South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

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State Sen. Andrew Koenig, left, and Rep. Deb Lavender, right.

Koenig wins re-election as Missouri Republicans maintain supermajorities in House and Senate

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent November 4, 2020

Missouri Democrats had another disappointing night in legislative elections Tuesday, losing in two state Senate districts crucial to their hopes of cracking the Republican supermajority in the upper chamber. Democrats...

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...

Jill Frein, construction project manager for Friendship Village, outside the new assisted-living and memory care building on Friendship Village’s Chesterfield campus.

Friendship Village opens new Chesterfield assisted living, memory care as part of $200M project in South and West County

August 19, 2020

For Jill Frein, construction project manager for Friendship Village, Sept. 8 will be a big day to celebrate. After more than a year of construction, she and her team will open the doors to what the senior...

No date yet for Six Flags reopening, but when it does it will take reservations

No date yet for Six Flags reopening, but when it does it will take reservations

May 23, 2020

None of the Six Flags theme parks, including Six Flags St. Louis, are open yet and there is no announcement on when they will reopen, but when they do it will come with a reservation system. Six Flags,...

Some businesses were forced to close by St. Louis Countys March 21 stay-at-home order, but others like the Macys at South County Center, seen above during the stay-at-home order, voluntarily closed before that.

South County Center and other malls will reopen Monday

May 14, 2020

South County Center and other malls in the St. Louis area, including West County Center, the Galleria and Plaza Frontenac, will reopen Monday when St. Louis County begins to lift its stay-at-home order....

As part of its lawsuit against the gym, St. Louis County submitted this screenshot of House of Pain Gyms website, with a banner across the top saying that the gyms are open daily.

St. Louis County goes to court to shut down gyms operating in defiance of stay-at-home order

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor May 12, 2020

St. Louis County has filed a lawsuit to try to close two gyms that have reopened in defiance of the COVID-19 stay-at-home order. Despite St. Louis County’s continuing stay-at-home order, House of Pain...

The Urban League of Metropolitan Saint Louis distributed food and other items to 2,500 families Saturday, May 2, at the former Jamestown Mall, assisted by County Executive Sam Page in a mask, left.

Federal judge sides with St. Louis County that COVID-19 lockdowns do not violate Constitution

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor May 11, 2020

A federal judge has denied two business owners’ motion for a restraining order to end the current stay-at-home orders in St. Louis, blocking efforts to reopen “nonessential” businesses shut down...

Pfizers COVID-19 vaccine is being produced and tested in St. Louis County lab

Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is being produced and tested in St. Louis County lab

May 7, 2020

Pfizer is ramping up production in hopes of producing a vaccine for the coronavirus within months, the company announced this week. And the vaccine will be produced and tested in St. Louis County. During...

Some businesses were forced to close by St. Louis Countys March 21 stay-at-home order, but others like the Macys at South County Center, seen above during the stay-at-home order, voluntarily closed before that.

Business owners sue St. Louis County, city so that businesses can reopen

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor May 6, 2020

Business owners from St. Louis County and the city of St. Louis have filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the stay-at-home orders that are forcing “nonessential” businesses to stay closed until at least...

Rudi Heider celebrates his 107th birthday and his successful recovery in beating COVID-19.

On 107th birthday, St. Louis man is oldest in United States to beat COVID-19

May 2, 2020

A 107-year old Chesterfield resident is believed to be the oldest patient in the United States and one of the oldest in the world to recover from the coronavirus. Rudi Heider celebrated his “miraculous”...

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