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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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independentnwsMay 19, 2025

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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Card in the Mail Proves I’m Into the 4th Quarter

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A Boomer's Journal By Tom Anselm They say that age is relative.  And that's true in my case.  All my relatives are aging.  I can see it in their faces. …

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Florissant Mayor-City Council Dispute Cutbacks in Budget To Public Works Dept.

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By Carol Arnett Emotions are running high in Florissant after the city council passed a bill adopting the budget for fiscal year 2014. After the city council passed the bill…

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F-F Board President Responds After Art McCoy Speaks Out

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Paul Morris, president of the Ferguson-Florissant Board of Education, this past week issued a new statement on the board action to place Supt. Art McCoy on paid leave as investigations…

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Football Highlights 2013 Fall Season

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By Jim Wieners Fall 2013 in high school sports among North County high schools, especially in the Florissant Valley area, may have been without any Missouri State High School Activities…

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McCluer North Stars Open Winter With Borgia Hoop Tourney Title

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By Jim Wieners While Football was closing their season last week, with the Show Me Bowl, the McCluer North Stars Boys Basketball team, at the same time, opened the Trevor…

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Holiday Season Always Offers Promising Award-winning Films

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by Sandra Olmsted The holiday season offers many films for all audiences, and below is the scoop on several getting some buzz. Opening Friday, Dec.  13: Tyler Perry’s A Madea…

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Out of the Furnace: Taking the Heat

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by Sandra Olmsted Atmospheric with a strong sense of place, director Scott Cooper’s second feature film, Out of the Furnace, uses cinematic language created by Masanobu (Silver Linings Playbook) Takayanagi’s…

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Mark Your Calendar

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Thursday, Dec. 5 Blood Pressure Clinic  at St. Catherine Retirement Community, 3350 St. Catherine St. 10 a.m. Refreshments served. Clinic will also be held on Dec. 19 at 10 a.m. RSVP…

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Services Held for Gary Behlmann, founder of Accessible Play, Inc., Director of DAKOTA

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Services were held for Gary F. Behlmann Monday at Hutchens Mortuary after he lost his battle with cancer on Nov. 30. He is survived by Karen A. Behlmann (nee Robinson).…

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Florissant Dog Park Marks Ten Years in City

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The Florissant Dog Park has been in existence for ten years. The park, located in Duchesne Park, is in a fenced-in area where dogs can be off-leash. Only dogs registered…

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