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Jefferson County Leader - March 19

Jefferson County Leader - March 19

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Arnold Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast to be held Sept. 14
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Arnold Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast to be held Sept. 14

  • By Tony Krausz
  • Aug 18, 2024
  • 2 min to read

The annual Arnold Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast will be held at 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, in the banquet center at the First Baptist Church of Arn…

Bartels resigns as Div. 3 Circuit Court judge
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Bartels resigns as Div. 3 Circuit Court judge

  • By Tony Krausz
  • Nov 4, 2022

Dianna Bartels has resigned her position as the Jefferson County Div. 3 Circuit judge.

For good of the county, replace Bartels with Partney
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For good of the county, replace Bartels with Partney

  • Kim Robertson
  • Jul 28, 2022

I recently watched a political debate between incumbent Jefferson County Div. 3 Circuit Court Judge Dianna Bartels and Travis Partney, one of …

Missey named Children’s Division director
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Missey named Children’s Division director

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Jan 6, 2022

Darrell Missey, a Jefferson County judge for the past 19 years, stepped down from the bench Dec. 29 to take a job as director of Missouri’s Ch…

County Judge Missey makes the cut for seat on appellate bench
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County Judge Missey makes the cut for seat on appellate bench

  • By Steve Taylor
  • Feb 1, 2021

Regardless of the eventual outcome, the fourth time has been the charm for Darrell Missey, the presiding judge of Jefferson County’s 23rd Circ…

County Courthouse gets facelift because of COVID
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County Courthouse gets facelift because of COVID

  • By Steve Taylor
  • Nov 20, 2020

The Jefferson County Courthouse, which was built in 1863 and has undergone several updates and additions through the years, will receive one m…

ICYMI: Former clerk wins $225,000 judgment
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ICYMI: Former clerk wins $225,000 judgment

  • By Steve Taylor
  • Jul 5, 2019

A jury has awarded a former clerk in the Jefferson County Circuit Clerk’s Office $225,000 in damages in a lawsuit that claimed she was forced …

Lewis of Festus sentenced to 15 years in prison
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Lewis of Festus sentenced to 15 years in prison

  • By Tony Krausz
  • Dec 16, 2017

Matthew L. Lewis, 19, of Festus was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to nine felonies, including burglary, receiving stol…

If there’s a D by your name in these parts, it  stands for, ‘Duck’!
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If there’s a D by your name in these parts, it stands for, ‘Duck’!

  • By Peggy Bess
  • Nov 1, 2017

Anybody seen a phone booth around? They’ve become ultra-scarce in the advent of the Cell Phone Era, but Democratic Party leaders in Jefferson …

Festus man gets 25 years for second-degree murder
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Festus man gets 25 years for second-degree murder

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Mar 3, 2017

Thomas E. Harris, 32, of Festus has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for shooting and killing 26-year-old Dion Robinson in 2015.

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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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