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Hazelwood Rewards Team Work of Police Officers for Saving a Woman’s Life

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At a recent City Council meeting, the City of Hazelwood recognized several of its own local heroes who made a team effort to save a person’s life at the St.…

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District Wrestling At Francis Howell, Westminster Christian Academy

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By Jim Wieners Three of the area high school wrestling teams will be competing Feb. 13-14 at Francis Howell High School in district competition while two more will be competing…

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Hazelwood Central Wins Parkway West Boys Basketball Classic

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By Jim Wieners Hazelwood Central Boys took a year to avenge a 44-41 loss to Lafayette in the Ameritime Classic, hosted by Parkway West at Missouri Baptist University, in Town…

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Jessica Nichols Swims Back To State

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By Jim Wieners For the third year in a row Hazelwood West Swimmer Jessica Nichols will be competing in the Missouri State High School Activities Association Championships at the St.…

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Time for Taking A Plunge For the Special Olympics

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The 2015 Polar Bear Plunge at Creve Coeur Lake is set for Saturday, Feb. 28, starting at 1 p.m. All proceeds benefit Special Olympics Missouri’s year-round program of sports training…

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Council Updates on Ball Field Lighting, New Security Cameras

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The Florissant City Council Executive session last week provided updates to several area projects, including upgrading the ballfield lighting at St. Ferdinand Park. City workers will be upgrading the lighting…

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Reds Barbecue Moving From Ferguson; One of 2 New BBQ Places Coming to Florissant

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By Jeremy Thomas A popular Ferguson barbecue place that was forced out of business on West Florissant Ave. is planning a move to Florissant. It’s one of two barbecue restaurants…

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Ferguson-Florissant District To Seek $31 Million Bond Issue on Apr. 7th Ballot

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Approval Would Fund Infrastructure Upgrades The Ferguson-Florissant School District has announced it will seek a no tax increase $31 million bond issue, Proposition I,  in the upcoming April 7 election.…

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Ferguson-Florissant Names 2 Finalists for Superintendent Post

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Dr. Bryan Davis of Columbus, Wis., and Dr. Joseph Davis of Plymouth, N.C. will meet Ferguson-Florissant district stakeholders at events Jan. 29 & 30       The Ferguson-Florissant School…

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Florissant Civic Center Hosts Poetry Out Loud Contest Feb. 2

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This year Poetry Out Loud celebrates its ten-year anniversary as a national poetry recitation contest open to all high school students throughout all 50 states, and this year the Florissant…

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