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Several years of sizable revenue surpluses, buoyed by federal COVID relief funds, have left the city of Marthasville with a healthy financial reserve as the city enters its next fiscal year with a …
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6/27/22
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The Wright City R-II School Board has approved a plan for the district’s new high school that will include a new performing arts gymnasium and a “cafetorium” — a combination …
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John Rohlf, Staff Writer
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6/24/22
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The Wright City Community Food Pantry is seeking volunteers and sponsors this summer to help to feed children, teens and their families while the school cafeteria is closed.
Volunteers are …
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6/24/22
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Doug Schaffer is taking the reins of the Wright City band program, a program his father, Bill Schaffer, has run for the past 22 years.
Bill Schaffer retired as the Wright City band director after …
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John Rohlf, Staff Writer
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6/24/22
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It’s not cool to be hot, says University of Missouri Extension health and safety specialist Karen Funkenbusch. Water, rest and shade help workers beat the heat.
During heat waves, farmers …
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By Linda Geist, MU Extension
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6/24/22
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The annual Warren County Fair kicks off in just over a week, offering days of fun activities for all area families and celebrations of the agriculture community.
Fair Week kicks off July 3 with …
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6/24/22
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A Pendleton-area animal shelter will have to wait another month to learn the outcome of a permit request to continue operating at its current location.
No Time To Spare Animal Rescue, a nonprofit …
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6/24/22
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Two Special Olympics teams from Warren County competing in the national USA Games in Florida this month got to take a victory lap as they returned home with gold medals around their necks.
The …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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6/23/22
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Warren County Sheriff’s Deputies last week arrested an alleged drug peddler after a vehicle chase and foot pursuit near Warrenton.
Larry E. Scarlet, 40, of Wright City, is charged with two …
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6/23/22
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The Warren County R-III School Board approved a proposed student discipline policy but removed a portion of the policy that said a student recording or posting a bullying incident to social media …
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John Rohlf, Staff Writer
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6/21/22
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A man riding a motorcycle through Warren County died in an early-morning crash on Sunday, June 19, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol.
John D. Kaeser, 24, of Truxton, was killed in a crash …
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6/20/22
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Wright City aldermen are negotiating how to control or reduce cross traffic cutting through two neighborhoods on the northwest side of the city.
Aldermen last week said they’ve been …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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6/20/22
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Warren County R-III community member and parent Carolyn Spraggs requested the Warren County R-III School Board look into authorizing use of school protection officers in the district during a recent …
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John Rohlf, Staff Writer
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6/17/22
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The growing activity of nonprofit community organizations, and the growing need for their services, were on display at the annual Nonprofit Showcase hosted by the Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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6/17/22
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For Wright City’s Ada Ferrell, being one of the best junior rodeo riders in the state has been a lifelong endeavor. Next week, she travels to see how she fares against the best young riders in …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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6/17/22
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The Warrenton Board of Aldermen plans to increase water and sewer fees by 4 percent in August, continuing a practice of annual cost increases for the services.
Aldermen discussed the rate …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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6/17/22
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The North East Community Action Corporation (NECAC) is reminding residents that the summer portion of the Energy Crisis Intervention Program began June 1.
NECAC still has more than $1.4 million in …
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6/17/22
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Wright City aldermen say they recently were contacted by a representative of the Greyhound bus company, who wanted to get input on the possibility of setting up a bus stop in Wright …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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6/15/22
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All North East Community Action Corporation (NECAC) locations will go to a four-day work week starting Aug. 1.
The facilities will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. …
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6/15/22
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Few students have had quite as many lessons about how much life can change in a day than Warrenton High School’s Class of 2022.
Although the COVID pandemic has loomed over education for two …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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6/15/22
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The Marthasville Board of Aldermen is hiring professional surveying company Lewis-Bade to update a map of the city kept by the U.S. Census Bureau, city officials said, after previously learning that …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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6/14/22
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After serving as the band director at Blackhawk Middle School for four years, Tessa Friedman is moving up to take the reins of the Warrenton High School band program.
Warrenton High School …
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John Rohlf, Staff Writer
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6/14/22
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The Wright City government has hired a contractor to strip the surface layer and repave the most-used portion of Bell Road, at a cost of about $81,600.
The project was awarded to Mid Rivers …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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6/13/22
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The Warren County Commission this week approved new regulations regarding the operation of utility vehicles (UTVs) and other small recreational off-highway vehicles, often referred to as …
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6/13/22
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An area man is being held at the Warren County Jail without bond after being arrested on accusations that he discharged a firearm from a moving vehicle while driving along Highway M.
Warren County …
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6/13/22
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