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Branson’s New Airport Offers Just The Right Setting For Visitors

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Arriving passengers at the new Branson Airport will find a warm, Ozark setting when they enter the new terminal building. This photo was taken just before the official opening on…

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Hazelwood Police Department Initiates Sobriety Checkpoints throughout May

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Officers of the Hazelwood Police Department will be conducting a series of sobriety checkpoints beginning in May at various locations within the community. This traffic safety program will continue into…

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West Middle Student Wins Art Contest at Jamestown Mall

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Raquelle Coleman, a seventh grader at Hazelwood West Middle School, won an art contest for Hazelwood School District middle schools at Jamestown Mall. William Hellems-Moody, an eighth grade student at…

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McCluer Wins Class 4, Dist. 3 Girls Track

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BY JIM WIENERS McCluer High School held off three Suburban North Conference rivals last Saturday at McCluer North and won the Class Four, District Three Girls Track & Field title.…

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Hazelwood East on Track Mission After Winning Class 4, District 3 Boys Title

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FIRST BATON EXCHANGE IN THE BOYS 4X400 RELAY Hazelwood Central teammates (left) are about to make the exchange while Hazelwood East (right) completed theirs in route to winning the Class…

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St. Ferdinand Shrine Book Sales Return on Saturdays

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St. Ferdinand Shrine Book Sale Friends of Old St. Ferdinand is reopening the weekly book sale every Saturday from 9 a.m.-noon. The Educational Center is also open for viewing historical…

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Valley of Flowers Parade

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Click Heating and Cooling was third place in the best theme category in the parade. JANE BANASZEK PHOTO

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Valley of Flowers Parade

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Tom Fischer Agency won first place in the antique auto division in the parade with their queen candidate Ashley Bialczak. JANE BANASZEK PHOTO

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Valley of Flowers Parade

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Goldmark Enterprises took first place in the Business/Commercial category for their Wizard of Oz float with queen candidate Heather Goldstein. Heather was named first runner-up on the 2009 Valley of…

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Lorda and Ladies of the Valley of Flowers Court

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From left, Chris Pulliam, Katie Mahoney, Karen Robinson, and Kerry Luster.

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