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Cold Water School host Wellness Fair

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Mark Twain Days celebrated at Shrine

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MARK TWAIN MEETS TRIPLETS: The Ehrhard triplets of Florissant, Gabriel, Grace and Ariana visited with Missouri's most famous author at Mark Twain Days held last weekend on the Old St.…

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Garden Plaza of Florissant Denied by P & Z, Council Will Require 7 ‘Yes’ Votes

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IN LIMBO: Trees and bushes rise above the unoccupied duplex at the proposed Garden Plaza development off Parker Road. A previous developer built a few duplexes, but had to abandon…

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Summer Learning Offers Different Experiences For Central Middle Students

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A full view of ‘The Toxic Spider Web’ ROPES activity for QUEST students at Hazelwood Central Middle School. For a group of new sixth graders at Hazelwood Central Middle School,…

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Chris Wright Cited For Accomplishments; New Supt. Must Follow District’s Goals

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With an interim superintendent in place (Mary Piper), the search begins for a new superintendent for the Hazelwood School District, the area's second largest district. Hazelwood School Board President Mark…

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Piper Named Interim Supt. For Hazelwood School District

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The Hazelwood School District Board of Education has named Mary Piper as interim superintendent to lead the district after Supt. Chris L. Wright was selected as the commissioner of education…

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American National Baseball Leads SLABA Varsity North Division

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BY JIM WIENERS American National Varsity Baseball is scheduled to wrap up their 2009 schedule July 15 and the Eagles, prior to July 14, have a 21-10 overall record and…

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Post 444 Legion Baseball Hits Bottom of District 10 North Division

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BY JIM WIENERS Florissant American Legion Post 444 Baseball teams did not enjoy 2009 especially in District 10. If it was not for Oakville the Post 444 junior and/or senior…

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Albert Proves He’s Human in H. R. Derby

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BY RANDY GARDNER After all of the hype for so long about Albert Pujols would come out and blowing away the fans in the home run derby, as many have…

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Florissant Police Apply for “Foot Patrol” Grant

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The Florissant Police have applied for a federal grant with the Bureau of Justice Administration’s "Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant" program. If approved, the grant will be used to…

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Hazelwood Baseball Camp Features Hometown Hero Who Now Pitches for Cardinals

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In conjunction with events going on to celebrate the 2009 MLB All-Star Game at Busch Stadium, Hazelwood Parks and Recreation is sponsoring a Baseball Camp in association with The Fieldhouse…

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