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Black Jack holds city-wide Garage Sale at various locations

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Merry Month of May Has Many Meanings

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A Boomer's Journal By Tom Anselm So today we find ourselves at the start of The Merry Merry Month of May.  Good old  writer Stephen Foster came up with this…

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They Don’t Call Them The Blues For Nothing

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By Randy Gardner I had to write my column Tuesday right after I ate because I knew that I would lose my appetite because of the severity of disappointment that…

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Florissant To Reduce Size For Parking Lots

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By Carol Arnett Newly elected Councilmen Gerard Henke and Tim Jones were sworn in to the Florissant City Council Monday night. Their first council business was a public hearing in…

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Boys District Golf Tourneys May 5 At Normandie, Wentzville’s Bear Creek

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By Jim Wieners Florissant Valley Area High School Boys Golf teams will be teeing off Monday Morning, May 5 in District Tournaments at Normandie Golf Club in Bel Nor and…

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Riverview Hosts Class 2, District 5 Boys Tennis, Tourney Begins May 12

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By Jim Wieners Riverview Gardens High School will be hosting Class Two, District Five Boys Tennis as the team tournament begins May 12 and the individual (singles, doubles) tournament is…

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The Future of North County From a Woman’s Perspective

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How do three prominent women community leaders view the changes in North County; in the schools, in the shopping areas, in recreation?  How will the well-being of North County citizens be affected by these changes…

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Garrett Elementary cuts ribbon on new playground

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After two years of fundraisers and planning, students, parents and staff at Garrett Elementary School officially opened their new playground. The first of three phases, the new playground sports a…

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Hazelwood Firefighters Host Public Safety Day

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Hazelwood Firefighters’ Community Outreach Organization will be hosting a Public Safety Awareness Day on Saturday, May 10, at Howdershell Park, 6800 Howdershell Road, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.  Outside…

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St. Louis Community College and WGU Missouri Sign Agreement

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STLCC graduates will receive discounted tuition and seamless transfer at state-endorsed university St. Louis Community College and WGU Missouri announced today the signing of an articulation agreement that allows STLCC…

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Florissant, After Public Comment, To Release Block Grant Funding

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The City of Florissant will request the releases of 2013 CDBG funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on May 7, following a two-week period in…

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