County voters Tuesday invested in their countywide 911 dispatching service by approving a half-cent sales tax to fund the service and upgrades. A total of 55.9 percent voted in favor of the sales tax, and 44 percent voted no. Only ...

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The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District affirmed a lower court’s ruling against Robert R. Brooks on March 3. On Aug. 23, 2007, a Jefferson County jury found Brooks guilty of second-degree murder and armed criminal action. He was sentenced ...

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After much hoopla the past few months over the conditional use permit for the iron ore facility in Crystal City, the final meeting on the permit was relatively calm. The Crystal City Council voted March 12 at a special meeting ...

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Two Jefferson County cities are hoping their residents will look beyond the current economic pinch to vote in favor of tax increases this April. Officials in both Crystal City and Pevely say these increases are necessary to maintain the level ...

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When the Crystal City Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously voted Feb. 19 to recommend approval of the conditional use permit for the proposed iron ore smelter it came with conditions. Those conditions included: limiting the facility to shipping/handling iron ore, ...

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While proponents of the iron ore smelter in Crystal City are eager for the project to move full speed ahead, others feel the Crystal City Council needs to move slowly. An overflowing crowd packed the elementary school on March 2 ...

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Crystal City residents should know by early next week if the iron ore smelter will get final approval for a conditional use permit. The next City Council meeting is scheduled for March 2 at the Crystal City High School, and ...

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While details of the proposed iron ore facility in Crystal City are coming to light, there are many who feel they are still in the dark. At a public hearing by the Planning and Zoning Commission on Jan. 22 and again at the Crystal City meeting Jan. 26, Bob Niemeier, of Alberici Constructors, gave a presentation on the proposed $1 billion smelter and barge facility. Jack Ginnever, an opponent of the smelter, says some silos and an administration building would be built in this field behind his house on Bailey Road.

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