Mayor Lyda Krewson has appointed attorney Michael Dauphin as the City’s new assessor. Dauphin, 38, an attorney who formerly worked at Foley & Mansfield’s St. Louis office, begins effective November 5. The Assessor’s Office assesses all City property to fairly reflect market value and to accurately record all real estate and personal property information. The […]

Saint Louis County Executive Announces Additional Funding for Opioid Action Plan The Saint Louis County Department of Public Health (DPH) is pleased to announce the receipt of $340,000 in new state funding as part of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 2018 Opioid Overdose Crisis Cooperative Agreement. DPH will use the funding to […]

National Drug Take Back Day is this Saturday, October 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Law enforcement agencies across St. Louis County are hosting medication disposal sites for the public to safely dispose of unused, expired, or unwanted medications. Controlled substances, including prescription painkillers or opioids, can be disposed of at any of the […]

House Speaker Todd Richardson was appointed as the new MO HealthNet Division Director. Under the Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS), the MO HealthNet Division (MHD) offers healthcare coverage for eligible Missourians. Speaker Richardson was appointed by Dr. Steve Corsi, Director of DSS. With the last permanent MHD director retiring in December 2016, it was […]

Governor Mike Parson presented a Proclamation to the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network this morning highlighting and commemorating Breast Cancer Awareness Month. During the ceremony, speakers raised awareness, talked about the importance of increasing breast cancer education, and promoted the significance of maintaining regular cancer screenings. The event also highlighted that this will be […]

STL’s Terminal 1 Honored With Distinguished Building Award  St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) is honored to receive the 2018 Distinguished Building award from the St. Louis chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) for Terminal 1, an iconic and architectural landmark in St. Louis that is recognized around the world.    Terminal 1 […]

A New St. Louis County Sample Ballots Feature for the November Midterm Election  ST. ANN, MO. – The St. Louis County Board of Elections is announcing a new feature for voters before the upcoming November Midterm election. Voters can now view the sample ballot for their precinct by going to the election Board website: www.stlouisco.com/yourgovernment/elections […]

Blunt Announces $3.8 Billion for Health-Related Programs Targeting the Opioid Epidemic  WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (MO), Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor/HHS), today announced that the conference agreement for the Labor/HHS appropriations bill for fiscal year 2019 includes $3.8 billion in funding for […]

Blunt, Klobuchar Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve the Intercountry Adoption Process  WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (MO) and Amy Klobuchar (Minn.), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Adoption Caucus, yesterday introduced legislation to improve the intercountry adoption process. The bipartisan Intercountry Adoption Advisory Committee Act of 2018 provides the Secretary of State the authority to establish […]

Excessive Heat Warning Issued in St. Louis Region  The National Weather Service in St. Louis has issued an Excessive Heat Warning, which is in effect until 7 p.m. CDT Tuesday, August 28.    Dangerous levels of heat and humidity are expected to continue during the afternoon hours each day of the warning resulting in heat […]