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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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Free Vision Screening for Young Children, 6 months to 6 years

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KidSight in conjunction with the Ferguson-Florissant School District’s Parents as Teachers program will offer free vision screenings on November 24, 2014, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the James J Eagan…

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Veteran from Valhalla Coming Back Nov. 11 To Tell Final Story

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Hawthorne Players and Friends of Valhalla will present a special Veterans Day event on Nov. 11 at 2 p.m. at Valhalla Cemetery, honoring the memory of Corporal Lawrence Gerton Wells…

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Operation Food Search Selling Holiday Greeting Cards with Proceeds to Help the Hungry

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Operation Food Search is selling holiday greeting cards with proceeds going toward the purchase of food to benefit local men, women and children in need of basic daily sustenance. Operation…

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Florissant Veteran Remembers W.W II as a Tail Gunner on B17

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By Carol Arnett George Eckert was 18 years old and living in North St. Louis when he was drafted. He entered the Army on April 1, 1943. After basic training,…

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‘Big Hero 6’ is Perfect for Kids

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By Sandra Olmsted In Big Hero 6, Hiro Hamada (voice of Ryan Potter) wastes his days illegally fighting robots, and his brother Tadashi (voice of Daniel Henney) wishes his whiz-kid brother,…

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AAUW Meeting Nov. 17 to Recognize the Contributions Of All our Military Veterans

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November is the month we recognize the many contributions our veterans have made to the United States from their service in the military.  The Missouri Veterans History Project identifies and preserves these…

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Tuesday Local Election Results

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Florissant Fire District 40¢ Levy Passes;  English Beats Sharma in 68th District  A second attempt this year to approve a tax levy of not more than 40-cents per $100 assessed valuation…

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Florissant City Budget up for Passage Nov. 10

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Florissant Adds A Few Items to Final Budget By Jeremy Thomas The proposed Florissant 2015 budget, which totals $33,001,099, is set to take effect on Dec. 1, with final approval from…

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Halloween Rituals Have Changed

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Mr. Fuddy-duddy Longs for Yesteryear’s Halloween    By Tom Anselm Like most holidays in our post-modern society, Halloween has become very complicated. There are elaborate and ghoulish haunted houses, Six…

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High School Soccer

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Hazelwood West Boys Soccer Wins Class Four, District Six By Jim Wieners Hazelwood West Boys Soccer won the Class Four District Six title at Francis Howell North, their ninth district…

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