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MoDOT to Close Riverview Drive Entrance Ramp to Eastbound I-270   Motorists who enter eastbound Interstate 270 from Riverview Dr. should note the entrance ramp will be closed beginning at 7 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21. The ramp will remain closed through July 2024. Crews will be closing the ramp for construction of the new Riverview […]

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  Men’s 60+ Senior Softball League In St. Charles at Kiwanis Park Slow pitch softball league for men 60 years and older to play in St. Charles County is accepting individual applications for the 2023 season. Double-headers on Wednesdays at 4:30 pm at Schneider-Kiwanis Park. If interested, email: herbieo.jr@gmail.com or call or text: Herb Olmsted […]

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Katherine “Kitty” Harrison installed as the 2023 Chairwoman of Greater North County Chamber Kitty Harrison, marketing manager with Johnny Londoff Chevrolet has been named the chairwoman of the Greater North County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors for 2023.Harrison was inducted at the 2023 Installation Luncheon held at Orlando’s Event and Conference Center on Jan. […]

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Town Hall Meeting Jan. 26 On Marijuana Legalization State Sen. Angela Walton Mosley, D-Florissant, will host a town hall meeting for the residents of the 13th Senatorial District on Thursday, Jan. 26, to discuss the passage of Amendment 3 and what the legalization of marijuana means for Missourians. Everyone is welcome to attend. The meeting […]

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  Festival Feb. 11 at Audubon Center at Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary Bald eagles are back. And so is one of St. Louis’ favorite bald eagle viewing events. Wildlife lovers can see the majestic raptors up close and in the wild at the metro area’ premier eagle celebration. The ever-popular Eagle Days Festival is back […]

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  The Dining Divas Find Comfort In the Food at Mama 2’s Biscuits By Lisa Kampeter It’s that time of year again. The holidays are over. The pretty lights and festive decorations are stored away for another year, and the season of parties conclude. It tends to be a depressing time, but brunch with the […]

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  Aldi’s Plans 2nd Store in Florissant, MERS Goodwill to Open Education Center     By Carol Arnett A restaurant, high school, and grocery store were all on the agenda Monday night as the Florissant City Council held its first meeting of 2023. The council held a public hearing on a request by Krystal Smith to […]

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New Year’s Celebrated half-Day Earlier at Florissant’s Annual Senior Party Our New Year’s celebration always includes the New Year’s Eve Party at the Florissant Civic Center. The party begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 2 p.m. with a toast at noon. It’s a good time had by all with dancing to The St. Charles […]

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Despite Flooding, Contamination ConcernsResidents Celebrated with Local Events By Bob Lindsey 2022 marked a year of change and adjustments in the Florissant Valley area. Better results with COVID vaccines resulted in fewer business restrictions and event cancellations. Residents had to deal with more highway and road construction with the I-270 North Project infrastructure upgrades and […]

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Florissant Council Honors Tim Lee By Carol Arnett The Florissant City Council met for its only December meeting this week after the Dec. 26 meeting was cancelled. The council had two public hearings scheduled, but both were postponed. The council paused for a moment to remember former councilman Tim Lee, who died recently. Several council […]

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The Dining Divas Check Out a “Dive” in Clayton Just because I couldn’t remember the name of the last Dining Diva’s restaurant a week after we’d visited shouldn’t mean that it was forgettable. It’s more about my “plate being too full” (see what I did there?). And any place with the word “dive” in it […]

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New Joint Venture at old St. Louis Mills will Include both Sports Complex plus Office Park A real estate developer from Ohio , Industrial Commercial Properties has purchased the former St. Louis Mills Mall and plans to turn it into an industrial office park while continuing to develop PowerPlex sports complex at the Hazelwood complex. […]

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City Not Expecting Any Trouble with New Business                        By Carol Arnett The Florissant City Council met for the second November meeting Monday at City Hall and held one public hearing about a proposal to open a billiard parlor at 1165 N. Highway 67.  Darryl Wallace, the owner of the business, spoke to the council […]

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2nd Annual Miracle on St. Francois Street Nov. 26 Includes Kids Events, Santa, Live Music & More Mayor Tim Lowery along with the Florissant Valley of Flowers, Florissant Old Town Partners and Old St. Ferdinand Shrine have announced the 2nd Annual Miracle on St. Francois Street will be held Saturday, Nov. 26 from noon to […]

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Thomas O’Donnell Takes Pat Mulcahy’s Position on the Florissant City Council   Mayor Tim Lowery has appointed Thomas O’Donnell as councilman for Ward 6 and will represent the people of Ward 6 until the April 2023 election when Thomas will have the opportunity to run for Ward 6 Councilman. The position became vacant after Pat […]

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Councilman Steps Down to Take City Economic Director Job By Carol Arnett Council 6 Councilman Patrick Mulcahy has resigned from the city council to take a job with the city as Economic Director. Mayor Timothy Lowery asked the council to approve Tom O’Donnell as the councilman until the April 2023 election. O’Donnell ran O’Donnell Pharmacy […]

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Greater North County Chamber to Celebrate The 2023 Business Person of the Year Dec.2 2023 Zykan Family Legacy Winner will be Awarded The Greater North County Chamber of Commerce will celebrate the 2023 Business Person of the Year and the 2023 Zykan Family Legacy Award Winner at Nite of Stars on Friday, Dec. 2 at […]

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MoDOT to Completely Close New Florissant Rd. Between Dunn and Pershall Roads, Nov. 18-20 Drivers who regularly use New Florissant Road (Route N) at I-270 should be aware of this upcoming weekend closure. The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) will completely close New Florissant Road between Dunn Road and Pershall Road in both directions and […]

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Army Corps of Engineers Holding Town Hall on Radiation Findings at Jana School New information from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding their testing at Jana Elementary was scheduled to be heard Tuesday night (Nov. 15) at the Hazelwood School Board meeting. (Prior to The Independent News print deadline.) USACE will also hold a […]

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Florissant Performing Arts Center Presents Hawthorne Player’s 75th Anniversary Finale          by Pat Lindsey The Hawthorne Players is currently presenting its final main show of its 75th season with the award-winning play, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.” It’s an excellent choice to showcase the recently renamed Florissant Performing Arts Center’s new […]

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