March 2023

The recently released Annual Performance Review (APR) of school districts around the state has concerned education leaders for introducing a new evaluation unlike any previous assessment, potentially misleading the public into comparing it with past evaluations. For example, in the last APR from 2019, 320 school districts score at 90 percent or higher.

City attorney says village is clear of lawsuit Freistatt Village Attorney Darwin Groomer said threats of continued lawsuits by local property owner Randy Davidson should not be a cause for concern for village leaders, because the court system has already decided the matter. Davidson attended Freistatt Village Council meetings in January and February to discuss his property in the village and request a settlement that would see water hooked up to his trailer home and the village pay punitive damages he incurred while suing the village for disconnecting water.

State performance review identifies areas of improvement Purdy schools are reviewing the state’s assessment of the district and looking at ways to improve school performance. The state released its annual performance review earlier this month.

The Pierce City School Superintendent Dr. Kelli Alumbaugh has released a statement on the evaluation of the local district in the new Annual Performance Review (APR) issued by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).

Home improvement trends come and go, and one trend that has become wildly popular in recent years is recognizable in yards every night. Landscape lighting has transformed how people see and enjoy their properties at night, making it one of the more soughtafter upgrades among modern homeowners.

One person suffered minor injuries in a three-vehicle crash that occurred at 4:30 p.m. on March 16, at the 39 mile marker of Interstate 44.

One person suffered moderate injuries in a one-vehicle crash that occurred at 6:15 p.m. on March 14 on Highway 86, .5 miles west of Golden.