Improvement districts All three directors up for election: Lakeside Village — David G. Griffith (I), Martin W. Ross (I) ...

The most recent filings reported by the Jefferson County Election Office are two school board incumbents, Kelly Midgley and Tara Garrow. Midgley, 41, Meriden, holds Pos. 6 on the Jefferson West school ...

Photo by Holly Allen – USD 340’s new preschool director Brie Williams and elementary school Principal Wes Sturgeon check out the progress of the playground being built outside the district’s new ...

The Valley Falls Community Foundation has announced it has been awarded access to the Patterson Family Foundation grant for the third year in a row, with a couple new caveats. To start, the 1:1 ...

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Photo by Holly Allen – A horse named Ranger heads toward home on a cold winter evening as the sun sets at the rural Valley Falls property of Georgia and Matt Hollis. Have you taken an interesting ...

Photo by Clarke Davis – Magistrate Judge Dennis Reiling will end a 50-year career on the bench Monday, Jan. 13, when friends will gather for a farewell reception in the courtroom shortly after the ...

While they got a little help from out-of-county voters, it was registered voters in Jefferson County who last week largely did in the bond issues put forth by Jefferson County North USD 339 and ...

Voters in Jefferson West USD 340 will be asked to decide a bond issue in November amounting to $21 million over the next 25 years. The bonds are for the purpose of remodeling and making upgrades in ...

Valley Falls Family Medicine will gain a new doctor this month in Dr. Elizabeth Wolfe-Meyer, a Nortonville native who has returned home to serve her community following medical school and training. Dr ...

The Valley Falls Chamber of Commerce will commence its annual fireworks display at 9:45 p.m. Thursday, July 4, with some changes from the original plan. As the hayfield has yet to be hayed, the ...