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Smaller Crowd Still Brings Out Big Hearts, Giving Spirit at Annual ACS’ Relay For Life

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  • Post published:August 8, 2012
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Story and photos By Nichole Richardson Hazelwood Central High School hosted its 14th American Cancer Society's (ACS) Relay for Life on Friday, Aug. 3 from 6 to midnight this year.…

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More Beaches, Sandbars Along Mississippi River This Summer

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  • Post published:July 26, 2012
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River 4 feet below Record Low Text and photos by Carol Arnett Drivers using the I-270 bridge from North County into Illinois this summer may have noticed major changes in…

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A Few Contested Races in Aug. 7th Primary

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  • Post published:July 24, 2012
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Candidates for State Senator and State Representative will face off in the August 7 primary election. Winners of this primary will run in the November 6 general election. Also on…

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Swing For the Kids Golf Tournament To Benefit Jamestown New Horizons

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  • Post published:July 24, 2012
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By Sandy Delcoure At Jamestown New Horizons Riding for the Disabled love is spelled work.  Director, Bonnie Oliver and her husband Oliver Grueninger, have devoted their lives 24/7 to help children…

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Sylvia Swaysland is 1st Runner-up in Ms. Missouri Senior Pageant in Florissant

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  • Post published:July 12, 2012
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Veronica Hilyard was crowned Ms. Missouri Senior America on July 8 at the Florissant Civic Center. The theme of the pageant was Meet Me in St. Louis. Fourteen  beautiful, talented…

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Team Central Gymnastics’ Megan Stevens Selected as Missouri Coach of the Year

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Team Central Gymnastic Academy's team coach Megan Stevens has been selected as the Missouri Coach of the Year. Megan was selected as Missouri Compulsory Coach of the Year by judges,…

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Community Unites Behind Florissant Police Officer Mike Vernon

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  • Post published:June 6, 2012
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Another Fund-Raiser planned June 10 at Cugino's Restaurant By Carol Arnett North County residents responded to the news that Officer Mike Vernon was shot with an outpouring of concern, prayer…

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A Personal Look at the controversial hormone diet supplement hCG

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  • Post published:May 9, 2012
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The following is an investigative project written and researched by Samatha Sonderen for a senior year project at the University of Missouri-Columbia.  She is a Florissant native who served an…

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Recent Independent News intern write a personal essay on Race and colorblindness

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A Personal Essay: What a colorful world. B y Samantha Sonderen My best friend Alexis has never let me down. She’s just like me. We save the same country music…

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McKay Loses to Pagano; Behlmann, Whitlock, Schroeder, Ebert Winners

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Four-term Florissant City Councilwoman Karen McKay was the lone incumbent in the area to lose in her bid  for reelection in the city's ninth ward seat.  Jackie (Bond) Pagano was…

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