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Jefferson County Leader - July 23

Jefferson County Leader - July 23

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Health Department appoints interim executive director
Local News
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Health Department appoints interim executive director

  • By Teresa Inserra
  • Mar 8, 2024
  • 2 min to read

Steve Sikes, deputy director of agency operations, has been named the Jefferson County Health Department’s interim executive director.

UPDATED: Health Department executive director resigns
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UPDATED: Health Department executive director resigns

  • By Teresa Inserra
  • Feb 27, 2024

Update: The Jefferson County Health Department is looking for a new leader after Executive Director Kelley Vollmar resigned on Feb. 19, effect…

Health Department board member censured, accused of bullying
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Health Department board member censured, accused of bullying

  • By Teresa Inserra
  • May 3, 2023

The Jefferson County Health Department Board of Trustees has once again censured board member Suzy Davis, this time for allegedly bullying two…

Davis unhappy with handling of her harassment complaint
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Davis unhappy with handling of her harassment complaint

  • By Teresa Inserra
  • Mar 10, 2023

Jefferson County Health Department Board of Trustees member Suzy Davis recently complained that a harassment complaint she had filed against t…

Health Department plans to close High Ridge office
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Health Department plans to close High Ridge office

  • By Katelyn Mary Skaggs
  • Oct 1, 2022

The Jefferson County Health Department will close its High Ridge office permanently next year.

Lawsuit against Jefferson County Health Department dismissed
Coronavirus
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Lawsuit against Jefferson County Health Department dismissed

  • By Katelyn Mary Skaggs
  • Sep 12, 2022

The lawsuit against the Jefferson County Health Department filed by two parents who believe their children were denied access to free educatio…

Jefferson County among highest in state for opioid deaths
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Jefferson County among highest in state for opioid deaths

  • By Katelyn Mary Skaggs
  • Jul 23, 2022

A total of 279 fatal opioid overdoses were reported in Jefferson County from 2018-2020, the second highest mortality rate from opioid deaths a…

Health Department disables public input on Facebook page
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Health Department disables public input on Facebook page

  • Katelyn Mary Skaggs
  • Apr 29, 2022

After the Jefferson County Health Department received numerous negative comments about some photos the agency posted on Facebook showing emplo…

Health Dept. deals with open records requests
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Health Dept. deals with open records requests

  • By Katelyn Mary Skaggs
  • Apr 2, 2022

The Jefferson County Health Department received 83 Sunshine Law requests for information in 2020 and 2021, a drastic increase from previous years.

ICYMI: Two years of life with COVID-19
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ICYMI: Two years of life with COVID-19

  • By Katelyn Mary Skaggs
  • Mar 24, 2022

When Jefferson County marked its second year of dealing with the

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