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Florissant City Council Mulls Trash Service Contract Extension

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Monday, May 13th, 2013, 3:02pm
Florissant City Council Mulls Trash Service Contract Extension

Florissant City Council will decide whether to extend its trash service contract Meridian Waste during Monday night’s meeting.

Meridian Waste has provided service to the City of Florissant for the past five years and has proposed a five-year contract extension that would increase customers’ bill in 2017.

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Lambert Airport Chosen As Touchdown For Historic Solar Impulse Flight

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Wednesday, May 8th, 2013, 5:58pm
Lambert Airport Chosen As Touchdown For Historic Solar Impulse Flight

NORTH ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MO. (KTVI) - Lambert-St. Louis International Airport is the final airport chosen for a stopover during the upcoming cross country flight of the Solar Impulse, the first aircraft capable of flying 24 hours day and night using solar energy as power.

The Solar Impulse Across America flight began in San Francisco’s Moffett Field. Lambert will be the Midwest US stop with a tentative arrival around the end of May, according to a press release.

The flight plan also includes stops at Phoenix Sky Harbor, Dallas-Fort Worth, Washington DC-Dulles and New York’s JFK. Solar Impulse said not one drop of fuel will be used along the way.

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Coldwater Creek: State Health Department Investigating Cancer Cluster Instances

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Friday, March 1st, 2013, 2:10pm
Coldwater Creek: State Health Department Investigating Cancer Cluster Instances

Because of the growing concern with rare instances of cancer in North County near Coldwater Creek, the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services (DHSS) has epidemiologists looking into cancer rates.

The epidemiologists, which investigate the causes of disease and other public health problems to prevent them from spreading or from happening again, will look at figures from zip codes including 63031, 63033, 63034, 63042, 63134, 63138.

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Photos: Low Mississippi River Levels

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Thursday, November 29th, 2012, 1:22pm
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Florissant Offers Free Holiday Lights Recycling Program for All

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Wednesday, November 28th, 2012, 1:47pm
Florissant Offers Free Holiday Lights Recycling Program for All

As you’re decorating your home for the holidays this year, the City of Florissant has a message for you: don’t throw those old or broken Christmas lights in the trash. Recycle them instead--for free.

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Wentzville Board Members Participate in Adopt-A-Street Program

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Monday, July 9th, 2012, 11:15am
Wentzville Board Members Participate in Adopt-A-Street Program

Brutal temperatures didn't stop the Wentzville Board of Aldermen from giving back to their community on July 3.

Ward 1 Alderman Cheryl Kross organized an evening trash pickup for the section of roadway adopted by the board as part of Wentzville's Adopt-A-Street program.

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New 24/7 Prescription Drug Take-Back Service Begins Friday

Submitted by KTVI-KPLR
Wednesday, June 20th, 2012, 3:08pm
New 24/7 Prescription Drug Take-Back Service Begins Friday

June 15, 2011 (St. Louis County) Missouri P2D2 is launching a new prescription drug collection
and disposal program for St. Louis County residents. Missouri P2D2 is a nonprofit organization dedicated
to safe, convenient prescription pill (P2) and drug disposal (D2). The organization is a partnership among
St. Louis County Police, St. Louis College of Pharmacy, Missouri American Water and the Metropolitan St.
Louis Sewer District and many other community organizations.

Missouri P2D2 medicine collection boxes are available at four St. Louis County Police stations to provide a
convenient, safe place for county residents to safely dispose of the medicines they don’t need. Prescription
drugs and over-the-counter medicines may be deposited in the boxes. The program is free, anonymous and
available year-round 24/7. The collection boxes are located at:

• St. Louis County Police Dept., North County Precinct, 11815 Benham Road, St. Louis, MO 63138

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