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Eureka Leader - Sept. 10

Eureka Leader - Sept. 10

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Wednesday, September 16, 2026
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Fort Collins attracts families as Colorado faces slowing tourism

  • Ashley Wali
  • 18 hrs ago

Colorado welcomed 96.8 million visitors in 2025, a record number in a record-setting decade. Growth is slowing, though, and communities now shift to attract one ... Read more

The post Fort Collins attracts families as Colorado faces slowing tourism appeared first on Food Drink Life.

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Somm Smackdown puts Master Sommeliers in the ring, and dinner guests are in charge

  • Jenn Allen
  • Sep 14, 2026

Five Master Sommeliers are about to go head-to-head over wine pairings, and a panel of experts won’t decide the winner. The series is called Somm ... Read more

The post Somm Smackdown puts Master Sommeliers in the ring, and dinner guests are in charge appeared first on Food Drink Life.

After long delay, Hampton Inn & Suites Festus now open
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After long delay, Hampton Inn & Suites Festus now open

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Aug 24, 2026
  • 2 min to read

Hampton Inn & Suites Festus is now open many years after first being proposed.

Voters reject county hotel-motel tax proposal
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Voters reject county hotel-motel tax proposal

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Aug 18, 2026
  • 2 min to read

Jefferson County voters on Aug. 4 rejected Proposition T, which would have instituted a 5 percent hotel-motel tax on guests staying in establi…

County to ask voters to approve hotel-motel tax
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County to ask voters to approve hotel-motel tax

  • Jul 15, 2026
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Jefferson County voters will see a 5 percent hotel-motel tax proposal on the Aug. 4 ballot.

Festus hotel’s liquor license pursuit advances
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Festus hotel’s liquor license pursuit advances

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Dec 14, 2025
  • 2 min to read

Festus City Council members voted 6-1 Monday to advance a liquor license request from Baymont by Wyndham, formerly the Quality Inn, located at…

Council passes amended hotel-motel tax proposal
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Council passes amended hotel-motel tax proposal

  • By Abby Stetina
  • Oct 4, 2025
  • 3 min to read

Jefferson County voters will see a 5 percent hotel-motel tax proposal on the Aug. 6, 2026, ballot.

Festus-area man charged for allegedly endangering children
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Festus-area man charged for allegedly endangering children

  • By Leader staff
  • Aug 24, 2025

Lionel Guy Peterson, 43, who lives north of Festus, allegedly smoked methamphetamine in a Pevely hotel room’s bathroom while two children were…

Festus approves tax abatement plan to bring Hampton Inn to town
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Festus approves tax abatement plan to bring Hampton Inn to town

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • May 10, 2025
  • 4 min to read

The Festus City Council has approved a deal involving tax abatements for a developer to build an approximately $16 million, 92-room Hampton In…

Woman arrested for allegedly breaking picture frame at Eureka hotel
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Woman arrested for allegedly breaking picture frame at Eureka hotel

  • Leader staff
  • Nov 23, 2024

Eureka Police arrested a 37-year-old Dupo, Ill., woman for allegedly shattering a picture frame in a hotel room at the Holiday Inn Saint Louis…

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