Florissant

BY CAROL ARNETT After several months of arguing, the Florissant council voted 5-4 in favor of appropriating money to purchase the former Our Lady of Fatima convent at 4450 Washington…

Firefighters must find their way through smoke filled rooms as this recreated living room at the Black Jack Training Center. (Special to the Independent News) The Black Jack Fire Protection…

BY CAROL ARNETT The Florissant City Council held one public hearing and passed several bills at the council meeting Monday night. They also heard from Mayor Robert Lowery on new…

The Catholic Charities Archdiocese of St. Louis will honor Winston Talley, a senior at Hazelwood West High School, as a Volunteer of the Year. "Winston is a sharing partner in…

The 19th Annual Ms. Missouri Senior America Pageant will be held on Saturday, July 7, at 4 p.m., at the Florissant Civic Center Theatre, #1 James J. Eagan Drive. Eleven…

2007 VALLEY OF FLOWERS QUEEN AND COURT from left: MELANIE MARXKORS, 2007 Queen; MADILYN O'MARA, First Runner-up; AMBER SMITH, Special Maid; DOROTHY SCHULER, Special Maid; and LISA HASSLER, Special Maid.…

EMILIE HARTWELL winner in the Personality category of the Pretty Baby Contest. With Emilie are her parents, Lina and Joshua. Jane Banaszek photo CHARLIE STONE winner in the Popularity category…

BY JIM WIENERS Hazelwood West High School Boys Golfers will try to represent the Florissant Valley area May 14-15 in the 68th Missouri State High School Activities Association Championships in…

BY CAROL ARNETT Florissant may soon have a bigger Target, a new Starbucks, and a new condo/townhome subdivision, but the future of a proposed business incubator is not so certain.…

Due to increasing incidents among youth in local malls, schools, and communities, North County Churches Uniting for Racial Harmony and Justice (NCCU) will hold a forum at Jamestown Mall at…