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Black Jack holds city-wide Garage Sale at various locations

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Thursday, Dec. 17    Flower Valley Quilting Guild meets the third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, 123 Carson Road, Ferguson. Blood pressure clinic at…

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Watch Out for the B.U.S.Y. This Christmas

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A Boomer’s Journal By Tom Anselm Well, friends, how are you all holding up this Christmas season? Yeah, I said Christmas, not Holiday, so there. And who cares what Starbucks…

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Florissant Residents Send Joy Worldwide Thru Operation Christmas Child

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Nearly 208,000 children will soon experience the joy of Christmas, thanks to those in Florissant and other Missouri communities. Residents packed empty shoeboxes with small items like toys, school supplies and…

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Black Jack Candidacy Filing Opens For 4 City Council Seats on April 5th ballot   Black Jack will hold an election on April 5, 2016, to elect four members of…

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Residents had an opportunity to talk directly with U.S. Army Corps of Engineer employees about radiation conditions at Coldwater Creek Big Crowd at Civic Center Meeting on Coldwater Creek Cancer…

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No action on proposed Mexican restaurant or Adult Day Care Center

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Florissant City Council Honors 2 Who Aided Police                        By Carol Arnett The Florissant City Council Monday night recognized two citizens, Lawrence Washington and Adam R. Matthews, for helping the…

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Thursday, Dec. 10    Artful Askers: A Workshop for Nonprofit Fundraising at Pallottine Renewal Center, 15270 Old Halls Ferry Road, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Join nationally known fund…

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Agency, State, County Promising Answers on Coldwater Creek Cancer

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By Bob Lindsey Efforts to get to the reasons for cancer causing factors that could exist at Coldwater Creek gained more traction again last week when the regional director of…

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Myers House Saved from the Wrecking Ball Once Again

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  Terry Turner came seemingly out of nowhere and purchased the Myers House, 180 Dunn Road, Florissant, at auction. All of the other bidders, whose plans included demolishing the historic…

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Painting for Peace in Ferguson Author Awarded for Role in Youth Advocacy

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Ferguson native and author Carol Swartout Klein was awarded the inaugural Jerry Paul Youth Advocacy Award Nov. 6th at Art & Soul V for assisting and empowering children and youth…

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