30-degree temperatures didn’t stop a large crowd from watching the annual parade on Dec. 2.
The Flyers won 4-2 in the Class 4 District 1 Soccer sectionals.
The Hawks lost the quarterfinal game 4-1, ending their season with a 19-6-1 record.
The Warriors fell to Jackson 49-20 in the Class 5 District 1 championship.
The event, held at the Quality Inn in Festus, drew a crowd of about 750 people, who got in some early Christmas shopping.
Tickets are available for the tour at locations around De Soto and online at gethealthydesoto.org.
The Oscar Wilde classic comedy, "The Importance of Being Earnest," was subtitled by its author as "A Trivial Comedy for Serious People," but even if you're not so serious, you'll enjoy the Festus Theater Department's presentation of this farce.
The Hawks won 1-0 to take the Class 3 District 2 title, spoiling the Owls’ bid for a three-peat.
About 600 seniors attended the Leader-sponsored event, held at the Arnold Recreation Center.
The Herculaneum High School Marching Band closed out its 2019 regular season Friday (Oct. 18) at Dugan Memorial Field with a halftime show featuring selections from the hit-laden catalog of Stevie Wonder. The band also saw 11 of its senior members saluted at halftime.
A crowd of 800 to 900 people showed up for the event’s debut, held under clear skies.
More than 4,000 women showed up in full witch regalia to haunt the streets of Kimmswick.
The last regular-season home football game of the season -- the Festus High Homecoming game on Friday (Oct. 11) -- was a bone-chiller, as temperatures dipped into the low 40s for the first time this season. Suddenly uniforms that were too hot in mid-August didn't provide quite enough insulat…
The Lions won in two games, 25-21, 25-17, moving to 18-5-1 on the season.
More than 1,000 people attended the event at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Hillsboro. The Horse Show has been held since 1946 but this was the first time a festival was part of the event.
The Festus High School Marching Tigers band took a road trip over the weekend, traveling to Cape Girardeau to take part in a Mass Band Day with the Southeast Marching Band of Southeast Missouri State University. The Tigers were joined by high school bands from Sikeston and Perryville, making…
The 26th annual event was rained on for the first time, but still draw a large, engaged crowd.
The Wildcats won the tri-match at Fox Run Golf Club.
About 2,500 people took part in the festivities, held at locations around De Soto.
Organizers estimated 12,000 people attended the annual fest, which battled rainy skies.
After their season opener was postponed by storms, the Festus High School Marching Tigers band had to wait three long weeks to make their season debut before the fans at Tiger Stadium. The Marching Tigers made all their practice pay off on Friday (Sept. 27), with a scintillating performance …
Rescheduled from a June rainout, the annual event, held at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds and organized by the Hillsboro Community Civic Club, attracted a large crowd and positive comments on social media.
About 1,000 people attended, exploring all types of vehicles and equipment.
Attendance at the annual festival was estimated at 25,000 people.
Perfect weather, largest crowd. The 2019 Twin City Days, held at sites around Festus and Crystal City, checked all the boxes.
What was supposed to be a "practice under lights" -- the Festus High School marching band's final practice on Thursday (Aug. 29) at Festus Stadium before the first home football game the next night -- turned out to be something else again. A blown fuse resulted in no lights, which resulted i…
The MOBB (Missouri Big Band), a collective of current and retired music teachers as well as other adults who like getting together to play music, performed their Swingin' Under the Stars concert Sunday (Aug. 18) at West City Park in Festus. The group, conducted by Joe Pappas, leaned heavily …
Though the event’s original date had been rained out, it still attracted “a couple thousand” visitors for vendors, model train displays, a movie showing and a band.