‘NoCo Rocks’ Spreads Fun in North County

(Special to the Independent News) Florissant resident, Andrew Harris, was visiting family in Illinois and attending a little league baseball game for his nephews when he noticed something sitting on…

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Hawthorne Players brings musical comedy fairy tale to the stage

Hawthorne Players of Florissant will present the beloved musical comedy, “Once Upon a Mattress,” based on the fairy tale, “The Princess and the Pea,” at the Florissant Civic Center Theatre,…

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Mark Your Calendars!

Thursday, July 27    Meet and Greet Summer Social at DeSmet Retirement Community, 1425 N. New Florissant Road, at 6:30 p.m. Refreshments, live music. RSVP to 314-838-3811. Friday, July 28…

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Annual North County Duck Races Scheduled for July 29 at Koch Park

   The City of Florissant will once again sponsor the Mayor’s Race at the Famous Annual Greater North County Duck Races, which are scheduled to begin promptly at 10 a.m.…

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Heat Conditions Didn’t Curtail Hazelwood Food Truck Night

 Text and Photos by Ralph Schaffer The City of Hazelwood held its second food truck night of the year July 18 at Howdershell Park. Despite the excessive heat that started…

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Operation Christmas Child Christmas In July Parties to Help a Child in Need

Throughout the year volunteers from around St. Louis pack empty shoeboxes with fun toys, school supplies and hygiene items for Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse. The St.…

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