Week in Review: Florissant OKs Walmart, Boeing Builds Warhead Parts and Hazelwood Eats Healthy

Too busy last week to stay up to date on all the news happening in and around Florissant and Hazelwood? Not to worry. Patch has your back.

In case you missed them, here were some of the top headlines from Florissant and Hazelwood Patch sites over the last few days:

Boeing’s Hazelwood Facility to Build $66 Million in Attack Weaponry for U.S. Air Force: Boeing will assemble attack munition tailkits for the Air Force's B-61 nuclear warhead.

Florissant QuikTrip Sells $2.7 Million Lottery Ticket: This is the second time this year that a winning ticket for $1 million or more has been sold in the area.

North County Cancer Cluster Dispute Heats Up at Radioactive Waste Meeting: A MO Department of Health and Senior Services employee admits her department does not have the means to execute a true and effective survey to determine a NoCo cancer cluster.

Gov. Nixon Visits Area School for Innovation High School Program: The new state pilot program will provide $1.3 million in funding to area school districts, including $289,900 to Ferguson-Florissant School District.

Hazelwood Releases List of Registered Contractors: This is a list of contractors that have registered with the city and been approved for a permit to do business following the Hazelwood tornado.

Walmart Gains Florissant City Council Approval for Second Time: The council unanimously backed the development's new plan but not without giving the petitioners a piece of their mind.

Hazelwood Tornado Caused more than $4 Million in Damage: The St. Louis County Assessor's Office says preliminary numbers show the tornado that ripped through Hazelwood and Florissant caused about $4 million in damage to residential property.

Jeff Caputa Sworn in as Florissant Ward 4 Councilman: One of Caputa's first order of businessman as councilman was to vote on the Walmart development.

City Offers Home Improvement Grants to Low Income Hazelwood Homeowners: The funds are used to assist low income homeowners with home improvements. Applicants are served on a first-come first-served basis until all funds are gone.

: The $3.5 million project would allow the cooperation of hospital departments and puts the North County hospital on the forefront of cardiac care.

Hazelwood Joins Missouri's Eat Smart in Parks Initiative: It is a statewide effort aimed at promoting healthier eating options in Missouri’s state and local parks, and concession stands.