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Villa at Riverwood Hosts Home Town Party For Miss Missouri

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MISS MISSOURI LINDSAY CASMAER is joined in greeting the seniors by Hazelwood Mayor T. R. Carr and others at the Villa at Riverwood Dec. 14. Seated from left: Emma Crawford…

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Armstrong Students Are Turning Nickels Into Toys

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Nickels, nickels and more nickels have found their way into classroom lessons at Armstrong Elementary in the Hazelwood School District. All four third-grade classes at Armstrong have been collecting the…

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American Red Cross Presents 6 Lifesaver Awards To Residents

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The American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter presented Lifesaver Awards to residents from the St. Louis metropolitan area. A variety of citizens from all walks of life received honors…

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Holiday Wishing For Good TV Remote For New Year’s Day Games, Parades

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BY JIM WIENERS Best Wishes to all readers of The Independent News for the holiday season but before 2008 begins there is one thing that television watchers need if they…

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Rallying Past Jeff. City, Hazelwood Central Basketball Off To 6-0 Start

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BY JIM WIENERS Hazelwood Central Boys Basketball has played six games so far and the Hawks have won those six games. After a win over Troy Buchanan and winning the…

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Icy Glow

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BOB LINDSEY PHOTO An icy glow illuminated trees everywhere prividing winter scenes such as this one on rue St. Jacques in Old Town Florissant. The view is looking towards Sacred…

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Florissant Gets Grant to Buy Mobile Camera to Curb Vandalism Grant To Buy

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BY CAROL ARNETT Mayor Robert Lowery announced that the city has received a $57,000 grant from the U. S. Department of Justice for a mobile camera to be used for…

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Hazelwood’s New Security Chief Says ‘No Crisis’ Exist in School District

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BY CAROL ARNETT The Hazelwood School Board received an update on safety issues from Col. Charles McCrary at the last board meeting who said the district "is not in a…

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Ice Sledding

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JANE BANASZEK PHOTO Emma and Aly Lough took advantage of a slick backyard hill last Monday during the ice storm that blanketed the area..

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Movie review: “The Golden Compass”

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BY MAGGIE SCOTT With an eye to box office receipts and common denominator appeal, director Chris Weitz has gutted the anti-religious dogma thrust of the literary source for the fantasy…

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