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Pond and Water Garden on June 21,22

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Hazelwood High Schools Host Special Olympics

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In its continued support of Special Olympics, the Hazelwood School District will host a swim meet and two track meets this spring. On April 11, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00…

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Hazelwood Central Baseball Wins North County Classic, Was 4-1 in March

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By Jim Wieners After finishing second to University City last year Hazelwood Central rebounded to win the North County Baseball Classic, which ended March 31. After opening the North County…

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Hazelwood Central Boys, Hazelwood East Girls Win Suburban North Relays

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By Jim Wieners Hazelwood Central and Hazelwood East Varsity Track & Field teams dominated March 31 in the Suburban North Conference Relays at McCluer North High School. Hazelwood Central boys,…

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Applications Available for Home Improvement Loans

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The City of Florissant Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) office provides no-interest loans of up to $5,000 to a limited number of low-to-moderate income Florissant homeowners who qualify. The loans…

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Wal-Mart Moves Closer To Approval After City Council Gets Amendments

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By Carol Arnett First Wal-Mart tried Tax Increment Financing (TIF), then a Community Improvement District (CID), and the city council denied both. Now the retail giant is moving forward with…

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Baby Boomers Retiring, But Are They Really?

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By Tom Anselm According to The Pew Research Center, as of Jan. 1, 2011, the first Baby Boomers reached 65 years of age.  Then every day thereafter for the next…

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2 Hotly Contested Races For Florissant Council

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By Carol Arnett All of the odd numbered wards in the city of Florissant are up for election April 3, but only two of the five incumbents have opponents. Tim…

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Annexation, 3 Changes in City Charter on Apr. 2nd Ballot

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By Carol Arnett Florissant residents will be asked to vote on an annexation proposal in the April 3 election. A majority of voters in both the city and the area…

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Ferguson Brewery Mixes Up Much More than Just Brew

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By Lisa Kampeter There’s a popular song out there by a group called Flo Rida.  Actually, it’s not a group but a rapper.  From the spelling of it, it could…

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Were Tigers Looking Too Far Ahead in NCAA Tournament?

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By Randy Gardner What an abrupt end to something that looked so promising, that is the Mizzou Basketball team in the National Championship hunt. I didn’t even have time to…

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