Category Archives: Local elections

New Jail Proposition on April 2018 Ballot

Posted on February 9, 2018 by bcenterprise

Benton County voters will soon have opportunity to approve a proposal for construction of a long-awaited and desperately-needed new jail, or to reject it for a second time, keeping the status quo which for health, safety and security reasons is unacceptable. The 162-year old building has been the subject of … Continue reading →

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Recreational Marijuana – No; Medical – Maybe

Posted on August 3, 2016 by bcenterprise

The Missouri Recreational Marijuana Legalization Initiative  will not be on the November 8, 2016 general election ballot. Petitioners failed to gather the required minimum number of signatures – 157,788, by the May 8, 2016 deadline. Voter initiatives require a number of signatures … Continue reading →

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A new jail for Benton County, Mo. (?)

Posted on March 8, 2016 by bcenterprise

This writer first highlighted the sorry state of the Benton County, Mo. jail in November 2014 in another [currently inactive] blogsite (that may someday be revived). The article, including photos taken at the time: History is Rich, Conditions are Poor at Benton County, Mo. … Continue reading →

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