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Jefferson County Leader - March 19

Jefferson County Leader - March 19

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Festus firefighter promoted to lead department
Local News
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Festus firefighter promoted to lead department

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Mar 19, 2022

The Festus Fire Department has a new chief.

Festus Fire Chief Cremer dies of COVID-19
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Festus Fire Chief Cremer dies of COVID-19

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Jan 24, 2022

Festus Fire Chief Kevin Cremer died this morning (Jan. 24), city officials reported on social media.

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Festus Fire chief seriously ill with COVID-19

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Jan 12, 2022

Festus Fire Chief Kevin Cremer has been hospitalized with COVID-19 since Jan. 2. As of Tuesday, he was sedated and on a ventilator battling th…

Drone training business opens at Festus airport
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Drone training business opens at Festus airport

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Jul 27, 2021

A new business that recently opened at Festus Memorial Airport offers drone flying instruction for people wanting to make flying drones a profession.

Festus house ‘heavily damaged’ by fire
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Festus house ‘heavily damaged’ by fire

  • By Leader staff
  • Jul 7, 2021

A two-story home in the 1400 block of Glacier Pass in Festus was “heavily damaged’ by fire early Monday (July 5). The three people who live th…

Man hurt in fall from forklift while working at Festus business
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Man hurt in fall from forklift while working at Festus business

  • By Leader staff
  • Mar 31, 2021

A Festus-area man fell from a forklift while working on a window at a storage business Monday evening (March 29) and was taken by ambulance fo…

Festus Fire extricates woman from vehicle at bottom of hill after crash
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Festus Fire extricates woman from vehicle at bottom of hill after crash

  • By Leader staff
  • Mar 2, 2021

Festus firefighters freed a woman who was trapped in a vehicle after she lost control near the Larry G. Crites Memorial Park and ran off the r…

Festus couple and cat escape duplex fire
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Festus couple and cat escape duplex fire

  • By Leader staff
  • Feb 23, 2021

A Festus couple and their cat escaped a fire at a duplex in the 800 block of Cleveland Ave. in Festus on Feb. 20.

Firefighters quickly douse small fire at Festus Quality Inn
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Firefighters quickly douse small fire at Festus Quality Inn

  • By Leader staff
  • Dec 24, 2020

A small fire at the Quality Inn, 1200 W. Gannon Drive, in Festus was quickly extinguished Sunday morning (Dec. 20), but the building had to be…

Lightning apparently causes fire at Festus apartments, forcing tenants to seek other housing
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Lightning apparently causes fire at Festus apartments, forcing tenants to seek other housing

  • By Leader staff
  • Aug 12, 2020

An apartment building in the 600 block of Westwood Drive in Festus was significantly damaged Sunday morning (Aug. 9) by a fire authorities bel…

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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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