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South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

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Jamestown Mall, as seen in June 2017.

Council allocates ARPA money for mall, attorneys

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor May 3, 2022

Jamestown Mall is closer to coming down after the St. Louis County Council unanimously passed a bill April 26 that allots $6 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding to demolish the building.  The...

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page, right, and his wife, Jennifer, head to the polls Tuesday morning in Creve Coeur to vote for Page in the Democratic primary. Jennifer Page was dressed in scrubs to head to her job at Mercy Hospital South.

County prioritizing how to spend its remaining $83M in ARPA funding

By Lucas Irizarry and Erin Achenbach April 27, 2022

St. Louis County officials are assessing how the county should allot its remaining $83 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds after receiving feedback from over 3,000 county residents at town hall meetings...

1st District Councilwoman Rita Days during a Board of Freeholders hearing in 2019

St. Louis County Council conducting virtual meetings

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor January 24, 2022

St. Louis County Council Chairwoman Rita Heard Days announced Jan. 13 the County Council will meet virtually for at least three weeks, in response to COVID-19 case rates.  Days, who represents the...

Seventh District Councilman Mark Harder and 3rd District Councilman Tim Fitch at a May 2019 meeting.

Fitch and Harder introduce legislation to crack down on catalytic converter thefts

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor December 10, 2021

Two St. Louis County Council members have proposed legislation to curb thefts from vehicles in residential areas.  At County Council meetings in November, 3rd District County Councilman Tim Fitch,...

The Affton School District vaccinated every teacher and staff member who wanted a COVID-19 vaccine at an event at Affton High School Monday, March 15, 2021, seen above.

County workers get health care for vaccine injuries

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor November 1, 2021

The St. Louis County Council passed a bill last week that would provide health care for employees who are injured by the COVID-19 vaccine.  By a vote of 4-2, the council voted in favor Oct. 26 of a...

County Executive Sam Page appears in a mask at the July 2020 ribbon cutting for 9 Mile Garden food truck plaza in Affton.

County enacts new mask mandate, says this one meets legal requirements

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor October 5, 2021

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page announced a new mask mandate last week, effective immediately, after the county was blocked from enforcing a prior order.  The new mandate, announced by Page in...

St. Louis County issues new masking order

St. Louis County issues new masking order

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter September 28, 2021

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page announced a new mask mandate Monday, effective immediately, after the county was blocked from enforcing a prior order.  The new mandate, announced by Page in a press...

County Executive Sam Page appears in a mask at the July 2020 ribbon cutting for 9 Mile Garden food truck plaza in Affton.

County Council passes resolution in support of mask mandate

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor August 27, 2021

After five weeks of contentious debate, the St. Louis County Council adopted a resolution in a special meeting Friday extending the countywide public health order requiring masks be worn indoors and on...

Seventh District Councilman Mark Harder and 3rd District Councilman Tim Fitch at a May 2019 meeting.

County Council returns to in-person meetings

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor June 1, 2021

The St. Louis County Council is returning to in-person meetings tonight, Tuesday, June 1, but with a new, more modern look and feel in the traditional County Council Chambers at 41 S. Central Ave. in Clayton. The...

Former St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch is sworn in as the 3rd District St. Louis County Councilman by Judge Dean P. Waldemer while with his wife and family on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. Fitch won the November 2018 election to replace former 3rd District Councilwoman Colleen Wasinger, who did not seek re-election.

Fitch looks back on his tenure

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter May 27, 2021

St. Louis County Councilman Tim Fitch is over halfway through his first four-year term representing the 3rd District, and is looking forward to getting the economy back on track after the pandemic while...

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