🌱 Patch AM: How could a regional school shake-up change Hazelwood classrooms and taxes?

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In today's newsletter:

• How could a regional school shake-up change Hazelwood classrooms and taxes?
• Hazelwood resident charged after woman's body found along Highway 67

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 82 and low of 69 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 87, low: 69. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 87 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• As state intervention looms, task force leader says St. Louis County schools need regional overhaul (stlpr.org) — Hazelwood schools are part of a regional task force studying major changes to north St. Louis County districts as enrollment drops, funding shrinks, and state accreditation decisions loom. Leaders are weighing options from keeping districts separate to merging or reassigning students, while Hazelwood has already shifted its tax levy to stabilize finances. Public meetings on proposals are expected in October before any statewide ballot measure.
   

• Body found near Highway 67 leads to charges against Hazelwood man (kttn.com) — A Hazelwood man has been charged in the Sept. 5 death of a Fairdealing woman whose body was found along Highway 67 in St. Francois County, and he remains jailed without bond. State investigators say evidence places him near where the body was discovered, though the charges are still only accusations. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
   

📸 Around Hazelwood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hazelwood

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Monday September 14
• Healthy Habits for Adults
  Greater North County Chamber of Commerce, 500 NW Plaza Suite 425, Hazelwood
• Ask-A-Techie free one-on- one tech training
  Oasis at Northwest Plaza, 500 Northwest Plaza, Suite 425, St. Ann
  1:00 pm
• Women's Nervous System Reset Yoga
  Florissant Meadows Shopping Center, 580 N HWY 67 Suite 6, Florissant
  5:15 pm
• Neighborhood Watch Commission →
  PD Training Room, Inside City Hall, 415 Elm Grove Lane, Hazelwood
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
• Healthy Habits for Adults
  Greater North County Chamber of Commerce, 500 NW Plaza Suite 425, Hazelwood
• FAB (Fit, Active, and Balanced)
  Greater North County Chamber of Commerce, 500 NW Plaza Suite 425, Hazelwood
  9:30 am
• September 2026 Membership Luncheon
  Catering to You, 12775 New Halls Ferry Road, Florissant
  11:00 am
• Hazelwood City Council →
  Hazelwood City Hall, 415 Elm Grove Lane, Hazelwood
  6:30 pm
Thursday September 17
• Karate Instruction
  Hazelwood Community Center, 1186 Teson Road, Hazelwood
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday September 11
• Fridays at the Spot!
  The Creative Spot, 414 S. Florissant rd, Ferguson
  3:00 pm
• Observatory and Planetarium Viewing Session
  Pattonville Heights Middle School, 195 Fee Fee Rd, Maryland Heig
  8:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Fall Plant Giveaway and Food Drive →
  Bridgeton, MO Calendar, 4201 Fee Road, Bridgeton
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Biofire Diagnostics, LLC posted a job opening for Sr Assembler in Hazelwood. Apply here.
• Walmart posted a job opening for Front End Service Team Supervisor in Bridgeton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hazelwood here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bridgeton

• Bridgeton woman's backyard butterfly garden yields rare white monarch sighting (ksdk.com)
• Core & Main Releases Q2 2026 Financial Results (alphastreet.com)

Florissant

• Florissant Host 9-11 Remembrance (flovalleynews.com)
• Florissant man charged in Warrensburg arson investigation (warrensburgstarjournal.com)
• Benji Clifford (1991–2026) of St. Charles, MO, IL (riverbender.com)

Ferguson

• Displeasure expressed as redevelopment agreement for data center returns to Ferguson City Council (firstalert4.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mount Rushmore (Thank you J.J. W. for sending it in!)
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