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Jefferson County Leader - March 19

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Ameren to meet Oct. 15 shutdown deadline for Rush Island plant
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Ameren to meet Oct. 15 shutdown deadline for Rush Island plant

  • By Laura Marlow
  • Sep 2, 2024
  • 3 min to read

A recent court ruling has opened the door for Ameren Missouri to shut down operations for good at its Rush Island generating plant south of Fe…

Ameren asks court to OK early closure of Rush Island plant
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Ameren asks court to OK early closure of Rush Island plant

  • By Steve Taylor
  • Dec 27, 2021

The Ameren Corp., whose subsidiary Ameren Missouri provides electricity to the St. Louis metropolitan region, has announced plans to close its…

Two thefts from same Festus neighborhood could be connected, authorities say
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Two thefts from same Festus neighborhood could be connected, authorities say

  • By Leader staff
  • Nov 15, 2021

Festus Police are investigating two thefts that happened on the same street and during the same period. The thefts occurred on Belmont Drive i…

Pevely Police seek suspect in theft of copper wire from utility substation
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Pevely Police seek suspect in theft of copper wire from utility substation

  • By Leader staff
  • Oct 25, 2021

Pevely Police are investigating the theft of a 25-foot roll of copper wire from the Ameren Missouri substation in the 8700 block of Burks Pony…

Ameren to hold hearing about Rush Island plant
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Ameren to hold hearing about Rush Island plant

  • May 28, 2019

Ameren Missouri will hold a public hearing from 2-4 p.m. today, May 28, at Quality Inn and Banquet Center, 1200 W. Gannon Drive, in Festus to …

Tractor-trailer breaks utility pole, causes power outage in Festus
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Tractor-trailer breaks utility pole, causes power outage in Festus

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • May 16, 2019

A power outage along Hwy. A in Festus caused by a tractor-trailer snagging power lines and breaking a utility pole this afternoon (May 16) wil…

Cadet man dead, tenants displaced after car crashes into truck and truck crashes into apartment building
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Cadet man dead, tenants displaced after car crashes into truck and truck crashes into apartment building

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Mar 8, 2019

A Cadet man was killed Thursday afternoon (March 7) in a three-vehicle accident on Hwy. 21 north of Eckardt Lane in Hillsboro. One of the vehi…

Ameren warns Jefferson County customers about phone scam
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Ameren warns Jefferson County customers about phone scam

  • By Tony Krausz
  • Feb 8, 2018

Ameren Missouri is warning Jefferson County customers about scam artists impersonating the electric company.

Wire stolen from Ameren substation in Arnold
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Wire stolen from Ameren substation in Arnold

  • By Kim Robertson
  • Oct 28, 2017

Arnold Police are investigating a recent theft at an Ameren Missouri substation, 11 Tenbrook Industrial Park. Two rolls of wire were stolen, a…

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