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Area firefighters battled a blaze high up in the air at a cement plant south of Festus on June 12.
As many as 90,000 people attended this year’s Kimmswick Strawberry Festival.
Rain and a packed parking lot couldn’t stop the St. Louis Cigar Box Guitar Club from hosting its 13th annual Cigar Box Guitar Music Festival on May 30 outside 21 Rock Grill & Bar in Arnold.
Grace Presbyterian Church in Crystal City recently celebrated its 100th anniversary.
A former Jefferson College trustee, veteran and long-time member of law enforcement, Ronald Scaggs received the Jefferson College Alumnus of the Year Award.
Ryan Scott Richardson, 30, who lives in the Jefferson County portion of Fenton, has been accused of threatening a woman with a gun earlier this year. Investigators described his home, where three children live, as being in deplorable condition, according to court documents.
Joshua M. Simmons, 36, of House Springs was recently arrested on charges for tampering with a motor vehicle and drug possession. He was allegedly seen last year driving a stolen pickup and was found with a substance that tested positive as methamphetamine, according to court documents.
With the last of the COVID-19 pandemic relief funds either allocated or spent, many elected officials who spoke at the Jefferson County Growth Association (JCGA) Legislative Forum on June 4 cautioned local leaders that the state budget will likely be even smaller next year.
An architectural firm hired as a consultant to look into possible additional improvements to The Barn at Larry G. Crites Memorial Park told the Festus City Council that adding a climate-control system to the structure would not be advisable.
A 47-year-old Ste. Genevieve man was arrested in Farmington, the day after he allegedly fled from Arnold Police following an accident in the parking lot outside of the A&W restaurant, 3998 Jeffco Blvd., in Arnold, authorities reported.
During the week of May 31, the Jefferson County Health Department inspected 54 food establishments.
The fifth annual Quad City Juneteenth Celebration offers fun activities, but also educational opportunities about local Black history, organizers say.
