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Joachim-Plattin Ambulance District celebrates 50 years
Local Events
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Joachim-Plattin Ambulance District celebrates 50 years

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Sep 18, 2025
  • 3 min to read

When the Joachim-Plattin Ambulance District began operations in 1975 at its original station at 301 Mill St. in Festus, people called for emer…

Keith Anthony DeClue, 69, Festus
Obituaries

Keith Anthony DeClue, 69, Festus

  • Jun 22, 2021

Keith Anthony DeClue, 69, of Festus died June 15, 2021, at St. Joseph Manor in Bonne Terre. Mr. DeClue was a U.S. Army Veteran and retired aft…

JPAD to dedicate blood drive to paramedics hurt in crash
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JPAD to dedicate blood drive to paramedics hurt in crash

  • Aug 16, 2020

The Joachim-Plattin Ambulance District will hold its third annual Battle of the Badges blood drive from noon to 7 p.m. Monday (Aug. 17) at the…

‘Send-off’ held for paralyzed paramedic who’s flown to Colorado hospital for rehab
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‘Send-off’ held for paralyzed paramedic who’s flown to Colorado hospital for rehab

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Aug 6, 2020

A “send-off” was held Wednesday (Aug. 5) for Joachim-Plattin Ambulance District Paramedic Erik R. Bedwell, 27, of Imperial, who was headed to …

JPAD employees, patient hurt in crash; woman arrested for alleged DWI
Accidents
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JPAD employees, patient hurt in crash; woman arrested for alleged DWI

  • By Leader staff
  • Jul 13, 2020

Two Joachim-Plattin Ambulance District employees and the patient they were transporting for medical treatment were seriously injured Sunday af…

Patient arrested for allegedly stealing cellphone from ambulance
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Patient arrested for allegedly stealing cellphone from ambulance

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Jun 16, 2018

A 24-year-old Hillsboro man who was transported by Joachim-Plattin Ambulance to Mercy Hospital Jefferson in Crystal City is accused of stealin…

JPAD paramedic Jonathan Noce, 31, of Festus dies while on duty
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JPAD paramedic Jonathan Noce, 31, of Festus dies while on duty

  • By Peggy Scott
  • May 25, 2016

Paramedic Jonathan Noce of Festus died in his sleep today (May 25) while on duty at Joachim-Plattin Ambulance District in southern Jefferson C…

Woman dies after attending Crystal City ‘rave’
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Woman dies after attending Crystal City ‘rave’

  • By Kim Robertson
  • Apr 8, 2014

A 22-year-old O’Fallon woman died early Sunday, after she attended an eight-hour-long electronic music concert at the Crystal City Underground…

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