South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Planning panel to hear petitions for dealership, self-storage facility

September 5, 2023

The St. Louis County Planning Commission will review a proposal for a car dealership and a proposal for a self-storage facility, both located in South County, at its public hearing Monday, Sept. 18. The...

Several holiday events this weekend at St. Louis County parks

Several holiday events this weekend at St. Louis County parks

December 9, 2022

The St. Louis County Parks Department is hosting several holiday events this weekend around the county, including two events Saturday and Sunday in South County. On Saturday, Dec. 10, there will be...

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page, left, and 6th District Councilman Ernie Trakas, sign legislation Nov. 4 allocating $18.5 million in federal pandemic aid to address infrastructure and workforce development in South County. The money comes from the $193 million the county received in American Rescue Plan Act funds.

Page signs bill allocating millions in federal funds to South County

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor November 7, 2022

South St. Louis County will receive millions in federal aid after County Executive Sam Page signed a bill last week allocating a portion of the county’s American Rescue Plan Act funds to address economic...

New St. Louis Children’s Hospital Specialty Care Center opens in South County

New St. Louis Children’s Hospital Specialty Care Center opens in South County

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter October 27, 2021

South County became home to the second St. Louis Children’s Hospital Specialty Care Center in St. Louis this month.  The location, at 5114 Midamerica Plaza near Interstate 55 and Butler Hill Road,...

The Affton School District held a vaccination event for its teachers and other staff members the first day teachers were eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine Monday, March 15. Other school districts like Mehlville and Lindbergh have also hosted events to vaccinate their staff.

COVID third leading cause of county deaths

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter October 19, 2021

After passing the 700,000th COVID death in the United States this month, St. Louis County released its annual death report showing that COVID was the third leading cause of death in the county in 2020.  The...

Bell will appear at crime prevention town hall with Murphy, ODonnell

Bell will appear at crime prevention town hall with Murphy, O’Donnell

October 11, 2021

South County representatives are hosting a town hall Oct. 30 to address car, home and garage break-ins in the community. The event is from noon to 2 p.m. at Bernard Middle School, 1054 Forder Road,...

Mehlville Fire Protection District employee Kelly Pettit administers a Johnson & Johnson vaccine dose at a state-run vaccination event at Bernard Middle School Saturday, April 3.

South County has highest COVID-19 infection rate in St. Louis

October 6, 2021

South County is the new home of the highest COVID-19 infection rates in St. Louis according to County Executive Sam Page. South County surpassed North County as of last week, Page announced in a media...

Lori and Ernie Trakas

Post-corruption, Trakas focuses on the 6th District

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor June 24, 2021

Four years into Ernie Trakas’ tenure as the St. Louis County Council member for the 6th District, he is finally able to pursue his own vision for St. Louis County instead of opposing one from someone...

The Kassebaum Building, at the corner of Butler Hill Road and Lemay Ferry.

Historic preservation returns as buildings are threatened

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor May 25, 2021

With no historic preservation ordinance in St. Louis County and a wave of developers looking for sites to build, unincorporated South County is losing some historic structures as three separate structures...

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...

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