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Jackson County’s 2012 election questions will be resolved within a week. Voters will go back to the polls next Tuesday to finish the process of electing a new sheriff and judge of the probate court, and they’ll have a say in selecting the new representative in Congress from the Ninth Congressional District. Early voting began Wednesday ... [Full Story »] 

Jackson County’s 2012 election questions will be resolved within a week. Voters will go back to the polls next Tuesday to finish the process of electing a new sheriff and judge of the probate court, and they’ll have a say in selecting the new representative in Congress from the Ninth Congressional District. Early voting began Wednesday ... [Full Story »] 

Statistics presented to the Jackson County Board of Health last month estimate that family planning services offered by the Commerce and Jefferson health clinics last year prevented 232 pregnancies, saving taxpayers over $1.6 million in hospital charges for those births. “It’s amazing when you look at the numbers,” declared district ... [Full Story »] 

The Commerce City Council appears prepared to establish a recreation advisory board to help manage – and raise funds for — recreation activities in Commerce. At Monday night’s work session, recreation director Scott Rodgers presented a draft document, based largely on Jefferson’s policy, providing for the creation of a seven-member ... [Full Story »] 

If a meeting Tuesday morning is any indication, it appears that the Jackson County Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) negotiation will go into mediation. Representatives of the county and the cities held two meetings during the past week to continue discussion on how LOST revenue will be distributed among the county and its cities over the next 10 ... [Full Story »] 

The Jackson County government finished fiscal year 2011 in the black according to its recently released audit. But the county continues to struggle with its debt service obligations. The county’s general fund took in $34.6 million last year and had a positive net of $731,000 after expenses and transfers. The general fund had a total balance ... [Full Story »]