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Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday this July 4, 2026

        Florissant Celebrates  250th  Birthday July 4...

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Route 367 gets new Speed Trailor

MoDOT Places Speed Trailor Along Route 367 to Reduce Crashes...

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Alton celebrates 250 America’s birthday with big fireworks show

3-day festival takes place in downtown Alton July 1-3 America’s...

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Fiesta in Florissant returns this weekend

  Florissant, MO – Hispanic Festival, Inc. announces the return...

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Mehlville Eliminates Pattonville In Class 6 Semifinals, Face Rockhurst

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BY JIM WIENERS For the second year in a row there will be no Suburban North Conference team playing in the Show Me Bowl, the Missouri State High School Activities…

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Hazelwood Takes Steps on Security Issues

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BY BOB LINDSEY In response to district patrons concerns about security in Hazelwood School District schools, the administration has taken several steps in recent days to address those issues. Among…

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Movie review: “Enchanted”

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BY MAGGIE SCOTT Nobody does princess like Disney. While the media and commercial giant owes a major debt of gratitude to the Brothers Grimm, most of their Magic Kingdom’s mega…

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Always Something New to Experience During an Early Christmas in Branson

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BY PAT LINDSEY For many families in Missouri and the surrounding states, it takes a trip to Branson to kick off the holidays and really get them into the spirit…

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Movie review: “Beowulf”

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BY MAGGIE SCOTT Perhaps you’re thinking, "enough already with the hero movies." Maybe you’ve just about had it with blood and gore. Could be that you don’t think Hollywood’s got…

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Mixed Council Views On Tanning Salons

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BY CAROL ARNETT The Florissant City Council held a public hearing at the council meeting Monday concerning a planned tanning salon in the city. HT Tanning would like to open…

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Parents Pack Hazelwood School Board Meeting With Positive Comments; New Safety Director Hired

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BY CAROL ARNETT A standing room only crowd came to the Hazelwood School Board meeting last week. However, unlike recent meetings, where many of the parents present had concerns or…

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Rams Could Go 5-3 During 2nd Half of Strange Years

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BY RANDY GARDNER Every once in a while, a dream comes to fruition and it did for the Rams this weekend as they went down to the Superdome in New…

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Movie review: Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead

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BY MAGGIE SCOTT A man admits he hasn’t been a good father to his son. The child confesses he hasn’t been a good son. But, it’s too late. The die…

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Movie review: No Country for Old Men

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BY MAGGIE SCOTT Joel and Ethan Coen have adapted Cormac McCarthy’s acclaimed novel "No Country for Old Men" into a stomach-churning horror drama. With the stunning kick of a rattlesnake…

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