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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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Cards Can’t Be Ashamed Losing to Mets; Rage is 2-0

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BY RANDY GARDNER It is hard to believe that I was watching the Cards fall to 0-2 at home Tuesday night in front of a couple of sellout crowds. Should…

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Robohawks National Championships Is the Next Step for this Central Team

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The Hazelwood Central High School 40-member robotics team, known as the Robohawks, is making amazing strides as rookies, thanks to its "Rack-n-Roll" heavy metal star member—"In Theory," the robot. At…

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Hazelwood Central Hosts High School -College Women’s Soccer Showcase

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BY JIM WIENERS Hazelwood Central High School is hosting a Girls Soccer Showcase this Friday-Saturday at the Anheuser-Busch Center (formerly St. Louis Soccer Park), Fenton, featuring a pair of off-season…

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Florissant Mayor’s Race Is Top April 3rd Ballot Issue

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BY CAROL ARNETT The race for mayor of Florissant pits experience against a new face in Florissant politics. Mayor Robert Lowery is being challenged by Andrew Podleski. Both have several…

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Hazelwood Schedules Kindergarten Registration/Round-ups For ’07-’08

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Hazelwood School District is scheduling on-site full-day kindergarten registrations during the spring Kindergarten Registration/Round-up. To be admitted to the Hazelwood School District, a child must be 5 years old before…

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Mayor’s Letter Announces Plans For Maloney Manor Location

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BY CAROL ARNETT There was some last minute politicking in the Florissant mayoral race at the city council meeting Monday night. Mayor Robert Lowery recently sent a letter to residents…

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Mayor’s Letter Announces Plans For Maloney Manor Location

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BY CAROL ARNETT There was some last minute politicking in the Florissant mayoral race at the city council meeting Monday night. Mayor Robert Lowery recently sent a letter to residents…

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Grace Hercules retires as Florissant senior coordinator

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Grace Hercules, senior citizen coordinator for Florissant, retired on March 2, after nine years of service to Florissant's senior population. Peggy Hogan is the new coordinator. Hercules was responsible for…

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Cathy Bono Named North County Chamber’s ‘Citizen of the Year’

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The North County Chamber of Commerce has named Cathy Bono, administrator of Delmar Gardens North, as its Citizen of the Year. She will receive the award at an event held…

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Reflections on NCAA Picks, Tony LaRussa

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BY RANDY GARDNER As you can recall my picks in the NCAA tournament from my last column, it shows I don’t know much about college basketball. All of my picks…

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