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Tony Award for the Muny; New seasons Opens June 16 with “Bring It On”

The Muny Will Receive the 2025 Regional Theatre Tony Award...

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Weekend shows for RIVERDANCE 30 Continue May 3 & 4

2025 RIVERDANCE 30 Graces The Fabulous Fox this weekend       ...

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Valley of Flowers weekend arrives!

The Valley of Flowers Festival is back and blooming brighter...

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Hazelwood Elementary Special Programs Now Offering All-day Title I Classroom

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The students in Michelle Holmes’ all-day Title I classroom sat in a circle on the rug. They reviewed shape flashcards before discussing some of the things they do with friends.…

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Military display with Veteran’s groups, vehicles, and weapons were at the Fall Festival

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Valley of Flowers Queen Abby Stewart and Special Maid Catherine Thebeau help children with jewelry making at the Fall Festival

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Margie Martin, 18-mos., leaves her mark at the Florissant Fall Festival

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Flood Victims Tell Florissant Council MSD Isn’t Helping

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BY CAROL ARNETT Several Florissant residents came to the city council meeting Monday to ask for the city’s help with the recent flooding, saying that the Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD)…

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Randy Gardner Receives Emmy for “Beyond the Badge” video

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RANDY GARDNER (right) of News 20 received his third Emmy Award in the past five years. His winning video was called "Beyond the Badge", looking at the families of officers…

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Going Green Means Walking the Halls At Hazelwood West Middle School

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From a classroom on the second floor, students at Hazelwood West Middle School fan out across the building, gathering blue plastic bins as they walked. Jill Carles, a Spanish teacher,…

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Dine with Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas in Alton, Oct. 17-18

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As part of the Lincoln-Douglas Sesquicentennial Festival in Alton, the public is invited to enjoy either a "Dinner with the Debaters" on Friday, Oct. 17 or "Breakfast with the Debaters"…

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Florissant Fall Festival pumpkin decorating

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JANE BANASZEK PHOTO SOPHIA FINK, age six, has total concentration while designing her pumpkin on Sunday, Oct. 12 at the festival.

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Haslett Shows He’s A Player’s Coach

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BY RANDY GARDNER Okay, so it’s a new season for the St. Louis Rams, that’s the way that you have to look at it. We have 11 of the games…

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