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Hazelwood East Girls Track Once Again Are Class Four Runner Ups

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BY JIM WIENERS Hazelwood East High School Girls Track & Field had hopes to improve from last year’s second-place finish, sharing 45 points with Eureka, 13 behind repeat champion Jefferson…

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Fort Zumwalt West Girls Soccer Defeats IWA 1-0, Wins School’s First Ever Title

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BY JIM WIENERS Soccer is one sport where one goal can make a difference and last weekend at the Anheuser-Busch Center (formerly St Louis Soccer Park), Fenton, one goal was…

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Shepherd of the Hills Outdoor Drama Depicts Ozark Folklore

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BY BOB LINDSEY There are certain shows that just identify with Branson and the Ozark hill country. The Shepherd of the Hills outdoor drama is one of them, if not…

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West Robotics Team Places 2ndAt Areawide Botball tournament

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The Hazelwood West High School robotics team shows off their second place Botball trophy, certificates and their robots, Scheidker’s Rage and Scheidker’s Fury. The team journeyed to the Southern Illinois…

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Black Jack FPD has State-of-the-Art Facility for Training Firefighters

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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…

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Hazelwood School District Health Occupations, District A+ Program Presented to Board

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BY CAROL ARNETT The Hazelwood School Board heard two presentations about district programs at the May meeting, one on health occupations curriculum and the other on the A+ program. The…

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Even At $3 A Gallon For Gas Chimichanga’s Worth The Trip

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BY LISA KAMPETER Good Mexican food isn’t hard to find in North County, but in May, the Dining Divas always like to try out a new Mexican place in honor…

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New Managers For Both Rascals, Grizzlies As New Season Starts

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BY JIM WIENERS Frontier League Baseball, An Independent Class A Minor League, will see new field managers in the two St. Louis Area teams as the 2007 season opened May…

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Tony Glavin Coaching The St. Louis Lions, Have Big Game Sunday

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BY RANDY GARDNER Yesterday, I had a chance to sit down and talk with one of my childhood heroes, Tony Glavin from the St. Louis Steamer days. I remember watching,…

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Movie review: “Shrek 3”

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BY MAGGIE SCOTT Can a curmudgeon convince family, friends and fairy tale kingdom of Far Far Away that he isn’t just being difficult; he really, truly isn’t qualified to be…

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