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Set a Record in Ferguson

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Ferguson will be “Popping into History”, Friday, April 26, as the community is seeking to set the State Record for the largest Missouri Popcorn Ball.  Participants, young and old alike,…

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Wal-Mart Gains Final Council Approval

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By Carol Arnett The Florissant City Council voted unanimously to amend the zoning of property to allow for a Wal-Mart in the city. The new store will be a large…

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DWI Checks in Hazelwood April 26-27

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DWI Sobriety Checkpoint Slated for Weekend of April 26-27 in Hazelwood (HAZELWOOD, MO – April 19, 2013) – The Hazelwood Police Department (HPD) will be conducting a DWI Sobriety Checkpoint…

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4 Reelected to Hazelwood City Council

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4 Incumbents For Council Re-elected Take Oath at Hazelwood City Hall   Hazelwood City Clerk Colleen Wolf officially announced the certified results of the April 2nd election for the  four…

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Mayor Schneider Gives Storm Damage Update

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Mayor Thomas P. Schneider held a debriefing at police headquarters  on with Chief Timothy J. Lowery and other key personnel  that were involved directly with the storm that hit Florissant/Hazelwood…

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Mark Your Calendar

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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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 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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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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