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Nov.Judge Race set in Florissant

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Dan Boyle to Run Again For Florissant Municipal Judge Daniel Patrick Boyle has announced that he will run for Municipal Judge for the City of  Florissant, in the Nov. 8,…

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Hazelwood takes action to bring Van Plant to area

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Hazelwood Council Okays $3 Million For 'First Step' To Bring Van Company Here By Bob Lindsey Described by city officials as the major "first step" to bring a British company…

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Back to School Family Fun Festival Aug. 10

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Ferguson-Florissant School District Back-to-School Family Fun Festival The free event promises food, fun and fellowship with district board and faculty Florissant, Mo., Aug. 10 – Ferguson-Florissant families and surrounding communities…

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Larry Marsh Goes to Germany To Conduct, Judge at Music Festival

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Larry Marsh, director of the Northwinds Concert Band, was one of four judges and a guest conductor at the famed Roethenbach Music Festival in Germany last month. On July 4,…

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Schneider Reads Veto Message On City Charter; Council Considers Other Matters, Bills

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(July 26, 2011) By Carol Arnett It was a light agenda at Monday’s City Council meeting, with no public hearings and only one new bill. However, Mayor Tom Schneider read…

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Mayor Schneider’s Veto Message On City Charter Commission Bill

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Mayor Ton Schneider: " These five sponsors, one of which is temporary, created an avoidable distraction and impediment to good governance at a time when our city and all cities…

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Florissant Council Discusses Baggy Pants, Grass Height, A Citywide Smoking Ban

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By Carol Arnett The Florissant City Council met in an executive session before the regular council meeting Monday night to discuss several issues. The first item on the agenda was…

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2 Council Races in Aug. 2nd Election Could Result in Major Council Shift

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By Carol Arnett Voters in two Florissant wards will go to the polls on Tuesday,  Aug. 2 to determine who the newest two council members. There are no other candidates…

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NFL Owners Realized They Had A Lot to Lose

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By Randy Gardner (July 26,  2011) I really thought that my Fall and Winter were going to be ruined as these morons in the NFL kept dragging their feet in…

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The Shaved Duck Offers Night of Barbecue & Bargains for Dining Divas

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By Lisa Kampeter Not many people get to experience dreadlocks, meth addicts, Tupperware, and pulled pork all in one evening, but for the Dining Divas, it’s just another night out…

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