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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

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Pond and Water Garden on June 21,22

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Warrants Issued in the Robbery of a Salvation Army Worker

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The Florissant Police Department announced that a warrant was issued on Wednesday, July 11 for Edward J. Mitchell by the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office for a charge of…

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Sylvia Swaysland is 1st Runner-up in Ms. Missouri Senior Pageant in Florissant

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Veronica Hilyard was crowned Ms. Missouri Senior America on July 8 at the Florissant Civic Center. The theme of the pageant was Meet Me in St. Louis. Fourteen  beautiful, talented…

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Volunteers Make St. Angela Merici’s Garden Grow

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St. Angela Merici Church started a garden about eight years ago to beautify the church and school grounds. By all accounts, the garden has been a great success. A team…

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The Amazing Spider-man: Redundant, Too Much Teen Romance, Little Humor

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by Sandra Olmsted Spidey swinging back into theaters should be exciting and fun, but director Marc Webb re-imagines Spider-man’s origin story with a none too healthy dose of the Twilight…

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Florissant Considers Pet Cemetery Expansion, Funding For Park Roads

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By Carol Arnett   Members of the Florissant City Council deal with a wide variety of issues, and this week’s meeting was a great example. The council discussed pet cemeteries,…

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Rain May Put a Damper on Olympics

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  By Randy Gardner   How many of you are looking forward to the Summer Olympics? At last check, the month of June has been the wettest month ever for…

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Reflections From A Florida Beach: Hey, I Might as Well Throw My Hat in the Ring

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A BOOMER’S JOURNAL  By Tom Anselm  We went on vacation last week, and I had some time to think about the state of the nation. So with that in mind,…

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Florissant Legion Baseball Teams Struggle for Wins, Seniors Winless

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By Jim Wieners Florissant American Legion Post 444 Baseball teams have been struggling to win games this season and the senior team was looking for their first win as early…

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American National Baseball Teams Aim For Strong Postseason Run

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By Jim Wieners American National Baseball teams hope that a postseason run pays off as the seasons come to an end for all age levels. As soon as St. Louis…

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Hazelwood Resident Graduates From Air Force Academy

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Hazelwood resident Jeff Keating has graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado in commencement ceremonies held May 23. President Barack Obama, addressed the graduates, encouraging…

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