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Brooks appointed to De Soto School Board of Education
The De Soto School District Board of Education will have a new member when it meets in July. The school board voted 5-0 June 20 to appoint Kari Brooks to fill the seat that has been vacant since the spring when Nicole Spruell resigned. Board member Mark Ferrell was absent from the meeting.
Sheriff’s Office, Eureka Police search for man suspected of arson, burglary
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and Eureka Police are searching for a man who is wanted for reportedly setting a home on fire in Eureka and suspected of blowing up a different home, and he was last seen after he allegedly broke into a home’s cellar in the Jefferson County portion of Eureka.
Confectionery Charm opens in Jefferson County
HILLSBORO, Mo. — A skilled baker and Navy Reservist has opened Confectionery Charm in Hillsboro. The bakery, at 10667 Hwy. 21, opened the first week of June and since then has been drawing a lot of attention from hungry Hillsboro residents, owner and operator Melissa Watkins said. She sells...
P&Z approves preliminary plans for Fenton villas, townhomes
The Jefferson County Planning and Zoning Commission has given the OK to plans for a new housing development in the Fenton area. The development, called Hillcrest, at 801 Romaine Creek Road near Hwy. 141, would include 40 housing units with duplexes, triplexes and one quadplex on nearly 9 acres of land.
1 MONTH ALERT: Ironman 55 Weekend Pumps Up Excitement For World of Outlaws, Xtreme Outlaw Midgets
Drivers and fans will be treated to the biggest Ironman 55 yet at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in August with the largest purse in event history. Between two days of racing, Aug. 2-3, more than $180,000 will be on the line for the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series and Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota. That’s highlighted by Saturday’s Features paying $25,000 to win for the World of Outlaws and $7,500 to win for the Midgets.
Republican National Convention committee rejects Missouri presidential delegates
The Missouri Republican Party must replace 54 national convention delegates and alternates selected at its chaotic state convention because of “alarming irregularities” in the process, the Republican National Convention Committee on Contests ruled Friday. The list of rejected delegates includes two of the major GOP candidates for governor,...
Local State Parks Hosting Veteran Deer Hunts
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo- Missouri State Parks and the Missouri Veterans Commission are teaming up to offer 35 veterans the opportunity to participate in a pair of weekend deer hunts in November. Crowder State Park in Trenton will host the General Crowder Hunt and Mark Twain State Park in Florida will...
News Chopper 9 video: Flooding along the Missouri River near the Missouri, Nebraska border
RULO, Neb. — News Chopper 9 got a new look at the flooding along the Missouri River. News Chopper 9 flew over Rulo, Nebraska in the southeast corner of the state, near the Missouri border. You can see the river is spilling over into nearby trees after flooding further...
Innocence hearing set for convicted Missouri man on death row
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri judge on Tuesday set an Aug. 21 date for a hearing to determine if Marcellus Williams is innocent of the murder that landed him on death row — a hearing that comes just a little over a month before Williams is scheduled to die.
Newtown man sentenced for fentanyl trafficking in northwest Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Missouri man was sentenced to nine years in federal prison without parole, for his role in conspiracies to distribute fentanyl in Northwest Missouri as well as to wire the proceeds of drug trafficking to Mexico. The court also ordered Lucas Ryan Coltrain, of Newton,...
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