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A lawsuit filed in federal court alleges that Wright City police officers violated a resident’s constitutional rights when they arrested him after he displayed his middle finger at them.
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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1/27/23
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The Warrenton Fire District will ask voters this April to approve a $10 million bond issue, the district announced in a press release on Tuesday, Jan. 24.
The bonds would be used to pay for …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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1/27/23
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The Warren County R-III School District is looking at ways to increase staff salaries as the district failed to meet its goal this school year of retaining 90% of staff.
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John Rohlf, Staff Writer
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1/27/23
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Every morning at Rebecca Boone Elementary, a small group of fifth graders gathers in the school library to make a little bit of technological magic happen.
The school has converted a corner of its …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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1/27/23
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Warrenton High School will return to its pre-COVID-19 practice of scheduling graduation on a Saturday night.
The majority of the Warren County R-III School Board voiced support for …
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John Rohlf, Staff Writer
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1/25/23
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The owner of a property rental and house flipping company out of O’Fallon is considering buying the Belaire Mobile Home Park in Truesdale, giving city leaders hope that the run-down …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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1/24/23
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Five people and one business were honored as outstanding contributors to their community during the Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual awards ceremony on Jan. 13.
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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1/23/23
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The annual Warren County BackStoppers fundraiser, one of the area’s largest fundraising events, has been unexpectedly canceled with little explanation.
BackStoppers is a St. Louis-region …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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1/20/23
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The Warren County Commission will ask area voters this April to weigh in on a 3-percent sales tax on recreational marijuana.
Commissioners Joe Gildehaus and Matt Flake voted in December to place …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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1/20/23
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The Wright City Board of Aldermen is planning to ask voters to approve a 1-percent sales tax increase this April in order to close a $300,000-gap in the city’s budget and help pay for future …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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1/20/23
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The Truesdale Board of Aldermen has agreed to a home builder’s proposal to place a special tax on 190 future homes in order to subsidize $3 million from the cost of their neighborhood’s …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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1/13/23
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Last year’s announcement of a massive beef processing facility coming to Warren County was one of the biggest pieces of economic news that this area has ever had. The accomplishment of bringing …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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1/13/23
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Booming home construction in Warren County hit a major speed bump in 2022, slowing to a tepid pace in the towns where construction had previously been concentrated.
Based on the number of new …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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1/13/23
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Editor’s note: This story contains some graphic information related to this murder investigation.
LOUIS — Investigators with the Greater St. Louis Major Case Squad say they have …
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1/12/23
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Matt Dabbs, a captain of the Warrenton Fire District and one of five candidates for alderman in Truesdale, is withdrawing from the upcoming election.
Dabbs registered to run for the position of …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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1/12/23
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The city of Truesdale is officially underway in its efforts to establish planning and zoning regulations, a type of government oversight that guides growth and development in a community.
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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1/9/23
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Having a storage lot next to neighborhoods and schools is undesirable, according to Wright City’s elected leaders. It might also be impossible for them to stop.
In early December, a Warren …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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1/9/23
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Profound joy and deep sadness inspire the work of Kelli Clodfelter, who spends every day running programs that help make her community a better place.
Clodfelter is the executive director of …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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1/6/23
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The Village of Innsbrook is asking residents to once again consider a tax proposal that would extend the village’s sales tax to include online purchases.
The Village Board of Trustees voted …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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1/6/23
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The Missouri Attorney General’s office will operate in “unyielding pursuit of victory,” Andrew Bailey said Tuesday as he was being sworn into office.
Bailey, in a short …
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By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
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1/6/23
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No Time To Spare Animal Rescue in Pendleton is suing the Warren County government over a permit dispute that the animal shelter won in October 2022.
The nonprofit shelter and owner Carol Risley …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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1/5/23
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Ariana Camarena, a 2022 graduate of Warrenton High School, will be heading off to Florida in January to embark on an internship with Disney. She has immersed herself in music and theater since she …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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12/30/22
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If Wright City residents want major street improvements done in their neighborhoods in the immediate future, they should set up a special tax to pay for those projects, according to Wright …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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12/30/22
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A possible plane crash was reported to the 911 Dispatch Center in Warren County on Dec. 28, causing emergency responders to immediately deploy to the area north of the intersection of Highway A/B and …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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12/29/22
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The clock has run out and registration is closed for candidates to get on the ballot for local city government, school board and emergency district leadership elections this spring.
Local …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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12/29/22
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