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Jefferson County Leader - April 16

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Four seek three seats on Dunklin Board of Education
Elections

Four seek three seats on Dunklin Board of Education

  • Mar 17, 2026
  • 7 min to read

Four people are seeking three seats on the Dunklin R-5 School District Board of Education. They are incumbents Jason Drinen and Michael Hicks,…

Richards, Peppers face three challengers for Sunrise Board of Education
Elections

Richards, Peppers face three challengers for Sunrise Board of Education

  • Mar 17, 2026
  • 7 min to read

Five people are seeking three seats on the Sunrise R-9 School District Board of Education. They are incumbent Brandi Richards, Alexandria Belf…

Races exist in all four of wards of Festus City Council
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Races exist in all four of wards of Festus City Council

  • Mar 17, 2026
  • 12 min to read

The city of Festus, where a controversy over a proposed data center has emerged and apparently spurred interest in citizens running for electe…

Arnold voters will see City Council races in three wards
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Arnold voters will see City Council races in three wards

  • Mar 17, 2026
  • 11 min to read

The city of Arnold has three City Council races on the April 7 ballot, with one of the seats being contested for a one-year term. Full council…

Five seek three seats on Northwest’s Board of Education
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Five seek three seats on Northwest’s Board of Education

  • Mar 17, 2026
  • 6 min to read

Five candidates are running for three Northwest R-1 School District Board of Education seats on April 7. Candidate Michelle Coats is an incumb…

Four seek three seats on Fox C-6 school board
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Four seek three seats on Fox C-6 school board

  • Mar 17, 2026
  • 7 min to read

Four candidates are running for the three Fox C-6 School District Board of Education seats up for election on April 7. The candidates are incu…

Windsor C-1 names district’s first director of student services
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Windsor C-1 names district’s first director of student services

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Mar 15, 2026
  • 1 min to read

The Windsor C-1 School District Board of Education chose Alex DeMatteis as the district’s first director of student services on Feb. 25.

Northwest R-1 named Lighthouse school district
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Northwest R-1 named Lighthouse school district

  • By Kate Bequette
  • Jan 12, 2026
  • 2 min to read

Northwest R-1 School District recently became the second school district in the nation to have all of its schools, from pre-kindergarten throu…

Cedar Springs Elementary principal to retire after 16 years
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Cedar Springs Elementary principal to retire after 16 years

  • By Kate Bequette
  • Dec 9, 2025
  • 1 min to read

Cedar Springs Elementary Principal Cynthia Spurgeon plans to retire at the end of this school year after 16 years in the position.

Northwest School District teacher receives Emerson award
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Northwest School District teacher receives Emerson award

  • By Kate Bequette
  • Nov 30, 2025
  • 1 min to read

Carl Wood, a language arts teacher at Northwest High School, was one of more than 100 honorees to recently receive an Emerson 2025 Excellence …

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