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Cold Water School host Wellness Fair

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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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38th Curtis Cup Match USA Team Members

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The USA team will take on the women of Great Britain and Ireland in the Curtis Cup Match at St. Louis Country Club June 6-8. Admission is free. Team members…

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End of a 52-year Era as Kurt Jacob Retires as Athletic Director of McCluer High School

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An era spanning more than half a century will come to a close on May 28 when Kurt Jacob retires as athletic director of McCluer High School in the Ferguson-Florissant…

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Concert Tickets Available at Alton Visitor Center For Amphitheater

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The Alton Visitor Center is now an official MetroTix outlet for people wanting to purchase tickets to one of the city-sponsored concerts this summer at Liberty Bank Alton Amphitheater. General…

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Academic Achievements

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Brittany Farrell, a nursing student at the University of Missouri – St. Louis, has received the Deaconess Scholarship. The Deaconess Scholarship is the result of a collaborative effort by Deaconess…

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Hazelwood Students Receive SSD Rosemary Zander Awards, Scholarship

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The Special Education Foundation, in partnership with Special School District (SSD), recognized 19 students with Rosemary Zander Awards recently. Six of the awardees were from Hazelwood West High School: Alexis…

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Large Turnout For Robert Lowery Sr. at Police Facility Re-named For Former Chief

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Story and  photos by Bob Lindsey Back in 1982, three years after Robert Lowery, Sr. was named police chief of Florissant, many of the lawns throughout the city, had yard…

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Muny Offers Old and New for 2014 Season, Tickets Available Now

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The 2014 Muny Opera Season has been announced, and it features some old favorites as well as some new shows. Tickets are available in a wide range of prices. For…

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Godzilla: Sixty is the New Terror

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By Sandra Olmsted Godzilla, the star of 29 feature films turns the big SIX-ZERO this year, and with maturity comes a complete remake of the myth and the body. In…

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Million Dollar Arm: A Re-Branded All New Ball Game

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By Sandra Olmsted In director Craig Gillespie’s biopic, Million Dollar Arm, buddies JB Bernstein (Jon Hamm) and Aash (Aasif Mandvi), strike out, literally, on their own after working for a…

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Florissant Dropping Red Light Cameras

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By Carol Arnett Red light cameras in Florissant are officially a thing of the past. The Florissant City Council passed a bill Monday night that will repeal the section of…

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