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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Council rejects bridge; Trakas abstains from vote

Council rejects bridge; Trakas abstains from vote

April 10, 2018

The disputed Lewis Road Bridge in Eureka. Photo by Gloria Lloyd. By Gloria Lloyd News Editor news3@callnewspapers.com The County Council rejected legislation last week to replace a bridge in Eureka...

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UPDATED: Special prosecutor asks judge to remove Trakas from County Council

April 8, 2018

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor news3@callnewspapers.com A special prosecutor filed a petition with the court this weekend asking to remove St. Louis County Councilman Ernie Trakas from office because...

St. Louis region drops out of the top 20 metro areas in the United States

April 6, 2018

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor news3@callnewspapers.com The St. Louis region has dropped out of the top 20 metro areas in the United States as St. Louis County has shown a trend toward losing population. St....

Northwest Plaza lease ‘quarterback’ Badino testifies in council’s inquiry

Northwest Plaza lease ‘quarterback’ Badino testifies in council’s inquiry

April 5, 2018

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor news3@callnewspapers.com The county’s point man on a Northwest Plaza lease that is spurring a series of court-like County Council hearings testified last week that he landed...

Filing period closes next week for county, state, federal offices

Filing period closes next week for county, state, federal offices

March 22, 2018

Staff Report More potential challengers to County Executive Steve Stenger threw their hats in the ring last week as candidate filing continued for the Tuesday, Aug. 7, primary election, ahead of the conclusion...

Stenger fires shelter head after misconduct investigation

Stenger fires shelter head after misconduct investigation

March 21, 2018

By Gloria Lloyd Staff Reporter news3@callnewspapers.com County Executive Steve Stenger is firing new county animal shelter Director Beth Vesco-Mock after shelter volunteers accused her of racist comments...

County Executive Steve Stenger, second from left, listens to Rep. Bob Burns, D-Affton, address the council last year, left to right: 5th District Councilman Pat Dolan, D-Richmond Heights, Chairman Sam Page, D-Creve Coeur, 1st District Councilwoman Hazel Erby and 4th District Councilwoman Rochelle Walton Gray, D-Black Jack. Photo by Gloria Lloyd.

Stenger, council both accused of violating Sunshine Law

March 14, 2018

By Gloria Lloyd Staff Reporter news3@callnewspapers.com County Executive Steve Stenger and the County Council have been at odds for most of the last year on everything except routine county business,...

Council eyes quotas for minority contractors on county projects

Council eyes quotas for minority contractors on county projects

March 8, 2018

County Auditor Mark Tucker, right, at a Feb. 20 minority-contracting hearing with the four members of the County Council who voted to hire him a year ago, from left, 4th District Councilwoman Rochelle...

Stenger to face at least one primary challenger

March 6, 2018

County Executive Steve Stenger will face at least one challenger in the Democratic primary this August. Stenger and Ladue businessman Mark Mantovani both filed Feb. 27 for the Dem-ocratic nomination for...

Candidate filing underway for Aug. 7 primary

Candidate filing underway for Aug. 7 primary

February 28, 2018

St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger will face at least one challenger in the Democratic primary this August. Stenger and Ladue businessman Mark Mantovani both filed Tuesday for the Democratic nomination...

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