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Price has a challenger in Hrach for Ward 4 seat

Price has a challenger in Hrach for Ward 4 seat

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter March 12, 2020

Sunset Hills Ward 4 Alderman Thompson Price will face resident Drew Hrach for Price’s seat on the Board of the Aldermen in the upcoming April 7 election. Hrach, 12980 Baalbek Drive, did not return...

The city of Sunset Hills provided sandbags to residents impacted by flooding in 2017. Volunteers responded in force to the city’s call to fill the sandbags at Watson Trail Park, above.

Winter Brothers project spurs comments on flooding

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter February 25, 2020

A presentation by Winter Brothers Material Company about plans to raise its 15-acre property a foot above the Meramec River flood plain generated concern about future flooding among some residents at last...

Filing for April election closes; competitive races set for school boards and Sunset Hills

Filing for April election closes; competitive races set for school boards and Sunset Hills

January 23, 2020

Candidate filing closed Tuesday for local elections in April, and this election season is set to be the most competitive South County has seen in several years. The election will be held Tuesday, April...

Then-Ward 4 Alderman Donna Ernst, left, applauds for her successor, Ward 4 Alderman Thompson Price, at the victory party on his first election night in April 2016.

South County elections: More candidates file to run for alderman in Sunset Hills

January 8, 2020

As filing for municipal and school board elections in April continues this month, two more candidates have filed to run for alderman in Sunset Hills. Candidate filing began Dec. 17 for the April 7 elections...

Competitive races for Sunset Hills mayor, Mehlville school board after first days of filing

Competitive races for Sunset Hills mayor, Mehlville school board after first days of filing

December 19, 2019

Candidate filing began Tuesday for the April 7 election for Crestwood and Sunset Hills mayor, along with municipal offices and school board positions across South County. So far, the highlights of the...

Voters check in to cast their ballots at the Sunset Hills Community Center during the April 2019 municipal election.

Candidate filing opens next week for April 2020 municipal, school board races

December 11, 2019

Staff Report Candidate filing will begin next week for the April 7 election for Crestwood and Sunset Hills mayor, along with municipal offices and school board positions across South County. Aldermanic...

Professional rugby players striving to get the ball during the game. Rugby player with ball is blocked by the opposite team player at ground.

Sunset Hills approves rugby field over objections of neighbors

September 11, 2019

Thank you for reading this breaking news. Look for full coverage of Tuesday's four-hour meeting in the Sept. 19 issue of The Call.  By Erin Achenbach Staff Reporter eachenbach@callnewspapers.com The...

The proposed location of the St. Louis Bombers rugby park.

Impact of rugby fields up for debate on golf course site

July 16, 2019

By Erin Achenbach Staff Reporter eachenbach@callnewspapers.com  It seemed like a done deal for the St. Louis Bombers Rugby Club to lease part of the former Sunset Hills Golf Course from Sunset Hills,...

The city of Sunset Hills campus: Sunset Hills Police Department

Sunset Hills rejects expedited readings for legislation

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter May 16, 2019

The Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen rejected a proposal for the second time April 23 that would have made it easier to expedite passage of bills. The defeated Bill No. 51 would have amended the city’s...

Sunset Hills Mayor Pat Fribis. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer.

Tattoo parlors allowed in Sunset Hills after a tie-breaker

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter May 1, 2019

Tattoo parlors could soon set up shop in Sunset Hills after the Board of Aldermen voted April 23 to approve an ordinance that would add tattoo establishments as a use in the PD-LI Zoning District, with...

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