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Wright City leaders say they are seeking funding to add ramps and equipment for skateboarding and other wheeled sports at a new park under construction on Westwoods Road.
The board of aldermen on …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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7/28/22
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The Wright City Board of Aldermen has granted a permit for construction of the city’s new high school, but will require the Wright City R-II School District to build a turn lane on Roelker Road …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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7/25/22
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A statewide transportation improvement plan released by the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission shows over $22 million in maintenance, engineering and construction planned for Warren …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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7/15/22
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The Wright City R-II School District is considering changing the grading formula at its middle school and high school.
Assistant Superintendent Doug Smith in June presented the Wright City Board …
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John Rohlf, Staff Writer
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7/15/22
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The Wright City R-II School Board has approved a $31.8 million fiscal year 2023 budget.
Projected revenues for fiscal year 2023 are $28.3 million. The district expects to end the fiscal year …
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John Rohlf, Staff Writer
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7/15/22
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In response to community complaints about how bullying is disciplined at Wright City R-II schools, district officials last week outlined how administrators handle incidents.
Assistant …
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John Rohlf, Staff Writer
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7/11/22
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Pandemic-era federal funding that provided free breakfast and lunch for all school children in the United States is set to expire this fall, shifting schools back to a system of need-based food …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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7/8/22
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Wright City leaders fear Roelker Road, the street leading to the sites of a future new high school and expanding housing development, is at risk of collapsing without significant intervention. The …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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7/8/22
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Wright City aldermen approved a new animal control contract in June that they hope will provide more timely and flexible service when loose animals are reported.
The contract renews Wright …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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7/8/22
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The Wright City R-II School District plans to have representatives at the next Wright City Board of Aldermen meeting after city aldermen raised concerns last month about how the district will handle …
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John Rohlf, Staff Writer
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7/7/22
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Bridge painting projects at two Interstate 70 overpass bridges in Wright City will cause overnight lane closures scheduled to begin on July 11.
The Highway F/Elm Street bridge and Wildcat Drive …
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7/1/22
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Wright City aldermen are delaying a permit for the Wright City R-II School District to build a new high school, citing concerns about how the school will handle traffic on the two-lane road that …
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6/30/22
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Over the last couple months, families and the elderly at two locations in Warren County have received supplies of canned and fresh food from a service that aims to become an ongoing source of hope …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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6/28/22
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The Wright City R-II School Board has approved a plan for the district’s new high school that will include a new performing arts gymnasium and a “cafetorium” — a combination …
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John Rohlf, Staff Writer
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6/24/22
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The Wright City Community Food Pantry is seeking volunteers and sponsors this summer to help to feed children, teens and their families while the school cafeteria is closed.
Volunteers are …
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6/24/22
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Doug Schaffer is taking the reins of the Wright City band program, a program his father, Bill Schaffer, has run for the past 22 years.
Bill Schaffer retired as the Wright City band director after …
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John Rohlf, Staff Writer
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6/24/22
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Two Special Olympics teams from Warren County competing in the national USA Games in Florida this month got to take a victory lap as they returned home with gold medals around their necks.
The …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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6/23/22
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Wright City aldermen are negotiating how to control or reduce cross traffic cutting through two neighborhoods on the northwest side of the city.
Aldermen last week said they’ve been …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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6/20/22
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For Wright City’s Ada Ferrell, being one of the best junior rodeo riders in the state has been a lifelong endeavor. Next week, she travels to see how she fares against the best young riders in …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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6/17/22
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The North East Community Action Corporation (NECAC) is reminding residents that the summer portion of the Energy Crisis Intervention Program began June 1.
NECAC still has more than $1.4 million in …
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6/17/22
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Wright City aldermen say they recently were contacted by a representative of the Greyhound bus company, who wanted to get input on the possibility of setting up a bus stop in Wright …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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6/15/22
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Looking back on her high school career, newly graduated Wright City student Nakota Buchanan will be able to say that she was one of the highest performing students in her class during one of the …
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6/14/22
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The Wright City government has hired a contractor to strip the surface layer and repave the most-used portion of Bell Road, at a cost of about $81,600.
The project was awarded to Mid Rivers …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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6/13/22
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At a time when families are dealing with a rise in price on food necessities, two local food pantries say they’re seeing a surging number of struggling clients in recent months. At the same …
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Adam Rollins, Staff Writer
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6/10/22
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Wright City Class of 2022 graduates and faculty speaker Bill Schaffer highlighted the perseverance of the class in dealing with COVID-19 for a good portion of their high school years during their …
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John Rohlf, Staff Writer
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6/9/22
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