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Jefferson County Leader - Dec. 18

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Pastor to run for District 112 state House seat
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Pastor to run for District 112 state House seat

  • By Tony Krausz
  • Oct 17, 2025
  • 2 min to read

Ed Callahan, a Jefferson County pastor, has announced plans to run for the District 112 seat in the Missouri House of Representatives, which R…

Lee announces plans to run for Waller’s seat
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Lee announces plans to run for Waller’s seat

  • By Teresa Inserra
  • Sep 20, 2025
  • 1 min to read

John J. Lee, 54, who lives just outside Festus, announced on Sept. 9 that he plans to run in a special election to fill the Missouri House of …

Amato amends adoption bill to remove controversial registry requirement
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Amato amends adoption bill to remove controversial registry requirement

  • By Tony Krausz
  • Feb 27, 2025
  • 3 min to read

State Rep. Phil Amato said the “Save MO Babies Act” he is sponsoring needs more work after he and the adoption attorney who wrote the bill wer…

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Race for U.S. House of Representatives District 2 features two Republicans, two Democrats
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Race for U.S. House of Representatives District 2 features two Republicans, two Democrats

  • Jul 18, 2024
  • 3 min to read

Ann Wagner is seeking a seventh two-year term as Missouri’s 2nd District representative in the U.S. House of Representatives.

County Council passes anti-squatting resolution
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County Council passes anti-squatting resolution

  • By Abby Stetina
  • May 5, 2024
  • 1 min to read

The Jefferson County Council has taken a stance against “squatting,” the practice of illegally occupying an uninhabited structure.

Congressional hopeful Snider says Hillsboro teachers sparked his interest in politics
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Congressional hopeful Snider says Hillsboro teachers sparked his interest in politics

  • By Steve Taylor
  • Jan 29, 2024
  • 3 min to read

James Snider III has announced that he will challenge incumbent Jason Smith for the Republican Party’s nomination for the 8th District seat in…

Hillsboro man announces campaign for U.S. rep seat
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Hillsboro man announces campaign for U.S. rep seat

  • By Steve Taylor
  • Jan 5, 2024

Voters in Missouri’s 8th Congressional District will have the chance to cast a vote for FDR in the August 2024 primary election.

Waller announces he’ll run for second state House term
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Waller announces he’ll run for second state House term

  • By Steve Taylor
  • Jan 1, 2024

Ken Waller, 62, a Republican from Herculaneum, has announced plans to seek a second two-year term representing District 114 in the Missouri Ho…

Killing of JFK set in motion erosion of trust in federal government
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Killing of JFK set in motion erosion of trust in federal government

  • By Gordon Bess
  • Nov 16, 2023

Sixty years ago next week, America suffered a terrible wound that remains unhealed to this day.

Jefferson County’s legislators put a bow on recent session
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Jefferson County’s legislators put a bow on recent session

  • By Steve Taylor
  • Jul 1, 2023

The five new Jefferson County members of the state House of Representatives may not have pushed a lot of legislation through in the first year…

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