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Jefferson County Leader - Nov. 20

Jefferson County Leader - Nov. 20

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Friday, November 21, 2025
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County sales tax collections show modest gain in 2022
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County sales tax collections show modest gain in 2022

  • By Steve Taylor
  • Dec 18, 2022

Jefferson County’s sales tax receipts were up for 2022 by 4.3 percent – a figure that is noteworthy, but not necessarily cause for celebration…

DUNKLIN FPD: District asking support for two issues
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DUNKLIN FPD: District asking support for two issues

  • Mar 24, 2022

Dunklin Fire Protection District

Northwest R-1 increases salary for food service, custodial jobs
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Northwest R-1 increases salary for food service, custodial jobs

  • By Katelyn Mary Skaggs
  • Mar 16, 2022

The Northwest R-1 School District has increased the pay for food service and custodial workers, raising the minimum hourly wage for those jobs…

Start saving those gas receipts for rebates
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Start saving those gas receipts for rebates

  • By Steve Taylor
  • Oct 6, 2021

Start saving those receipts when you pump gas, that is if you want a rebate on the new gas tax that went into effect last week.

County has five additional COVID-19 deaths
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County has five additional COVID-19 deaths

  • By Katelyn Mary Skaggs
  • Aug 4, 2021

The Jefferson County Health Department has reported five more COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the county’s total number of deaths from the v…

Sales tax rises slowly during year of COVID
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Sales tax rises slowly during year of COVID

  • By Steve Taylor
  • Oct 26, 2020

Jefferson County’s sales tax receipts continue to increase this year, despite the economic havoc the COVID-19 pandemic has caused for so many.

ICYMI: Haskins returns to county Parks Foundation board
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ICYMI: Haskins returns to county Parks Foundation board

  • By Steve Taylor
  • Jul 1, 2020

Brian Haskins is back on the Jefferson County Parks Foundation board.

ICYMI: Hillsboro resident to take over as Fox CFO in March
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ICYMI: Hillsboro resident to take over as Fox CFO in March

  • By Tony Krausz
  • Feb 17, 2020

John Stewart is ready to start working in the county where he grew up and lives.

ICYMI: Big River Ambulance District seeks  35-cent tax increase
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ICYMI: Big River Ambulance District seeks 35-cent tax increase

  • By Katelyn Mary Skaggs
  • Feb 14, 2020

Big River Ambulance District voters will be asked April 7 to approve a 35-cent property tax increase, more than doubling the district’s tax levy.

ICYMI: Hillsboro Fire to ask for tax increase for more personnel, new house
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ICYMI: Hillsboro Fire to ask for tax increase for more personnel, new house

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Dec 31, 2019

The Hillsboro Fire Protection District will place a 50-cent tax levy increase on the April 7 ballot, mainly to cover the cost of adding firefi…

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