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Jefferson County Leader - Feb. 5

Jefferson County Leader - Feb. 5

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De Soto-area woman charged with alleged domestic assault
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De Soto-area woman charged with alleged domestic assault

  • By Leader staff
  • Dec 24, 2025

Julie C. Bell, 41, of the De Soto area has been charged for allegedly attacking a man on at least two separate occasions during a four-month s…

Health Department detects West Nile in mosquito population near Hillsboro
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Health Department detects West Nile in mosquito population near Hillsboro

  • By Leader staff
  • Sep 4, 2025

The Jefferson County Health Department has reported the first detection of West Nile Virus in a mosquito population in the county this year. S…

Festus-area woman charged for alleged domestic assault
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Festus-area woman charged for alleged domestic assault

  • By Leader staff
  • Apr 15, 2025

Amber Christine Govro, 38, of the Festus area has been charged for allegedly attacking a man and woman at a home in the 2400 block of Sunshine…

De Soto woman injured, dog killed in dog attack
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De Soto woman injured, dog killed in dog attack

  • Leader staff
  • May 29, 2024

A woman was seriously injured and her dog was killed when they allegedly were attacked by dogs in their De Soto neighborhood, according to De …

Festus woman spits on officers while being removed from Arnold hotel
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Festus woman spits on officers while being removed from Arnold hotel

  • By Leader staff
  • Nov 6, 2020

Three Arnold Police officers and a security guard had to physically remove a woman from WoodSpring Suites, 888 Arnold Commons Drive, when she …

Eureka High teacher puts out Bagel Bite fire
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Eureka High teacher puts out Bagel Bite fire

  • By Leader staff
  • Mar 4, 2020

Bagel Bites caused a small fire in a toaster oven in a Eureka High classroom on Feb. 28, the Eureka Fire Protection District reported.

Man having seizure bites officer twice
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Man having seizure bites officer twice

  • Man having seizure bites officer twice
  • Feb 25, 2015

A 32-year Crystal City Police officer was bitten twice while assisting a man having an apparent seizure on Feb. 19.

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• Jefferson County Leader: ISSN 3064-948X (Print) ISSN 3064-9498 (Online) • Arnold-Imperial Leader: ISSN 2998-078X (Print) ISSN 2998-0798 (Online) • West Side Leader: ISSN 2998-0828 (Print) ISSN 2998-0836 (Online) • Eureka Leader: ISSN 2998-0801 (Print) ISSN 2998-081X (Online)

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