Events

May is Asthma Awareness Month. A health education coordinator with the St. Louis County Health department set up a table and took questions from students and staff as part of…

The Independent News will once again feature local    golf courses in our "Second Annual Golf Pages" on May 22, June 5 and June 19.  Tom Anselm will be reporting from…

By Mark Bretz Florissant City officials were very pleased with the Valley of Flowers Festival this year. Although last year’s festival was plagued by cold and rainy weather, this year’s…

Thursday, May 8 St. Mark's Fashions for Food clothing sale, 315 Graham Road, 8:30-11 a.m. All proceeds go to local food pantries. Sale is held on the second Thursday of…

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…

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…

Healthy Kids Day and Camp Open House will be on Saturday, April 26,   10 am to 2 pm at the Emerson YMCA, 3390 Pershall Road. Healthy Kids Day is part…

Christian Hospital May Community Programs include the following: Cinco de Mammo-thon Sunday, May 3 from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Northwest Healthcare, 1225 Graham Road in Florissant. Reservations are…

Operation Christmas Child (OCC) organizers are already looking for volunteers for Christmas 2014 During the recent 2013 campaign St. Louis residents joined a 10-county St Louis & Eastern Missouri team…