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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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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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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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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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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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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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At a time when families are dealing with a rise in price on food necessities, two local food pantries say they’re seeing a surging number of struggling clients in recent months. At the same …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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6/10/22
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During public hearings about whether Wisconsin-based American Foods Group (AFG) should be allowed to establish an industrial-scale beef processing plant in Warren County, a wide range of concerns …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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6/10/22
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Wright City Class of 2022 graduates and faculty speaker Bill Schaffer highlighted the perseverance of the class in dealing with COVID-19 for a good portion of their high school years during their …
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John Rohlf, Staff Writer
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6/9/22
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A composting business getting started in southern Warren County has been granted permission to operate by the county government, but there’s a catch. Property owner Richard DeLoach was granted …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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6/7/22
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A home building company looking to erect 200 new houses in Truesdale is asking the city government to help subsidize the cost of neighborhood construction with a special tax, city officials said last …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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6/6/22
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The Wright City R-II School Board is reviewing revised cost estimates for construction of a new high school and other upcoming projects.
Eric Wilson of Bond Architects presented the school board …
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John Rohlf, Staff Writer
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6/3/22
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Editor's note: Due to a typo, the printed version of this article that appeared in the June 2 issue of The Record stated an incorrect interest rate on this financing. The correct information is …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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6/2/22
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One month after delaying a vote to gather more information, the Wright City R-II School Board approved annexing property into the municipal boundaries of Wright City.
The school board voted 5-0 …
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John Rohlf, Staff Writer
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5/31/22
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The Marthasville Fire Protection District (MFPD) held its annual awards presentation Saturday, May 21, to celebrate department accomplishments from 2021.
At the event, second-generation …
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Cindy Gladden, Correspondent
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5/30/22
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The city of Warrenton has overhauled its law for handling dogs that injure or threaten people or other animals. The revamped law introduces a new system of home confinement for aggressive dogs, but …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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5/30/22
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Joseph L. Lumetta, the man accused of planning to set off a pipe bomb in the Warren County Courthouse, has entered a plea to an illegal weapon charge and been sentenced to prison.
Lumetta was …
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5/27/22
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A nonprofit dog shelter whose owner is facing a court charge for operating without a permit is trying to get a fresh start with the Warren County government. Neighboring property owners, however, are …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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5/26/22
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Staff of the Warren County Ambulance District are voicing their support for the district’s interim chief to be promoted to permanently lead ambulance operations.
In a letter delivered to the …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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5/20/22
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Wright City police spent nearly two days last week searching for an armed fugitive who allegedly stole a truck and attempted to ram multiple police cars during his escape into the woods. What led to …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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5/19/22
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