Jefferson County

The former U.S. senator for New Jersey will be in St. Louis this weekend to receive the Stan Musial Lifetime Achievement Award for Sportsmanship at the Musial Awards.

The Salem Republican was in Jefferson County on Monday to talk with medical professionals about ways to make rural health care more accessible but also discussed the looming budget battle in Washington.

Jefferson County officials have voted not to designate Missouri Route 21 as part of the Ozark Run Scenic Byway. The County Council voted 5-2 last week not to allow signs that would mark the highway as part of a route from St. Louis to Branson.

More than 50,000 people in Jefferson County have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began, the county’s health department announced this week. The county has the highest rate of new cases in the St. Louis metropolitan region.

Despite counties already receiving millions of dollars in federal relief funding, some are waiting for finalized guidelines before making spending decisions.

Most St. Louis County school districts will require masks in school buildings to protect students at a time when the number of coronavirus cases is rising.

Communications specialist Brianne Zwiener with the Jefferson County Health Department delves into how the county is navigating the pandemic.

County health departments in the St. Louis area plan to use these pre-registration sites as a key tool for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

New restrictions in St. Louis County aim to slow soaring numbers of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. But business owners in Fenton and the Delmar Loop have said the differing approaches between counties has made it hard for their business to stay afloat.

Health departments in the St. Louis region are counting on school districts to track how the coronavirus is spreading within their hallways. In some districts, teachers and school bus drivers will keep detailed seating charts and daily logs of students’ activities.