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Ferguson Twilight Run is Saturday May 17

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Pond and Water Garden on June 21,22

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Traffic keeps on trucking on Route 66

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  • Post published:January 25, 2013
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New Life on Historic Route 66 in Missouri   By Tom Uhlenbrock Jefferson City, Mo. — New owners of two vintage motels on Route 66 in Missouri are doing their best…

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Low Water in the Mississippi

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Low water conditions along the Mississippi River, which has effected barge traffic on the country’s busiest waterway, are still quite evident.  These photos were taken from the Chain of Rocks Bridge…

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Belichek and Musial Are at Opposite Ends Of the Class Spectrum

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By Randy Gardner What a weekend for football.  The NFL championship games lived up to every moment of the hype and you know how much I love when the underdog…

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Zero Dark Thirty: Patriotism, Ambition, or Was it Personal?

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By Sandra Olmsted In Zero Dark Thirty, director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal reteam to tackle the hunt for Osama bin Laden, but not just the May 1st, 2011…

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Vince Drake, Long time Soccer Coach, Goes Into Mo. Hall of Fame

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Trinity Catholic High School boys and girls soccer coach Vince Drake was honored as an inaugural member of the Missouri Soccer Coaches Association Hall of Fame on Jan. 5. Drake,…

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North Tech Boys Basketball Roll After Winning Orchard Farm Tournament

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By Jim Wieners After a 3-3 start North Tech Boys Basketball has been on a winning streak and for the first time in a long time, if not ever, the…

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2 Girls Basketball Tournaments In 2 Weeks Will Test Hazelwood Central

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By Jim Wieners Hazelwood Central Girls Basketball will be playing a lot of games in the next three weeks including two tournaments in the next two, which will test the…

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Florissant PD Starts C.E.R.T. Training Session on Feb. 5

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The Florissant Police Department will host another Community Emergency Response Team (C.E.R.T.) training course beginning Tuesday, Feb. 5 from 6:30 - 10 p.m. The goal of C.E.R.T. is for citizens…

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Schools Celebrate Catholic Schools Week With Open Houses and Scholarships

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The eight Catholic elementary schools located in the Northeast Deanery of the Archdiocese of St. Louis will together host a Community Open House to kick-off Catholic Schools Week on Sunday,…

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Mark Your Calendar

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Thursday, Jan. 24 Arthritis Pain Management at St. Catherine Retirement Center, 3350 St. Catherine St. Sponsored by Geri Medical. 9:30 a.m., complimentary breakfast at 9. RSVP to 838-3877. Friday, Jan.…

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