Skip to content
fv logo
  • Home
  • About
  • Movies
  • Advertise
    • Banner Ad Pricing
  • Area Demographics
    • Facebook Demo
    • My Instagram Feed Demo
  • Business Directory
    • JOIN the Business Directory
  • FloValley Church Directory
  • FloValley Restaurant Guide
  • FloValley Schools Directory
  • Links and You
  • Contact Us

Pond and Water Garden on June 21,22

Pond-O-Rama Water Garden Tour 25th Anniversary In 2025 the St....

Read More
independentnws
independentnwsMay 13, 2025

May & June events around Town

May-June entertainment Events   The Open Road: Sonic Landscapes –...

Read More
independentnws
independentnwsMay 13, 2025

Happy Mothers Day to all the Moms out there

Read More
independentnws
independentnwsMay 5, 2025

Cold Water School host Wellness Fair

Walmart, Cold Water School Teamup for Wellnss Festival at the...

Read More
independentnws
independentnwsMay 8, 2025
  • Home
  • About
  • Movies
  • Advertise
    • Banner Ad Pricing
  • Area Demographics
    • Facebook Demo
    • My Instagram Feed Demo
  • Business Directory
    • JOIN the Business Directory
  • FloValley Church Directory
  • FloValley Restaurant Guide
  • FloValley Schools Directory
  • Links and You
  • Contact Us

Recent Posts

HSD School Board Affirms No In-Classroom Learning this year

  • Post author:independentnws
  • Post published:October 22, 2020
  • Post category:Education/Ferguson/Florissant/Hazelwood/School News

Hazelwood District Also Will Continue Virtual Classes until Jan. 8 The Hazelwood School District Board of Education voted Monday for all students to continue attending school 100% virtually through the…

Continue ReadingHSD School Board Affirms No In-Classroom Learning this year

Commentary on Nov. 5th ballot issue

  • Post author:independentnws
  • Post published:October 19, 2020
  • Post category:Columnists/Florissant/Missouri

  Vote ‘No' on GOP’s Constitutional Amendment That Would Redistrict State Legislative Districts                 By Tom Schneider During the 2020 Missouri legislative session the Republicans put a constitutional amendment on…

Continue ReadingCommentary on Nov. 5th ballot issue

Florissant Couple Finds Graves in Backyard

  • Post author:independentnws
  • Post published:October 15, 2020
  • Post category:Entertainment / Travel/Features/Florissant/Historic/Missouri

Old Town Couple Received a Late Summer Scare By Nichole Richardson On a late summer day this year, Cody Miller and his girlfriend, Lauren Merz, decided to do a typical…

Continue ReadingFlorissant Couple Finds Graves in Backyard

Positive Thoughts on a Perfect Patio

  • Post author:independentnws
  • Post published:October 15, 2020
  • Post category:Columnists/Dining Out/Entertainment / Travel

Dining Divas Discover Another Perfect Patio at Favazzas, But Wonder about Winter Dining For almost two decades (or is it more than that already?), the Dining Divas have been supporting…

Continue ReadingPositive Thoughts on a Perfect Patio

Enjoy October’s Traits

  • Post author:independentnws
  • Post published:October 15, 2020
  • Post category:Columnists/Entertainment / Travel

A Boomer’s Journal: Awesomeness of the Tenth Month And so, October comes. Wait, WHAT!? October? Are you even kidding me? How could that be, and what happened to September? (Parenthetically,…

Continue ReadingEnjoy October’s Traits

Keep Kids in School to Avoid Crime

  • Post author:independentnws
  • Post published:October 15, 2020
  • Post category:Columnists/Crime/Education/School News

Crime Causation Has Many Reasons; Keeping Students in School is the Top Priority By Rance Thomas What can be done to reduce the increasing crime rate in the United States?…

Continue ReadingKeep Kids in School to Avoid Crime

Council Meeting includes New request for new Chase Bank building

  • Post author:independentnws
  • Post published:October 14, 2020
  • Post category:Business News/Dining Out/Florissant

Florissant to Make City Budget Changes                            By Carol Arnett The Florissant City Council at its virtual meeting Monday had a full agenda, with three public hearings and several bills.…

Continue ReadingCouncil Meeting includes New request for new Chase Bank building

Trinity Play its 1st Game of Season

  • Post author:independentnws
  • Post published:October 13, 2020
  • Post category:County Government/FloValley Sports/School News/Sports

Lutheran North Football Starts Short Season 2-0; Trinity 0-1 By Jim Wieners Seven weeks of High School Football in Missouri are now over while St. Louis County just saw their…

Continue ReadingTrinity Play its 1st Game of Season

54th Street Grill Closing; Chase Bank Coming

  • Post author:independentnws
  • Post published:September 29, 2020
  • Post category:Business News/Columnists/Dining Out/Features/Florissant/Hazelwood/Missouri

Chase Bank Coming to 54th Street Grill Site By Carol Arnett The Florissant City Council met remotely Monday for the council meeting once again and held one public hearing and…

Continue Reading54th Street Grill Closing; Chase Bank Coming

The Covid-Coaster

  • Post author:independentnws
  • Post published:September 29, 2020
  • Post category:BlackJack / Spanish Lake/Columnists/Entertainment / Travel/Ferguson/Florissant/Hazelwood/ILLINOIS/Missouri

A Hitchhikers Guide to COVID: When Will We Get the Whole Story? So here we are, you and I and the world, nearly seven months since the weirdest illness in…

Continue ReadingThe Covid-Coaster
  • Go to the previous page
  • 1
  • …
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • …
  • 764
  • Go to the next page

13th May 2025

Search Site

The Independent News Is Online!

http://flovalleyindependentnews.com

Click above or on the paper for the full page-by-page version of the current Independent News:

Digital Copy

Recent Posts

  • Pond and Water Garden on June 21,22 May 13, 2025
  • May & June events around Town May 13, 2025
  • Cold Water School host Wellness Fair May 8, 2025
  • “The Heidi Chronicles” coming to town May 8, 2025
  • Tony Award for the Muny; New seasons Opens June 16 with “Bring It On” May 7, 2025

Categories

  • Advertorial (5)
  • Alton, IL (237)
  • Arts (58)
  • BlackJack / Spanish Lake (1,089)
  • Business News (805)
  • Church News (291)
  • City Government (163)
  • Columnists (1,151)
  • Construction (53)
  • County Government (104)
  • Crime (13)
  • Dining Out (90)
  • Education (85)
  • Entertainment / Travel (1,111)
  • Events (1,179)
  • Features (451)
  • Ferguson (1,152)
  • Firefighters (7)
  • Florissant (3,287)
  • FloValley Sports (910)
  • Gardening (22)
  • Hazelwood (1,547)
  • Health / Seniors (443)
  • Historic (26)
  • ILLINOIS (130)
  • Law Enforcement (146)
  • Military (22)
  • Missouri (292)
  • Movie Reviews (459)
  • Music (140)
  • Photography (25)
  • School News (1,272)
  • Seniors (6)
  • Sports (139)
  • Theater (116)
  • Uncategorized (196)
  • Veterans (19)
  • Voting (4)
  • West Side Story (1)

The Independent News

Archives

Pages

  • “The Color Purple” Has Sucessful Run in Florissant
  • 2023 Valley of Flowers Queen and Court
  • A Boomer’s Journal
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Area Demographics
  • Banner Ad Pricing
  • Boomer’s Journal
  • Business Directory
  • Contact Us
  • County’s New Logo Brands it “Opportunity Central” to Life
  • Facebook Demo
  • Facebook Demo
  • FloValley Church Directory
  • FloValley Restaurant Guide
  • FloValley Schools Directory
  • Flovalley Sitemap
  • Honor all our Veterans on Nov. 11 and everyday
  • Irish Dance Troupe coming to Touhill at UM-St.Louis
  • JOIN the Business Directory
  • Links and You
  • Movies
  • My Instagram Feed Demo
  • Shop Local for the Holidays
  • Tina Turner musical coming to her old hometown
  • Walbart’s for your Fall Needs
  • Whitaker Film Festival at the Hi-Pointe Theatre

About Us

About Us

The Independent News and FloValley News

FloValley News is your source for news, events, announcements, and business for the Florissant Valley communities of Black Jack, Florissant, Hazelwood, and Spanish Lake and unincorporated areas. FloValley News, located in Florissant, Mo. is the website of The Independent News, also located in Florissant. Our mission is to provide you with news and information and promote our community through our dedication, both in print and on-line.
  • Opens in a new tab
  • Opens in a new tab

Our Advertising Partners

Our Local Advertisers

There is no gallery selected or the gallery was deleted.

Our Local Advertisers

There is no gallery selected or the gallery was deleted.

Facebook Video of the Month

Follow Us

  • Opens in a new tab
  • Opens in a new tab

Please share this

Copyright © 2008-2020 FloValleyNews.com. All Rights Reserved. We file Digital Millennium Copyright Act complaints and report web violations to All Major Search Engines.