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Festus tables plan to hire attorney to fight recalls
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Festus tables plan to hire attorney to fight recalls

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • 9 hrs ago
  • 3 min to read

The Festus City Council tabled a motion Monday night to hire outside counsel to handle a potential recall for several elected officials as wel…

Festus council hires new administrator, tables filling Ward 2 seat
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Festus council hires new administrator, tables filling Ward 2 seat

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • May 1, 2026

The Festus City Council on April 30 hired Benjamin DeClue as the new city administrator at the continuation of an April 27 meeting paused due …

Festus City Council to resume paused meeting April 30
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Festus City Council to resume paused meeting April 30

  • By Leader staff
  • Apr 28, 2026
  • 1 min to read

The Festus City Council meeting of April 27, paused due to tornado warnings, is scheduled to resume at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 30, at Festus Ci…

Festus council poised to hire new city administrator
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Festus council poised to hire new city administrator

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Apr 24, 2026

The Festus City Council will vote on hiring Benjamin DeClue as the new city administrator at Monday night’s (April 27) meeting, according to t…

Festus administrator search may be over; hunt to fill open council seat continues
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Festus administrator search may be over; hunt to fill open council seat continues

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Apr 23, 2026

Following two meetings this week with finalists to fill the open city administrator post at Festus, a potential hire has been identified, Mayo…

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
  • Apr 17, 2026
  • 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…

Festus council schedules two special meetings to continue city administrator search
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Festus council schedules two special meetings to continue city administrator search

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Apr 17, 2026

The Festus City Council has scheduled two special meetings with only a closed session on the agenda for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, and 6 p.m…

Templeton resigns from Festus City Council
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Templeton resigns from Festus City Council

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Apr 15, 2026
  • 1 min to read

Festus City Councilwoman Staci Templeton has resigned from her Ward 2 seat.

Wake Up Jeffco, others sue Festus, developer to stop data center
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Wake Up Jeffco, others sue Festus, developer to stop data center

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Apr 9, 2026

A lawsuit against the proposed Festus data center project seeks to stop the project by invalidating Festus City Council actions, among other p…

Festus City Council special closed session meeting scheduled for tonight canceled
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Festus City Council special closed session meeting scheduled for tonight canceled

  • By Leader staff
  • Apr 8, 2026

A special meeting of the Festus City Council that had been scheduled for tonight, April 8, has been canceled.

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