A Louisiana company has recalled 468,000 pounds meat, poultry and deli products due to a possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The products were distributed to various states, including Missouri and Illinois. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Friday that Manda Packing Company, a Baker, La. distributor, is recalling roast beef, ham, turkey breast, tasso pork, ham shanks, hog head cheese, corned beef, and pastrami. The FSIS confirmed the products were shipped for distribution and to deli stores in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, …

Tuesday is National Pancake Day and to celebrate, the International House of Pancakes (IHOP) is offering every person in America a free short stack of its signature buttermilk pancakes for free, from 7 a.m. until 10 p.m. The popular breakfast restaurant has celebrated National Pancake Day since 2006 and in the past seven years has raised nearly $10 million to support charities in the communities in which it operates. The pancakes are technically free, however IHOP goers are asked to consider leaving a donation for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals and other designated local charities, IHOP…

Advance Pierre Foods based out of Enid, Oklahoma is recalling approximately 1,200 pounds of chicken fried chicken breasts that may contain small pieces of metal, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The USDA made the call after it was discovered a metal tool fell into a meat grinder. Remember you can like Hazelwood Patch on Facebook at www.facebook.com/HazelwoodPatch. Don't forget to visit Twitter: twitter.com/HazelwoodPatch, or signup for the Hazelwood Patch newsletter here. The chicken breasts being recalled were packaged and shipped before all corrective actions could be…

The Hazelwood School District (HSD) is partnering with Republic Services for a community electronic waste recycling drive. Residents are encouraged to drop off unwanted electronics for proper recycling a either of the district's two January events. Items that can be recycled include anything with a plug or battery. There is no charge to drop off items.Events will occur on: Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013 from 8 a.m. to noon at Hazelwood East Middle School Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013 from 8 a.m. to noon at Armstrong Elementary School “We are pleased to expand our already successful partnership with …

Time is winding down for residents to submit their payments for 2011 real estate and personal property taxes. Missouri state law requires real property and personal property taxes to be paid by Dec. 31, 2012. This means taxes must be paid and or postmarked to St. Louis County Collector of Revenue by Dec. 31 to avoid interest and penalties accrued on it. Delinquent payments are subject to late charges of 2 percent interest per month, or any portion thereof, with a maximum of 18 percent per year, plus a 2 percent penalty. Revenue offices at the County’s three satellite locations are open from 8…

Excedrin fans, rejoice! It's back. Have you purchased a bottle of Excedrin since it was re-stocked on shelves? Since January, migraine and headache sufferers been waiting and hoping for Excedrin to return after it was part of a massive recall in January. (Get instant news updates. Like Hazelwood Patch on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.) When Hazelwood Patch announced the recall, the article quickly became one of our most viewed articles. Many readers emailed not about participatingin the recall, but about when they could start purchasing the product again. It hit the shelves in October. …

If you don't catch the flu, you can't spread it. That was the message St. Louis County Health Director Dolores J. Gunn was imparting in a September news release, as her department prepared for the next flu season. That time is upon us and a new warning Wednesday was released about a big spike in flu cases in St. Louis and St. Charles counties: 50 new cases in four days in St. Charles County; 210 in a week in St. Louis County. More than 200,000 people are hospitalized every year due to flu-related complications and around 36,000 of them die, according to the health department website. It is …

The 2013 Ford Escape is undergoing its fourth recall since its introduction this spring. Ford Motor Co. is recalling more than 89,000 new Escape SUVs and Fusion sedans because the engines can overheat and cause fires. The Escape is a top seller for Ford. The 2013 version went on sale in the spring, and it already has had problems with coolant leaks, cracked fuel lines and carpet padding. Both the Fusion and Escape are among Ford's top-selling vehicles selling a combined 427,000 already this year, according to Autodata Corp. Note this figure include those from the previous model year. Ford …

Information provided from the Food and Drug Administration: Nestlé USA announced the voluntary recall of limited quantities of Nestlé NESQUIK® Chocolate Powder in the 10.9, 21.8 and 40.7 ounce canisters. The voluntary recall is limited to only NESQUIK Chocolate Powder, which was distributed nationally. No other varieties of NESQUIK powder or any sizes or flavors of NESQUIK ready-to-drink are affected by this recall. "Like" Hazelwood Patch on Facebook and get connected to your neighbors for real-time news and updates, plus lively and active discussions and more. Nestlé is removing the …

Papa John's owner John Schnatter's announcement that he would raise prices and slice employee hours to pay for costs associated with the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, has sparked a heafty debate. Sign up for the free Hazelwood Patch newsletter and receive daily Hazelwood community news and updates on your favorite device. Liberals are boycotting the organization for its stance and conservatives are pouncing down in support. One might say chicken sandwhiches and pizzas have more in common than some might think. As liberals began organizing boycotts of the pizza chain, Papa John…

Chipotle recently announced the return of its popular Halloween fundraiser, Boorito. From 4 p.m. to close on Wednesday, Oct. 31, all Chipotle locations in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada will treat customers dressed in costume to a burrito, burrito bowl, salad, or order of tacos for just $2. Proceeds from the fundraiser (up to $1 million) will benefit the Chipotle Cultivate Foundation. According to a company press release, the Chipotle Cultivate Foundation is a non-profit organization committed to creating a more sustainable and healthful food supply and to raising awareness of …

Although the Cardinals didn't make it to the World Series, baseball has one last gift to give from the 2012 season: free tacos.  The giveaway is a result of the "Steal a Base, Steal a Taco" promotion by Taco Bell, which promised to give away free food if a base was stolen during the World Series. The San Francisco Giants' Angel Pagan did just that in Game 2, sliding into second base and effectively earning one free Doritos Locos Taco to any person in the country.   To collect on the taco bonanza, head to a participating Taco Bell location, like the one on North Lindbergh Boulevard in the City…

If there's a Slurpee lover inside you, this might make your hump day just a little bit better. 7-Eleven is turns 85 on Wednesday and as a gift, is offering customers a free 7.11-ounce frozen Slurpee drink to help celebrate. The free Slurpee offer is available 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at participating convenience stores while supplies last. As part of the "Slurpee-bration," some locations will offer in-store specials, music, entertainment, prizes and food samplings. 7-Eleven began offering free Slurpees on July 11 on its 75th birthday in 2002, and it's become a big hit with customers, according to …

Monday could be D-Day for your computer, but then again, we’ve heard that before.  Monday’s threat is a malware virus called DNSChanger, which threatens to lock out tens of thousands of people from Internet access, including some in the City of Hazelwood. It also has the potential to search out private information. Sorry to be a source of a culture of fear, but it's better safe than sorry, right? According to the FBI, the trojan virus will divert users from legitimate ISP servers to malicious sites that will alter their Domain Namer Server, which is the unique address of your computing device…

On Friday, GM said it is recalling nearly a half million Chevy Cruzes. This number is the total amount the company has built in North America during the past two years. Engine Fires The reason for the recall? The recall is needed to fix a problem that could result in engine fires. It’s the second time GM has recalled pretty much its entire Cruze fleet, Nick Bunkley at Automotive News points out in a Forbes article. The latest GM recall covers 413,418 Cruzes sold in the United States during the 2011 and 2012 model years and another 60,000 sold in Canada, according to a GM statement. All the …

If you can't access your Twitter account, don't go too crazy. Twitter went down for more than an hour on Thursday afternoon beginning at 10:59 a.m. CST, according to Twitter's page on tracking site Pingdom. With no place to complain about the outage in less than 140 characters, users have flocked to other social media sites including Facebook and Tumblr to express disdain. Service returned intermittently around noon, but Twitter is currently down as it crashed again. Twitter updated its status blog at 12:42 p.m. saying "the issue has been resolved and all services are currently operational." …

In the world of 24-hour technology, nonstop telemarketer intrusion can cease. As of Thursday at least. Hazelwood residents can join the more than 61,000 Missourians signed up for the state’s no-call list for cell phones after the registry went live on Thursday, according to Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster. That lets you know how many people were fed up with telemarketing calls on the cellular. That also means no more "text stop to stop receiving our messages" texts, right? Yes, but not immediately. House Bill 1549 Gov. Jay Nixon signed the bill on Thursday. There is a lag-time between …

Slurpee fans can get their brain freezes and sugar highs for free for one day this week. Participating stores in the 7-Eleven chain are giving away free, 7.11-ounce cups of the popular frozen drink on Wednesday, "SlurpFree Day," from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. to celebrate the beginning of the summer, the official Slurpee season, 7-Eleven officials said on the website. If you want the brain freeze without the calories, there's the new Slurpee Lite Fanta Sugar-Free Mango drink. The Slurpee Lite Fanta debuted this month and is the first of several sugar-free and regular flavors this summer, according to…

After Saturday you may feel like you don't know which button to press on your remote to get to your favorite programs. That's because Charter is adding 28 new high definition (HD) channels to its cable lineup, but in the process, its also relocating more than 90 percent of its channels. Sean O’Donnell, Charter’s vice president and general manager for Missouri and Illinois said the changes are about keeping Charter customers ahead of the pack in the City of Hazelwood, and throughout the Greater St. Louis area. “More than 60 percent of U.S. households enjoy HD programming, and we’re committed …

If you tried to used your VISA credit or debit card around the City of Hazelwood on Sunday and it was declined there are two reason: you either didn't have the correct amount of cash or line of credit; or your are one of many who experienced VISA's outage. No, it wasn't the company's attempt at humor. A technical problem affecting the Visa network prevented some people from beng able to use the credit and debit cards for about 45 minutes on Sunday, the company said. The outage was caused by a recent update Visa has made to its system, Visa Inc. spokeswoman Sandra Chu told Associated Press. …