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

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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

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Pond and Water Garden on June 21,22

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Every Night Olympics Makes Us Prouder

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By Randy Gardner This could be about a 10-page column on how impressed I am with the way that the American Athletes are handling themselves in Sochi. Every time that…

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The Monuments Men: About Time

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By Sandra Olmsted Director George Clooney’s timely The Monument Men chronicles the real-life adventure of the American lead effort to save the cultural history of Europe as the Allied Forces…

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Spring Must Be Near, 4 More New Businesses Seek Florissant Approval

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Convenience Store, Party Center, Auto Garage, Caterer By Carol Arnett The cold weather may make it seem like spring is far, far away, but the last Florissant City Council showed…

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Ferguson-Florissant Sends 16 Wrestlers To State, the 3 Hazelwoods Sending 8

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By Jim Wieners Among the two school districts in the Florissant Valley area, both with three high schools, the Ferguson-Florissant School District has a two-to-one ratio of High School Wrestlers…

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Haz. West Swimmer Jessica Nichols Returns To State

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By Jim Wieners Hazelwood West sophomore Jessica Nichols is making her second trip to the St. Peters Rec-Plex for the Missouri State Girls Swimming and Diving Championships. Preliminaries are Friday…

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Cardinal Ritter Hoops Seeded First At Lutheran No., North Tech Third

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By Jim Wieners Cardinal Ritter College Prep, a midtown St. Louis Catholic High School, has both Boys and Girls Basketball Teams seeded first in the upcoming Class Three, District Five…

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Hazelwood District Staff Does Intruder Scenario Training

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Hazelwood School District staff took part  Feb. 13 and 14 in a two-day 4 E’s- Educate, Evade, Escape and Engage course designed to prepare and respond to an active shooter/intruder.…

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Mixer, Food Drive, and Play Benefit Operation Backpack

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Operation Food Search is sponsoring several events in March to benefit Operation Backpack. Operation Backpack is a child-focused nutrition program of Operation Food Search. It feeds hungry kids by providing…

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Sonya Brooks-White New Human Resources Director for Florissant

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Mayor Thomas P. Schneider has appointed Sonya Brooks-White as Director of Human Resources (HR) for the City of Florissant, effective February 1. Brooks-White replaces Chris Roth, who retired as Director…

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Hospice Seeks Volunteers

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Crossroads Hospice seeks volunteers to join its team of “Ultimate Givers.” “Ultimate Givers” visit with patients in their homes, assisted living, or nursing facilities. They provide support and companionship to…

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