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independentnwsMay 5, 2025

Cold Water School host Wellness Fair

Walmart, Cold Water School Teamup for Wellnss Festival at the...

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“The Heidi Chronicles” coming to town

NJT Presents the Pulitzer Prize-Winning ‘The Heidi Chronicles’ May 29-June...

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Tony Award for the Muny; New seasons Opens June 16 with “Bring It On”

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Art McCoy Keynote Speaker at St. Louis Community College MLK Celebration

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St. Louis Community College-Florissant Valley will host its annual celebration in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at 3 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 18, in the Terry M. Fischer Theatre…

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Florissant Police Dept. Hosts Football U’s 2014 Junior National League Finalists

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The Florissant Police Department hosted several members of the Football U organization who were 2014 Junior National League Finalists. The purpose of the event was to give these 6th -12th…

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Hazelwood School District Students, Teacher, Named NCCU Oratory Finalists

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Three Hazelwood School District (HSD) students and a staff member are four of 13 finalists selected in the 2014 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Oratory Contest sponsored by North County…

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Alumni Return to Participate in Hazelwood West Holiday Concert

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Approximately 80 former members of the Hazelwood West High School Orchestra will return to their alma mater to participate in the Holiday Concert Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. The alumni…

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Monument to James (Jay) Russell Dedicated near Tank He Moved to City

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Story and Photo by Carol Arnett Hundreds of children have climbed on it through the years, and thousands of people have driven by and seen it from Florissant Rd. Now…

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County Health Department Advises All To Be Vaccinated Against Seasonal Flu

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The Saint Louis County Department of Health is strongly advising that all residents be vaccinated against the seasonal flu. The flu has arrived earlier in the St. Louis area this…

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Donation to Allow FFSD 5th & 6th Graders To Learn Classical Guitar

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Fifth and sixth graders from Central and Johnson-Wabash Elementary Schools in the Ferguson-Florissant School District will soon be strumming melodious sounds thanks to the Saint Louis Classical Guitar Society. The Augustine…

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The Homesman: Not a ‘Feminist Western’

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By Sandra Olmsted “People like to talk about death and taxes, but when it comes to crazy, they stay hushed up,” says a character in Tommy Lee Jones’ second foray…

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Mark Your Calendar

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Thursday, Dec. 4 Blood Pressure Clinic at St. Catherine Retirement Community, 3350 St. Catherine St. at 10 a.m. Refreshments served. Also offered on Dec. 18 at 10 a.m. RSVP by calling…

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Ballparks of America Coming to Branson

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Branson, MO is getting another tourist destination. Construction is set to begin soon on Ballparks of America. The facility will feature two-thirds replicas of some of the most prominent Major…

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