by Holly Allen The city of Valley Falls is asking businesses and residents on the north side of Broadway to limit water usage following the discovery of a sewer obstruction Friday night….
Mayoral races in 3 cities develop at filing deadline
by Clarke DavisMore than 30 people filed for public office this past week including a dozen who filed Monday morning prior to the noon deadline, as reported by the Jefferson County Election…
Current listing of filings for office, deadline approaching
by Clarke DavisThe 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…
Jeff West to welcome first preschool class
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 preschool…
The Valley Falls Community Foundation wants your shoes
by Holly Allen 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…
Meriden-Ozawkie Library awarded $650K grant for new building
Photo by Holly Allen – Meriden-Ozawkie Public Library representatives Jennifer Lloyd, Drew Sams, Kristina Orndorff, and Blanche Wulfekoetter braved the brutal cold Monday morning to celebrate at the location of the new…
PowerSchool breach affects 5 of 6 county school districts
by Holly Allen PowerSchool – a cloud-based software vendor utilized by five of the six school districts in Jefferson County – recently experienced a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to certain information…
Ozawkie’s Lago Vista catches fire, owner determines “we will rebuild”
Community rallies around local taco shop by Holly Allen Fire Chief Jason Klenklen reports it took the department just 10 minutes to contain the blaze which began in the kitchen at Lago…
Painted Pony
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….