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Jefferson County Leader - Sept. 25

Jefferson County Leader - Sept. 25

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Tuesday, September 30, 2025
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Discarded cigarette appears to have caused fire at Hillsboro-area home
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Discarded cigarette appears to have caused fire at Hillsboro-area home

  • By Leader staff
  • Jun 8, 2023

Authorities believe a discarded cigarette butt caused a fire at a home in the 10000 block of Waterford Drive in the Hillsboro area. No people …

Arnold resident receives surprise inside newspaper
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Arnold resident receives surprise inside newspaper

  • By Leader staff
  • May 17, 2021

A 64-year-old Arnold woman received a shock when she recently unraveled a newspaper thrown into her yard on Pomme Meadows Road. The woman foun…

Arnold man arrested for alleged possession of meth
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Arnold man arrested for alleged possession of meth

  • By Leader staff
  • Apr 15, 2021

A 45-year-old Arnold man was arrested for alleged possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia after trying to elude Arnold Police. He…

De Soto-area home destroyed by fire that may have been caused by cigarette
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De Soto-area home destroyed by fire that may have been caused by cigarette

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Jan 16, 2020

High winds and a cigarette appear to be the cause of a recent fire that destroyed a modular house in the Valle Lake subdivision southwest of D…

Missouri reports second vaping-related death
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Missouri reports second vaping-related death

  • By Tony Krausz
  • Nov 16, 2019

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has reported a second death in the state related to the use of e-cigarettes or vaping products.

About $300 in cigarettes stolen from Festus-area convenience store
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About $300 in cigarettes stolen from Festus-area convenience store

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Sep 15, 2019

The Stockham’s Gas Mart convenience store, 11845 Hwy. CC, south of Festus recently was burglarized, and about $300 in Newport cigarettes were …

Home on Weber Drive in Eureka hit by bullet
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Home on Weber Drive in Eureka hit by bullet

  • By Tony Krausz
  • Aug 30, 2019

A home in the 200 block of Weber Drive was hit with a bullet at 10:10 p.m. Aug. 12, Eureka Police reported.

Is vaping a problem, or is it much ado about nothing?

  • By Reese Wingbermuehle Seckman High School
  • Aug 8, 2019

All too many teenagers think it isn’t a big deal to vape.

Not knowing vaping’s side effects doesn’t erase them

  • By J.M Bradley De Soto High School graduate
  • Aug 8, 2019

Would you eat a candy bar if the side effects were unknown?

Vape culture represents danger for today, tomorrow

  • By Joseph Andrews Crystal City High School graduate
  • Aug 8, 2019

Vaping continues to rise in popularity and depending on what age bracket you fit in, the appeal seems to be quite different.

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