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Remember Memorial Day and all those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for Our Freedom

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independentnwsMay 19, 2025

St. Louis Zoo Reopened Monday

Extensive tree damage at St. Louis Zoo after Storm, Still...

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Ferguson Twilight Run is Saturday May 17

Runners and walkers will enjoy one mile, 5K (3.1 miles)...

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Pond and Water Garden on June 21,22

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The Makings of You: Opening Film for The St. Louis International Film Festival

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By Sandra Olmsted In an unusual move, the St. Louis International Film Festival (SLIFF) opens with a film made locally and by St. Louis native Matt Amato, who returned to…

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Mark Your Calendar

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Friday, Nov. 7 "First Friday" Fried Chicken Dinner at St. Rose Philippine Duchesne Parish and School, 3500 St. Catherine Street. Steak Fry at VFW Post 4105, 410 rue St. Francois,…

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Rams Take Game From 49ers with Tenacious Defense

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  • Post published:November 6, 2014
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By Randy Gardner Sometimes you have to take it as it comes and that means everything life, the good, the bad, and the ugly. That’s pretty much what the Rams…

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North County Meeting for all Parents

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  Trinity High to Host Forum on Unrest, Peace and Justice on Nov. 13 How do we talk to our children about moving through unrest to peace and justice? This…

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Kurt Warner’s Winter Coat Drive Returns Nov. 1-14

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The St. Louis division of clothing recycler USAgain is collecting winter coats for two weeks to support the Warners’ Warm-up Coat Drive in partnership with the Kurt Warner First Things…

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Christmas in Old Town Follows Christmas in Old Florissant

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Christmas in Florissant activities will run consecutive weekends as the city has two events to get everyone in the holiday spirit. The first event, called Christmas in Florissant, is presented…

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Free Vision Screening for Young Children, 6 months to 6 years

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KidSight in conjunction with the Ferguson-Florissant School District’s Parents as Teachers program will offer free vision screenings on November 24, 2014, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the James J Eagan…

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Veteran from Valhalla Coming Back Nov. 11 To Tell Final Story

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Hawthorne Players and Friends of Valhalla will present a special Veterans Day event on Nov. 11 at 2 p.m. at Valhalla Cemetery, honoring the memory of Corporal Lawrence Gerton Wells…

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Operation Food Search Selling Holiday Greeting Cards with Proceeds to Help the Hungry

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Operation Food Search is selling holiday greeting cards with proceeds going toward the purchase of food to benefit local men, women and children in need of basic daily sustenance. Operation…

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Florissant Veteran Remembers W.W II as a Tail Gunner on B17

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By Carol Arnett George Eckert was 18 years old and living in North St. Louis when he was drafted. He entered the Army on April 1, 1943. After basic training,…

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