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Happening soon: Healthy Habits for Adults on the Hazelwood Patch calendar
Hello again Hazelwood! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Hazelwood police traced stolen solar panels back to a rural property
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Near-record temperatures, with a high of 88 and low of 56 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Some sun, then clouds; warm, temps: high: 83, low: 55.
- Sunday: Turning sunny; warm, with a high of 82 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Man accused of stealing solar panels, possessing meth in Hazelwood (fox2now.com) — Hazelwood police say a man has been charged after solar panels worth about $17,000 were stolen from a Missouri Bottom Road business and later recovered, along with suspected methamphetamine. Investigators traced a pickup truck seen on the property to a nearby worker, searched his Lincoln County property, and recovered the panels. The suspect now faces felony stealing and drug possession charges. 
📸 Around Hazelwood
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hazelwood
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- 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 - October 2026 Women In Networking Lunch
Catering to You, 12775 New Halls Ferry Rd, Florissant
12:00 pm - Community Enrichment Commission →
HAZELWOOD COMMUNITY CENTER, 1186 Teson Road, Hazelwood
6:45 pm - Healthy Habits for Adults
Greater North County Chamber of Commerce, 500 NW Plaza Suite 425, Hazelwood - October 2026 Morning Mingle
St. Louis County Police North County Precinct, 2225 Dunn Rd, St. Louis
7:30 am - FAB (Fit, Active, and Balanced)
Greater North County Chamber of Commerce, 500 NW Plaza Suite 425, Hazelwood
9:30 am - Under Pressure: Bladder and Pelvic Floor Health
Greater North County Chamber of Commerce, 500 NW Plaza Suite 425, Hazelwood
1:30 pm - Board of Education Regular Meeting
Ferguson-Florissant R-iI, 8855 Dunn Rd, Hazelwood
6:00 pm - Fall Family Festival at Central High
Hazelwood School District Florissant, MO 63031
5:00 pm
Monday October 12
Tuesday October 13
Wednesday October 14
Thursday October 15
📣 Hazelwood Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Why do so many contractors not have a website?
Of course, I say this as someone who knows how to build a professional website and uses search engines to try to find contractors for work I need… (Nextdoor Gerard Park)
- Post Consumer Brands, LLC posted a job opening for Material Handler I in Hazelwood. Apply here.
- Expeditors posted a job opening for Air Export Agent in Hazelwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hazelwood here.
🗞 Nearby News
Bridgeton
- Kindeva Adds Second PFS Filler Line at Missouri Fill-Finish Facility (pharmasource.global)
Florissant
- It wasn't until a bulldozer showed up that this Missouri homeowner learns about Greenway project (thecooldown.com)
- Play It Again Sports Roundup - Tuesday, Oct. 6-Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026 (riverbender.com)
Maryland Heights
- Northmarq brokers sale of 315-unit apartment community in Maryland Heights (rejournals.com)
- Full Stack Developer - Apex Systems - Maryland Heights, MO, US (dice.com)
- Multi-Agency Investigation Leads to Financial Exploitation Arrest in Western Kentucky (thunderboltradio.com)
Ok Hazelwood! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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