St. Louis Community College will receive its first tax increase in nearly 40 years after voters approved Prop R on the Aug. 3 special election ballot.

Voters in Webster Groves have a lot of information to absorb before making a decision on Prop 1, a much-debated measure on housing options to appear on the Aug. 3 ballot.

An initiative on the Aug. 3 ballot aims to fund updates to St. Louis Community College facilities and programs. Proposition R is an eight-cent operating rate increase, and the first increase for the community college system in nearly 40 years. 

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Kirkwood School District Board of Education  President Chad Kavanaugh is feeling relieved after the passing of Proposition R, a $61 million  zero-tax rate change bond issue touted as a solution to overcrowding. The measure passed successfully at the polls on Tuesday with 6,669 “yes” votes or…

Webster Groves Mayor Gerry Welch had very little to say after Proposition 1 was defeated on Tuesday by a scant 13 votes.

Incumbents Jean Marie Andrews and Angie Bernardi triumphed in the race for the Kirkwood School District Board of Education. 

Voters in Shrewsbury will go to the polls April 6 to elect an alderman in Wards 2 and 3. In Ward 1, incumbent John Odenwald is running unopposed.  In Ward 2, incumbent Elisa Reeves is opposed by Lynn Stein. Incumbent Mike Travaglini and Bette Welch are running for the open seat in Ward 3.

Three candidates are campaigning for two open seats on the Kirkwood School District Board of Education. Jean Marie Andrews and Angelina Bernardi are incumbents, and Allen McCoy, a data analyst, is seeking office for the first time. Board members serve three-year terms.