How did Westport, near no body of water, get its name? KCQ provides a history lesson
At one point, the settlement seemed poised “to become the city of destiny,” one historian wrote. But it didn’t last.
Exploring the Origins of an American Statesman
Visiting Abraham Lincoln's birthplace and early childhood home within the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park ...
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No, Thomas Jefferson did not write the prayer Speaker Mike Johnson recited in the House
The earliest version of the prayer, written as recited by Johnson, appeared more than a century after Jefferson's presidency, which was between 1801 and 1809. The Thomas Jefferson Foundation says ...
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Jefferson County’s first homicide of 2025 under investigation in Graysville
The first reported homicide of 2025 in Jefferson County came less than two hours into the new year with a shooting in Graysville. Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene at 1: ...
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End of Jefferson Parkway dispute could breathe new life into beleaguered highway proposal
with membership in the 16-year-old body now comprising just Jefferson County and Arvada. Neighbor Brett Vernon said it might be time for the neighborhood to regroup in opposition to the road.
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State releases APR, MAP scores
The majority of Jefferson County’s 11 school districts scored above ... Festus students earned the best MAP scores in the county. In English, 60.9 percent of students scored as proficient or advanced, ...