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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

St. Louis County Council Republicans call on Page to reopen parks

St. Louis County Council Republicans call on Page to reopen parks

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor April 13, 2020

The St. Louis County Council’s Republicans are calling on County Executive Sam Page to reopen county parks. Initially, parks and outdoor exercise were allowed under Page’s stay-at-home order issued...

St. Louis County released this geographic data of coronavirus cases Friday, the first time the countys cases had been publicly sorted by ZIP code.

Some areas of South County, St. Louis County hit harder than others by coronavirus

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor April 3, 2020

Updated at 4:25 p.m. April 3 with update on Crestwood and Sunset Hills, plus more North County ZIP codes.  Some areas of South County and St. Louis County are being hit harder by the coronavirus than...

Gov. Mike Parson gets his flu shot in October 2019.

Some state parks close today, including Castlewood; state prisons won’t release inmates

By Jordan Meier, Missouri News Network April 2, 2020

Parks and prisons were major topics at Gov. Mike Parson’s Tuesday update on COVID-19 in Missouri. This comes after a weekend of high traffic at many state parks, and questions about whether the governor...

In this photo published by the St. Patrick Center on its 35th anniversary, Edith Cunnane talks to children at the center.

Edith Cunnane dies; former County Council member founded St. Patrick Center

January 20, 2020

Edith Cunnane, the founder of the St. Patrick Center and a former member of the St. Louis County Council, died Jan. 3 at the age of 76. In a remembrance of Cunnane, the St. Patrick Center recounted...

Retired St. Louis County Police Chief Jerry Lee dies; funeral set Friday

Retired St. Louis County Police Chief Jerry Lee dies; funeral set Friday

December 4, 2019

A retired St. Louis County police chief’s funeral services will be held Friday at the Cathedral Basilica, with visitation Thursday in University City. Retired St. Louis County Police Chief Jerry Lee,...

Jill Schupp running for Congress in St. Louis suburbs, challenging  Ann Wagner

Jill Schupp running for Congress in St. Louis suburbs, challenging Ann Wagner

December 4, 2019

U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner has a Democratic challenger for 2020. Missouri Sen. Jill Schupp, D-Creve Coeur, announced Tuesday that she is running against Wagner in the 2nd Congressional District that covers...

Students at Gateway Dance Conservatory rehearse for the studio’s first full-length production of
Tchaikovsky’s ‘The Nutcracker’ in Pacific Nov. 23, 2019. Gateway is a nonprofit studio that meets at The
Pavilion at Lemay and provides underprivileged dance students with scholarships and other financial
aid, as well as inclusionary classes for students with special needs. Gateway performed ‘The
Nutcracker’ in December 2019 at Bayless High School. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

New ‘Nutcracker’: South County dance studio is set to perform full ballet for first time

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter December 3, 2019

A nonprofit, multi-disciplinary dance conservatory will perform its first full-length production Saturday in South County. The Gateway Dance Conservatory will present “The Nutcracker” ballet at 6...

A volunteer from the St. Louis County animal shelter addresses the St. Louis County Council at a 2019 meeting.

St. Louis County names new animal shelter director; first permanent leadership since March 2018

November 26, 2019

A volunteer from the St. Louis County animal shelter addresses the county council about the treatment of both volunteers and animals at the shelter at the Nov. 5 meeting. Photo by Erin Achenbach. After...

Winter Wonderland in Tilles Park will open Wednesday for the 34th year

Winter Wonderland in Tilles Park will open Wednesday for the 34th year

November 24, 2019

The 34th annual Winter Wonderland in Tilles Park, presented by St. Louis County Parks, will open to cars and horse-drawn carriages Wednesday, Nov. 27. The Parks Department is urging county residents to...

Public hearings set for first St. Louis County medical marijuana dispensaries, Delmar Gardens expansion

Public hearings set for first St. Louis County medical marijuana dispensaries, Delmar Gardens expansion

October 11, 2019

The St. Louis County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing next week on its first requests for medical marijuana dispensaries, along with changing county sign regulations, a Cafe Telegraph parking...

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