South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

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Fenton Chrysler plant revitalized with TIF

Fenton Chrysler plant revitalized with TIF

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor May 27, 2021

Five years after getting tax-increment financing, the Fenton Logistics Park at the former Chrysler plant is up and running with plans to expand and grow. St. Louis County awarded the 295-acre site in...

Council rejects plan for oil changes and car wash

Council rejects plan for oil changes and car wash

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor May 13, 2021

The St. Louis County Council has rejected an oil-change facility at the corner of Lindbergh and Tesson Ferry and a car wash on Gravois Road, in a resounding rejection of the proliferation of auto-oriented...

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

County sues four council members over chair, leadership vote

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor January 18, 2021

This is a breaking news story. Check back to callnewspapers.com for more in-depth coverage.  St. Louis County is suing itself again. County lawyers, representing two council members, filed a lawsuit...

Councilman Ernie Trakas angrily objects to Councilman Tim Fitchs attempt to elect a new chair and vice chair at the videoconferenced council meeting Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Trakas was attending from home.

St. Louis County Council clashes over chair, vice chair, as four members call special meeting today

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor January 15, 2021

A bipartisan coalition of four members of the St. Louis County Council are calling a special meeting of the council today to elect a new chair and vice chair for 2021 — something the three other members...

The proposed location of Adworth Senior Living at 1250 and 1301 Adworth Drive.

Rare council tie stops Adworth Senior Living

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter November 25, 2020

Plans for more senior housing in South County appear to be dead after the latest complex failed rezoning with a rare tie of the St. Louis County Council. The council deadlocked 3-3 Sept. 23 on the 3-story...

Lindbergh football senior Nick Roth, right, carries the ball during a Flyers’ victory against Parkway South during the 2018 football season at Lindbergh. The Flyers topped the Patriots 43-12 on Lindbergh’s 2018 senior night, as  senior football players, band members, Flyerettes and cheerleaders were honored for their four years of Friday night contributions.

Districts weigh what do do on fall sports; Trakas slammed, but says he’ll rein in Page

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor September 22, 2020

St. Louis County school districts, including Mehlville and Lindbergh, are weighing whether to postpone fall sports to the spring as parents protest the county’s sports restrictions aimed at preventing...

The rain-delayed matchup between Lindbergh High School and Mehlville High School Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, had all the ingredients of a state playoff game, despite being the first week of the 2019 season. Mehlville fell to Lindbergh 17-10. Photo by Bill Milligan.

St. Louis County school districts, including Mehlville and Lindbergh, weigh whether to postpone fall sports as parents protest

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor September 15, 2020

St. Louis County school districts, including Mehlville and Lindbergh, are weighing whether to postpone fall sports to the spring as parents protest the county’s sports restrictions aimed at preventing...

Officers and sergeants from the St. Louis County Police Department applaud as fellow officer and union representative Derek Machens calls for raises at an Oct. 12, 2017, hearing at the County Council.

County police to be reviewed top-to-bottom, with some pushback

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor July 22, 2020

A promised “top-to-bottom” review of the St. Louis County Police Department is a centerpiece of County Executive Sam Page’s campaign for county executive, but not everyone is welcoming outsiders...

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

GOP council members seek to limit county executive’s authority to issue stay-at-home orders

July 21, 2020

Republican County Council members are seeking to restrict the power of the county executive to issue stay-at-home and public health orders without the consent of the County Council. Two of the three...

Protesters gathered at the intersection of Gravois and MacKenzie roads to support the Black Lives Matter movement June 6. Some protesters signs, like that above, called for defunding the police.

St. Louis County Police Department will undergo comprehensive review, funded by Civic Progress

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor June 30, 2020

The St. Louis County Police Department will undergo an independent, privately funded review of public safety, use of force and community policing, the county executive announced Monday. County Executive...

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