Teresa Inserra

The bridge on Hwy. 61-67 (Commercial Boulevard) over Joachim Creek in Herculaneum is slated to be replaced, with some work starting in July.

Renovations that are associated with moving sixth graders to the Junior High and moving higher-needs special education students to the High School will take place in June.

The Jefferson Franklin Community Action Corporation recently celebrated Head Start’s 60th birthday. The early childhood education program launched on May 18, 1965, as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War

The Jefferson County Health Department’s new Hillsboro office will open on July 10, not June 5 as originally planned.

City Manager Todd Melkus hopes work on a $74,815 stormwater drainage project will begin before September.

The Jefferson County Health Department announced plans to end services from its adult Smiles to Go dental van and focus on pediatric dental services.

A dozen structures were significantly damaged when an EF-1 tornado hit southwest of De Soto on June 7.

The De Soto Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting celebration for the newly constructed Community Blessing Box at 200 Boyd Street outside First United Methodist Church.

An open house-style meeting will be held Tuesday, June 17 for the upcoming Meramec River bridge rehabilitation in the Arnold area.

A Community Blessing Box is now stocked and ready outside First United Methodist Church of De Soto for people in need.