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Florissant Honored for Spire Pipeline Award
Florissant Receives Silver Shovel Award From Spire For Pipeline Safety Mayor Lowery has announced that the city of Florissant has earned the Silver Shovel Award from the Spire Gas Company.…
Bring Your old documents to St. Ferdinand Park For Shredding
City of Florissant to Host 12th Annual Document Shredding Day The 12th Annual “Free Document Shredding Day” will be held on Saturday, April 22 at St. Ferdinand Park and traffic…
Night time Pickleball in Florissant Feb. 25
1st Annual Glow in the Dark Pickleball Tourney in Florissant Mayor Tim Lowery has announced that the City of Florissant’s Parks & Recreation Department will host its 1st Annual Glow…
Angie’s Inclusive Playground Now Open in Florissant
Hundreds Attend Opening of Angie’s Inclusive Playground at Florissant’s Manion Park A cool windy day didn’t prevent several hundred people from attending the grand opening for Angie’s Inclusive Playground at…
Valley of Shamrocks in Florisssant March 13
(Editor’s notice: The Independent News was unable to print an edition or e-edition this week, so we decided to include the top community events and stories for our web, Facebook…
St. Pat’s Day Parade is March 13
Florissant to Host 1st Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade & 5-K Run Mayor Tim Lowery has announce that the recently formed Florissant Saint Patrick’s Day Parade Committee will host the…
Florissant’s 1st ‘Miracle on rue St. Francois’ was Attended by Many
First Annual Miracle on rue St. Francois Was a Hit Photos and text by Nichole Richardson A Santa decoration rides in the golf cart parade down rue St. Francois,…
Facts of Ferdinand; Florissant’s Favorite Duck
How Much Do YOU Know About Our Ferdinand, the Rare Mandarin Duck? Information from The Wildlife Trusts The beautiful mandarin duck was introduced from the Far East, where it can…
CD Block Grants Outlined
Florissant to Request Release of Community Development Block Grant Funds The City of Florissant will request the releases of 2021 CDBG funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and…
Polish Festival Coming Back to Florissant Aug. 28 With Traditional Polish Food, Music, Good Times
Polish Festival Coming Back to Florissant Aug. 28 With Traditional Polish Food, Music, Good Times The Polish Festival, which relocated to Florissant in 2019 after many years in North St.…