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

        Florissant Celebrates  250th  Birthday July 4...

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independentnwsJune 17, 2026

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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North County Meals on Wheels Seeks Volunteers

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North County Meals on Wheels is desperately in need of volunteers. Most needed at this time are: o Drivers to deliver hot lunches o Transporters to deliver stacks of hot…

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Fort Belle Fontaine Park Eagle Watch is Saturday, Jan. 24

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The Friends of Fort Belle Fontaine Park and St. Louis County Parks and Recreation Department will host an Eagle Watch and Guided Trail Walk on Saturday, Jan. 24, from 11…

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Dining Divas Start 2009 On Right Track at Café Madeleine

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  • Post published:January 13, 2009
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BY LISA KAMPETER At the beginning of most new years, we always have good intentions. Lose weight, stop cussing, make nice, etc. For the Dining Divas, it’s always been my…

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North County Incorporated Works To Continues Improving North County

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By Rebecca Zoll Executive Director This past year proved to be challenging due to the economy, yet North County Inc., Regional Development Association remained active in their quality of life…

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St. Catherine Retirement Community gives gifts to Marygrove

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St. Catherine Retirement Community Project Hands group is made up of six residents and one staff member. This year the group knitted over 150 items for Marygrove Children's Home in…

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Soldiers in Iraq Benefit from Sixth-Grade Teamwork at Hazelwood North Middle

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Hazelwood North Middle School sixth grade student Katelyn Spier, foreground center, and her family received a bounty of donated items to help her uncle, Bobby Shoults, and his Army platoon,…

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Lowery States City Is Financially Stable

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Florissant Mayor Robert Lowery and Director of Finance Randy McDaniel say the city is in "very good financial condition" and has a balanced budget. In a statement released this week,…

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Hazelwood Gets Grant For Phase II of Truman Park Trail

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A park improvement grant totaling $196,023 has been awarded to the City of Hazelwood by the Municipal Parks Grant Commission of St. Louis County. Hazelwood was one of 19 local…

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Neighbors Credit Union Collection Benefits Marygrove Angels

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Melissa Rakers, branch manager, delivers gifts for the Christmas Angels Program. During the recent holidays, Neighbors Credit Union’s New Halls Ferry branch collected money to provide holiday gifts for the…

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Movie review: ‘Revolutionary Road’

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BY MAGGIE SCOTT Director Sam Mendes offers a chilly portrait of a disintegrating marriage and its tormented young partners in "Revolutionary Road," a lacerating adaptation (Justin Haythe) of the Richard…

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