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Festus R-6 posthumously honors longtime teacher Thurman-Mangan with Distinguished Service Award
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Festus R-6 posthumously honors longtime teacher Thurman-Mangan with Distinguished Service Award

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Aug 24, 2024
  • 2 min to read

The Festus R-6 School District recently awarded its 2024 Distinguished Service Award to the late JoAnn Thurman-Mangan, who worked for 28 years…

County school districts still having trouble hiring school bus drivers
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County school districts still having trouble hiring school bus drivers

  • By Barbara Fawver
  • Aug 14, 2024

The first day of classes is coming quickly for Jefferson County schools, yet some districts are struggling to find enough bus drivers to get s…

Hillsboro R-3 expects to spend $9.6 million more than it brings
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Hillsboro R-3 expects to spend $9.6 million more than it brings

  • By Caitlan Butler
  • Aug 6, 2024
  • 3 min to read

The Hillsboro R-3 School District is expected to spend $9,650,113 more than it brings in during the 2024-2025 fiscal year, primarily due to la…

Crystal City administrative salary costs rise slightly
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Crystal City administrative salary costs rise slightly

  • By Tony Krausz
  • Aug 20, 2023

Crystal City School District’s administrative salary costs have risen by just more than $18,000 this school year.

Johnston‘s retirement drives administrative realignment at Jefferson R-7
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Johnston‘s retirement drives administrative realignment at Jefferson R-7

  • By Laura Marlow
  • Jul 9, 2023

The Jefferson R-7 School District will spend $55,318 less on salaries for administrative and professional contract employees for the 2023-2024…

Fox C-6 reduces cost for administrator, professional salaries
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Fox C-6 reduces cost for administrator, professional salaries

  • By Tony Krausz
  • Jun 16, 2023

Fox C-6 District officials have eliminated two assistant principal positions for the 2023-2024 school year, allowing the district to reduce th…

Public invited to talk about future of De Soto schools
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Public invited to talk about future of De Soto schools

  • By Steve Taylor
  • Jan 11, 2023

De Soto School District residents are invited to attend a series of meetings and give their two cents’ worth about the future of the district.

Northwest asks voters to approve $28 million bond issue
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Northwest asks voters to approve $28 million bond issue

  • By Katelyn Mary Skaggs
  • Dec 21, 2022

Northwest R-1 School District voters will be asked in April to approve a $28 million bond issue to fund a variety of capital improvements, sch…

Ex-Rockwood teacher accused of sexually exploiting teen
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Ex-Rockwood teacher accused of sexually exploiting teen

  • By Leader staff
  • Dec 21, 2022

A former Rockwood School District teacher has been charged with three felonies for allegedly recording and sharing a video of pornographic vid…

R-7 commissions habitat study on endangered species
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R-7 commissions habitat study on endangered species

  • By Laura Marlow
  • Dec 20, 2022

The Jefferson R-7 School District doesn’t have any big improvement projects in the works right now, but district officials want to be ready wh…

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