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These are the final, official election results for South County from the April 4 election as of April 13, with 100 percent of precincts reporting. There are 650,198 registered voters...

When Aaron Hilmer was first elected to the Mehlville Fire Protection District Board of Directors almost 20 years ago, the first few years were “contentious.” Now, as he enters his...

These are the final, unofficial election results for South County from the April 4 election as of Wednesday morning, with 100 percent of precincts reporting. Look for continuing coverage online and in upcoming print editions of The Call. There are 650,198 registered voters in the county; 117,732 ballots were counted for an 18.1% voter turnout...

To the editor: In his 2021 Call questionnaire, Fred Baumgarth indicated that he had attended zero fire board meetings. In his 2023 Call questionnaire, he indicated that he had attended “not many’ meetings. Not many is equal to zero, I have confirmed this fact. Therefore zero meetings attended in the past four years. Why attend...

When Aaron Hilmer first won election to the Mehlville Fire Protection District Board of Directors nearly 20 years ago in 2005 alongside Bonnie Stegman, critics said they lacked the necessary experience to run a fire board. Now, 18 years and three terms later, one thing that can’t be said ahead of the election April 4...

Editor’s note: The following article appeared in the March 23 print edition of The Call. Read web-exclusive questions and answers from the candidates at the end of this article.  Mehlville Fire Protection District Board of Director Aaron Hilmer is seeking reelection to a fourth term in the upcoming Tuesday, April 4 election, challenged by former...

These are final unofficial election results for South County, with 100 percent of precincts reporting. Look for continuing coverage this week online and in print. ‘The Mehlville School District’s Proposition S bond issue passed with 80 percent of the vote, as did Hancock Place School District’s Proposition R bond issue. For Mehlville, this marked the first time voters passed a bond issue since 1992. The district had been the only one in St. Louis County without a bond issue to fund facili...

To find your polling place and a sample ballot, click here. But who will you vote for? Local candidates have answered our comprehensive candidate questionnaires, which cover every topic you could possibly want to know in each race. See below for links to races, their questionnaires and endorsements and then information on the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District’s bond issue and charter changes. You can also read our bonus letters to the editor we received about the candidates. MSD Real...

With an uncertain financial future highlighted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Mehlville Fire Protection District has a deficit budget for the first time in many years. The MFPD Board of Directors unanimously passed a $24.18 million budget for 2021 that has a $1.41 million deficit. “Not a lot went our way when developing this budget, so you’re going to see kind of a recurring theme and that’s that ‘Hey, that didn’t go our way,’” said Chief Financial Officer Brian Bond at the...

Candidate filing closed Tuesday for a number of governmental positions that are up for election April 6, setting up several competitive races across South County. One of the trends this year is that many incumbents did not file to run again, so there are a number of new faces across local city and school boards. The Mehlville fire board and the Green Park mayoral seat will see competitive races this year. Incumbent fire board Treasurer Bonnie Stegman is being challenged by a former firefighter....