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American Foods Group (AFG), the company building a large beef harvesting plant in Warren County, this week pledged $2 million to the Wright City R-II School District to help with construction of a …
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John Rohlf, Staff Writer
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2/9/23
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The Wright City R-II School District approved a change order for the new high school project, resulting in a savings of nearly $30,000 for the district.
The Wright City School Board voted …
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John Rohlf, Staff Writer
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2/6/23
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After seeing success with a similar model at the elementary schools, Wright City R-II district leadership is confident an evidence-based education model will benefit students and parents in the …
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John Rohlf, Staff Writer
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2/3/23
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Kim Arbuthnot, an employee of the Wright City Fire Protection District and former president of the local chamber of commerce, was appointed to serve on the Wright City Board of Aldermen on Jan. …
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2/3/23
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Wright City Middle and High School will be changing their education model over the next few years under a new policy approved by the Wright City School Board last week.
The board voted 6-0 …
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John Rohlf, Staff Writer
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1/30/23
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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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Members of the Wright City High School Robotics Club are heading to compete in their regional tournament on Saturday, and they’re setting their sights high. The top five out of 30 teams in that …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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1/26/23
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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 Kiwanis Sports Closet in Wright City, which offers new or gently used sports equipment for free to youth of all ages, needs help to stock its shelves for the upcoming season of baseball and …
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1/20/23
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After 19 years spent searching for answers in the case of a dismembered torso found in Warren County — 12 of which were spent searching for the identity of the female victim — …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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1/19/23
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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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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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Wright City R-II School Board members highlighted priorities for recently elected State Rep. Jeff Myers during the district’s board meeting earlier this month.
Myers, who will be the …
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John Rohlf, Staff Writer
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1/4/23
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The Wright City, MO, R-II Board of Education approved change orders for the new high school that remains under construction.
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By John Rohlf, Staff Writer
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1/2/23
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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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2022 was a year full of big announcements and contentious arguments about major changes coming to Warren County. There have also been many attention-grabbing happenings in the area of crime and …
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Record staff reports
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12/30/22
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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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The Wright City R-II school district saw its highest summer school numbers since 2019 during the 2022 summer school session.
The Wright City R-II school’s district came in just short …
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John Rohlf, Staff Writer
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12/28/22
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Alderman Nathan Rohr resigned from his position on the Wright City Board of Aldermen at the end of the board’s public meeting on Dec. 22.
Rohr stated that he is moving to a home in …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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12/23/22
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After Missouri voters last month approved a constitutional amendment legalizing recreational marijuana, two local cities are confronting the question of whether to tax the drug.
The amendment …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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12/23/22
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During numerous discussions of potential street projects, stormwater improvements, facility maintenance, and replacing rundown vehicles, Wright City’s elected leaders have frequently commented …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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12/23/22
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With less than a week remaining for candidates to register for local city government, school board, and emergency service elections, more than a dozen elections only have one person running for …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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12/22/22
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County prosecutors are charging a Wright City man with two felonies related to an incident last spring in which a truck was set on fire.
A warrant was issued this month for Adam T. Cress, 35, for …
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12/20/22
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Wright City leaders are becoming increasingly anxious about a looming problem in the city: Streets and other infrastructure that were built for a town of 2,000 people are beginning to buckle under …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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12/16/22
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Gateway Fiber, based in Wright City, announced last week that it has begun building its 100% fiber-optic broadband internet network in northwest Lincoln County, one of the first Missouri areas …
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12/16/22
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