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Some of the regulations include mandatory face masks for employees and workers, increased sanitation of high-contact areas and enforcement of social distancing protocols.

As students across West County marked the end of the school year, memorable celebrations abounded from yard signs to parades. Here is a look at a few that photographer Elaine Collins captured first hand.

On May 18, the board unanimously passed a resolution requesting that municipalities within St. Louis County receive an equitable distribution of the $175 million in funding received by St. Louis County from the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security [CARES] Act.

The discourse at the May 18 Chesterfield City Council meeting was civil regarding the city’s financial strategy but tensions mounted during the discussion of a reduction in compensation for elected officials and employees.

On May 18, crew members from Raising Cane's donated 1,000 hand-made, 3-ply cloth masks to Delmar Gardens.

The Zoo will open on Saturday, June 13, and the Garden will open on June 16. Both institutions have implemented enhanced protocols and procedures to safeguard guests, employees and, in the case of the zoo, residents.

The Chesterfield City Council is sending a strong message to St. Louis County Executive Sam Page.

On May 20, the Wildwood City Council was notified by Mayor Jim Bowlin via email that he had authorized the suspension of city ordinances to allow restaurants, pubs and coffee shops within the city's limit to expand their outdoor seating areas to adjacent parking areas.

The students and staff [principal, teachers] at Parkway's Green Trails Elementary in Chesterfield created an at-home version of "Uptown Funk" to celebrate the last day of school.

Here's a look at how West County businesses and residents are moving through this next chapter in the story of the COVID-19 pandemic. UPDATED May 20.