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Remember Memorial Day and all those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for Our Freedom

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St. Louis Zoo Reopened Monday

Extensive tree damage at St. Louis Zoo after Storm, Still...

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Ferguson Twilight Run is Saturday May 17

Runners and walkers will enjoy one mile, 5K (3.1 miles)...

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Pond and Water Garden on June 21,22

Pond-O-Rama Water Garden Tour 25th Anniversary In 2025 the St....

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Thursday, April 18 Fire Safety and Disaster Readiness at St. Catherine Retirement Center, 3350 St. Catherine St. Presented by the Florissant Fire Dept. 9:30 a.m. Complimentary Breakfast at 9:00 a.m.…

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Tornado Recovery Continues

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  • Post published:April 18, 2013
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 Volunteers Continue with Cleanup in Hazelwood By Pat Lindsey Last Thursday, on the day after an EF2 tornado ripped through Hazelwood and Florissant with winds of 110 mph, the air…

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Florissant- St. Louis Zoo Team-up for PAUSE

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City Celebrates Planting Of PAUSE  Urban Garden                        By Carol Arnett Students volunteers worked under cloudy skies last Wednesday to plant the first phase of the Florissant PAUSE garden. They took…

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Many Things Were Not Right at Boston Marathon

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  • Post published:April 17, 2013
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By Randy Gardner I had a few things in mind to write about in this column including the Blues, the Cardinals, and the Rams but then an event happens that…

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Men are Bombarded with Age-Fighting Boosters

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A Boomer’s Journal: By Tom Anselm I have some rather serious news for those of us in the Baby Boomer Generation.  Actually, it also applies to our elders as well. …

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Traffic Signals at Jamestown Mall to be Removed; No Longer Needed

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Within the next several months, the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) will be removing two traffic signals on Route 67 (Lindbergh) near Jamestown Mall. MoDOT indicates that traffic levels on…

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42: Fields of Green

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by Sandra Olmsted Director Brian Helgeland’s bio-pic, 42, chronicles Jack Robinson (Chadwick Boseman) crossing the color line to play in the white Baseball  (National) Leagues of post-WWII America. Although Branch Rickey (Harrison…

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McCluer, Lutheran North Hosts District Track & Field on May 11

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By Jim Wieners Two North St. Louis County High Schools, McCluer and Lutheran North, will be hosting District Track & Field Championships May 11, the first step on the road…

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Ferguson-F’ssant District Board Honors Student, Staff Honorees

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The Ferguson-Florissant School District Board of Education  honored the achievements of students and staff at its monthly meeting on April 10. “The Ferguson-Florissant School District is proud of the achievements…

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F-F PAT/ Lions Club Offer Free Vision Screening for Children

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The Ferguson-Florissant School District’s Parents as Teachers program and the Lion’s Club are joining together to offer a free comprehensive vision screening for young children, ages one to kindergarten entry…

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