baby Boxes, a safety device that allows mothers in crisis to safely place a newborn in a secured incubator...

The suspect as seen in an image pulled from security cameras.

Police identify South County car theft suspect

February 6, 2023

Editor's note: The police department stated on its Facebook page that the suspect has been identified as of Monday afternoon.  The St. Louis County Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance...

Renderings of the proposed A-1 Wine & Spirits at the intersection of Telegraph and Pottle roads.

Planning Commission holding hearing on CUP request from A-1 Wine & Spirit

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor January 4, 2023

The St. Louis County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing Monday on a rezoning request to change a commercial district to residential on Gravois Road near Philo Avenue, as well as a request for...

New rehabilitation center opening at Mercy

New rehabilitation center opening at Mercy

December 21, 2022

Mercy Hospital and Lifepoint Rehabilitation, part of Lifepoint Health, announced a joint venture agreement for the new $37 million Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South Nov. 28. The new rehabilitation...

County library, health department expand test kit distribution network

County library, health department expand test kit distribution network

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor February 9, 2022

The St. Louis County Library is more than doubling the number of locations where residents may pick up free COVID-19 test kits. Starting Wednesday, the St. Louis County Library announced that it is...

Donate used bikes at event this weekend

Donate used bikes at event this weekend

May 5, 2021

A local Scout is organizing a bicycle donation event this weekend in South County for St. Louis BWorks, which collects used bicycles and rehabs them to give to children through the Earn-A-Bike program....

PHOTOS: Mass site opens in South County

April 13, 2021

St. Louis County held its first mass vaccination event in South County Saturday, April 3, at South Technical High School in Sunset Hills. Around 2,340 vaccine doses were administered at the event, with...

A paramedic from the Fenton Fire Protection District gives a COVID-19 vaccine shot to a woman in the community room at the Affton Fire Protection District headquarters on Gravois Road while St. Louis County Executive Sam Page visited Feb. 12, 2021.

Mass vaccine events (finally) come to South County in coming weeks

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor March 31, 2021

South County seemed to be the last part of the region that had not ever hosted a COVID-19 mass vaccination event, but now multiple events are happening over the next week. The state and St. Louis County...

Members of the Visiting Nurses Association, National Guard, county employees and volunteers help administer the vaccine at a mass COVID-19 vaccination site in Ferguson in February 2021.

Here’s how to register for COVID vaccine

March 29, 2021

The three mass vaccination events happening in the coming days in South County are pulling registrations from the county and state lists. The county Department of Public Health recommends that residents...

A paramedic from the Fenton Fire Protection District gives a COVID-19 vaccine shot to a woman in the community room at the Affton Fire Protection District headquarters on Gravois Road while St. Louis County Executive Sam Page visited Feb. 12, 2021.

Murphy pushes for shots at a South County event

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor March 22, 2021

With more COVID-19 vaccine supplies available from the state and federal government, a legislator is pushing for the county or state to hold a mass vaccine event in South County — seemingly the only...

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