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Jefferson County Leader - Oct. 29

Jefferson County Leader - Oct. 29

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Officials: People seem open to fire departments merger
Local News
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Officials: People seem open to fire departments merger

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Oct 22, 2026
  • 1 min to read

After announcing on Sept. 30 that their cities were forming a joint committee to study the feasibility of merging the Crystal City and Festus …

Democrat challenges Republican incumbent in District 113 race
Elections

Democrat challenges Republican incumbent in District 113 race

  • By Leader staff
  • Oct 13, 2026
  • 5 min to read

Incumbent Republican Phil Amato will face Democrat Ashley Drury for state House District 113 in the Nov. 3 election.

Crystal City, Festus forming committee to study potential merger of fire departments
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Crystal City, Festus forming committee to study potential merger of fire departments

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Sep 30, 2026

The possibility of merging the Crystal City and Festus fire departments will be the focus of a joint committee the cities will form, according…

Becker to leave Crystal City Council this month
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Becker to leave Crystal City Council this month

  • By Goldie Lowe
  • Jul 10, 2023

Crystal City Ward 2 Councilman Tony Becker will resign his seat this month because his family is moving out of the city.

Rockwood board member removed from some duties
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Rockwood board member removed from some duties

  • By Katelyn Mary Skaggs
  • Sep 3, 2022

Rockwood Board of Education member Jessica Clark has been stripped of some duties following a backlash against comments she recently made that…

Fox C-6 deals with concerns about library books
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Fox C-6 deals with concerns about library books

  • By Tony Krausz
  • Apr 16, 2022

Parents are challenging books found in Fox C-6 School District libraries at a rate not seen in years.

Rockwood tax shift fails; school board gets 2 new members
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Rockwood tax shift fails; school board gets 2 new members

  • By Katelyn Mary Skaggs
  • Apr 15, 2022

Voters rejected a tax shift proposed by the Rockwood School District on April 5, and Jessica Clark and Izzy Imig replaced Board of Education m…

FESTUS CITY COUNCIL: Open Ward 1 seat draws newcomer, former councilman
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FESTUS CITY COUNCIL: Open Ward 1 seat draws newcomer, former councilman

  • Mar 24, 2022

Only voters in Ward 1 in Festus will have a decision to make when they head to the polls on April 5 to choose members of the City Council.

Rockwood keeps 6 challenged books in libraries
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Rockwood keeps 6 challenged books in libraries

  • By Katelyn Mary Skaggs
  • Dec 23, 2021

Six controversial books will remain on the shelves in libraries in the Rockwood School District.

Health Department sees large increase in legal costs
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Health Department sees large increase in legal costs

  • By Katelyn Mary Skaggs
  • Oct 30, 2021

The Jefferson County Health Department’s legal bills increased substantially over the past two years.

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