Florissant

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will formally recognize Ann Gibbons, director, HSD Board of Education, as one of five 2013 Missouri Pioneers in Education as part of the…

Sacred Heart Kindergarten in Florissant is celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Kindergarten begun in the fall of 1964. The celebration will be held Sunday, Sept. 29 with a 9…

A vintage costume showing, featuring some of the extensive clothing collection,  will be presented by the Florissant Valley Historical Society on Sunday, Oct.  6 at 2 p.m. at Taille de…

The Old St. Ferdinand Shrine will host an all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage breakfast on Sunday, Sept. 22, from 8 a.m - 11:30 a.m.  The breakfast will be held in the…

Softball Tourney, BBQ Also The 5th Annual Suicide Prevention Awareness Event will be held Saturday, Sept. 21 at St. Ferdinand Park in Florissant. 100% of the net proceeds from the…

Jennings School District Still Accredited   Jennings School District is accredited.  A story on the Jennigns District in the Aug. 29th issue of The Independent News mistakenly stated that the district…

By Carol Arnett CVS Pharmacy would like to open a store in Florissant, but some council members have a problem with the location the company has chosen. Craig Forgey, representing…

By Jim Wieners With The Independent News not publishing next week there are top matches for week two that can not be ignored. On Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. Hazelwood…

Response to the St. Louis Post Dispatch front page story on Aug., 18 with the headline “North County Suburbia in Crisis” has been a firestorm  from citizens, community leaders and…

Results from the 2013 Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) for the Ferguson-Florissant School District released this week show a seven-point gain over last year’s score of 90.5 points. The district remains…