Florissant

By Carol Arnett After a string of relatively light meetings, the Florissant City Council held three public hearings and introduced several bills at Monday night’s council meeting. One public hearing…

The Florissant Police will be hosting an “Open House” on Saturday, May 17 from 10-2  at the  police department facility  at 1700 North Highway 67. Immediately following the Open House,…

By Nichole Richardson It’s debatable whether it was the weather or the 2014 Valley of Flowers Queen Candidates that were the most gorgeous Sunday. After a cold and rainy crowning…

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…

The following are scenes from the three-day Valley of Flowers Festival in Florissant.                      

In addition to the queen and court, winners in several categories in the Valley of Flowers parade were announced immediately after the parade Sunday in the Knights of Columbus pavilion.…

Nino the Clown, a former fixture with Circus Flora in St. Louis, is bringing his Zoppé an Italian Family Circus to Florissant in early May to help the city commemorate…

The 2014 Festival marks Pat Stinnett’s second year as chair of the event. Stinnett said he expects this year to be better than last. Stinnett noted that last year was…

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…