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Jefferson County Leader - Jan. 8

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Friday, January 9, 2026
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Dunklin hires new middle school principal
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Dunklin hires new middle school principal

  • By Sarah Lerch
  • Dec 2, 2025
  • 1 min to read

An assistant Senn-Thomas Middle School principal will be promoted to principal for the next school year.

Herculaneum High School opens new gym
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Herculaneum High School opens new gym

  • By Sarah Lerch
  • Sep 28, 2025
  • 1 min to read

Herculaneum High School debuted its new gym on Sept. 11 with a junior varsity volleyball game followed by a varsity volleyball game.

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Dunklin band director to retire after three decades
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Dunklin band director to retire after three decades

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • May 20, 2025
  • 4 min to read

If a Dunklin R-5 School District student took part in band classes over the past three decades, that young musician studied under band directo…

Dunklin hires director of transportation
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Dunklin hires director of transportation

  • By Goldie Lowe
  • Jan 12, 2025
  • 1 min to read

The Dunklin R-5 School District has a new director of transportation.

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Most county school districts’ APR scores go up
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Most county school districts’ APR scores go up

  • By Tony Krausz
  • Jan 15, 2024

All but one Jefferson County school district saw improvement in its Annual Performance Report (APR) in the second year of the revamped system.

Dunklin School District inducts three new hall of fame members
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Dunklin School District inducts three new hall of fame members

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Oct 16, 2023

An FBI agent, a clinical research coordinator and a successful businessman are the three latest additions to the Dunklin R-5 School District’s…

Marsha Lee Helms, 75, Herculaneum
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Marsha Lee Helms, 75, Herculaneum

  • Sep 26, 2023

Marsha Lee Helms, 75, of Herculaneum died Sept. 22, 2023, at Mercy Hospital Jefferson in Crystal City. Mrs. Helms worked for many years in the…

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Dunklin R-5 tears down houses for gym project
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Dunklin R-5 tears down houses for gym project

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Aug 19, 2023

The Dunklin R-5 School District has begun demolishing houses on property it owns as part of its new high school gym construction project.

Dunklin R-5 adds administrator, raises administrative salaries
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Dunklin R-5 adds administrator, raises administrative salaries

  • By Tony Krausz
  • Aug 16, 2023

The Dunklin R-5 School District will pay $73,530 more on administrative salaries during the 2023-2024 school year than it did the previous year.

Oasis tutoring program seeks volunteers
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Oasis tutoring program seeks volunteers

  • By Goldie Lowe
  • Jun 27, 2023

The Oasis Institute wants to expand its Intergenerational Tutoring Program in Jefferson County and needs more volunteers to help students in k…

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