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Rock Township starts in-home healthcare initiative
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Rock Township starts in-home healthcare initiative

  • By Tony Krausz
  • Feb 13, 2026
  • 3 min to read

The Rock Township Ambulance District is the first emergency medical service provider to offer a program to expand its services into homes befo…

Festus firefighters union satisfied with collective bargaining agreement
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Festus firefighters union satisfied with collective bargaining agreement

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Feb 10, 2026
  • 3 min to read

After about three years of negotiations, the Festus firefighters union and the city have entered into a collective bargaining agreement, and b…

Health Department shifts dental program focus to pediatrics
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Health Department shifts dental program focus to pediatrics

  • By Teresa Inserra
  • Jun 2, 2025
  • 3 min to read

The Jefferson County Health Department is shifting the direction of its dental program to focus on children. Effective Friday, June 27, the ad…

JFCAC celebrates Head Start’s 60th birthday amid funding uncertainty
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JFCAC celebrates Head Start’s 60th birthday amid funding uncertainty

  • By Teresa Inserra
  • May 30, 2025
  • 2 min to read

The Jefferson Franklin Community Action Corporation recently celebrated Head Start’s 60th birthday. The early childhood education program laun…

Arons seeks help to get county youth behavioral health urgent care center
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Arons seeks help to get county youth behavioral health urgent care center

  • By Abby Stetina
  • Apr 29, 2025
  • 1 min to read

Jefferson County Councilwoman Lori Arons is urging residents to email or handwrite a letter to the Missouri Behavioral Health Council and the …

De Soto School District boosts therapists’ pay to compete with other districts
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De Soto School District boosts therapists’ pay to compete with other districts

  • By Teresa Inserra
  • Mar 31, 2025
  • 3 min to read

The De Soto School District will increase salaries next school year for occupational, physical and speech-language therapists in an effort to …

Northwest R-1 names Williamson director of special education
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Northwest R-1 names Williamson director of special education

  • By Kate Bequette
  • Feb 8, 2025
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Marcie Williamson, the Northwest Center for Academics and Therapy administrator and process coordinator, has a new job title. She is now the N…

Jefferson County Jail sees continual rise in inmate medical costs
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Jefferson County Jail sees continual rise in inmate medical costs

  • By Abby Stetina
  • Jul 12, 2024
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The cost to provide medical care for inmates at the Jefferson County Jail has risen steadily for the past four years, with no sign of stopping…

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