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JANE BANASZEK PHOTO STORY BY JEANETTE EBERLIN RIZZELLO Plans for the future of the Hazelwood Ford plant area cannot be made until after September of this year; says Hazelwood Mayor…

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Are You ‘Enjoying The Fitness Journey’

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BY DIANE RABE, CLUB FITNESS Does the title of this article "enjoying the fitness journey" seem like a contradiction in terms? Are you wondering how fitness can be enjoyable or…

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Movie review: ‘You Kill Me’

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BY MAGGIE SCOTT Frank Falenczyk (Ben Kingsley) has a problem. He’s got killer’s block. Once the efficient hit man for a once-powerful Polish gang in Buffalo, Frank has hit the…

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Will Beckham Bring Out More Soccer Fans

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BY RANDY GARDNER Have you already noticed the changes in the United States since David Beckham has shown up? Good, neither have I. Everyone said that the face of soccer…

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Florissant 444 Top Seed In District 10, American National Wins SLABA Playoff

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BY JIM WIENERS A year ago Florissant American Legion Post 444 Baseball had a 26-10 season and was 8-4 in Missouri District 10 play, first in the North Division. However,…

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Visitors Sweep As Grizzlies, Windy City, Top 2 Frontier League Teams, Split 3-3

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BY JIM WIENERS While the River City Rascals rebuild and try to get out of near the bottom of the Frontier League in independent minor league professional baseball, the cross…

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Hazelwood Central, West High Girls Take Home Girl Scout Gold

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HAZELWOOD GOLD AWARDEES: Sabrina Jones, Sarah Baucom, Ashley Wall, and Shannon Slavik receive their Girl Scout Gold awards at a Girl Scout ceremony downtown last month. Valecia McDowell, who attends…

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Hazelwood Honors Their Very Own Miss Missouri

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Left to right: Dan and Pam Casmaer, Miss Missouri Lindsay Casmaier and Hazelwood Mayor T.C. Carr. BY JEANETTE EBERLIN RIZZELLO The Hazelwood City Council has let Lindsay Casmaer know how…

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Florissant Council5-4 Vote Will Limit Reading of Letters, E-Mails at Meetings

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Hazelwood Okays Budget, 5% Pay Hike to Firefighters

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BY JEANETTE EBERLIN RIZZELLO The Hazelwood City Council approved a $27 million budget at a second public hearing on June 27 with no tax increase to the residents. The final…

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