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New council members sworn in; data center project still divides Festus council
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New council members sworn in; data center project still divides Festus council

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • 49 mins ago
  • 7 min to read

Half of the faces were new as four newly elected members of Festus City Council took their places on the dais Monday. But the battle lines wer…

City of Festus, data center opponents announce meetings
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City of Festus, data center opponents announce meetings

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Mar 27, 2026

City of Festus officials announced they will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, March 30, at Festus High School, 501 Westwind Drive, to …

Festus, developer reach tentative data center agreement; Monday’s council meeting moved to high school gym in anticipation of large crowd
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Festus, developer reach tentative data center agreement; Monday’s council meeting moved to high school gym in anticipation of large crowd

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Mar 20, 2026

A tentative data center agreement has been reached between Festus city leaders and CRG, the data center project developer that projects a fina…

Festus residents seeking to change form of government in future petition
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Festus residents seeking to change form of government in future petition

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Mar 11, 2026
  • 3 min to read

A petition drive to change the form of government of the city of Festus is imminent, those behind the effort said after Monday’s City Council …

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Consultant asks stakeholders to suggest data center incentives
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Consultant asks stakeholders to suggest data center incentives

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Mar 4, 2026
  • 5 min to read

Festus city leaders and other community stakeholders were asked Monday what sort of incentives they would like to see a potential data center …

Festus data center Sunshine Law requests stir controversy
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Festus data center Sunshine Law requests stir controversy

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Dec 19, 2025
  • 4 min to read

The controversy over a potential data center in Festus intensified last week after the city released information following Sunshine Law reques…

Emails show Festus city officials, developer held private data center discussions
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Emails show Festus city officials, developer held private data center discussions

  • By Leader staff
  • Dec 12, 2025

Key conversations were held between city officials and a data center developer months before the topic was ever brought before the public, acc…

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