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Jefferson County Leader - March 19

Jefferson County Leader - March 19

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Lightning causes fire at Fenton-area abandoned mobile home
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Lightning causes fire at Fenton-area abandoned mobile home

  • By Leader staff
  • Mar 10, 2026

A fire that destroyed an abandoned mobile home March 7 in the Jefferson County portion of Fenton apparently was caused by a lightning strike, …

Lightning strike causes fire, damage at Herculaneum house
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Lightning strike causes fire, damage at Herculaneum house

  • By Leader staff
  • Jul 20, 2023

A lightning strike during an early-morning thunderstorm on Wednesday, July 19, caused a fire that damaged a house in the 1400 block of Durham …

Lightning may have caused fire at Fenton-area home
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Lightning may have caused fire at Fenton-area home

  • By Leader staff
  • Jul 29, 2021

Lightning may have caused a fire that damaged a garage in the 1200 block of Del Haven Drive in unincorporated Fenton on Sunday (July 25). Four…

A year in his life – an RTO in Vietnam
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A year in his life – an RTO in Vietnam

  • Nov 6, 2020

Jane Brunk Kost of Hillsboro sent in a photo of her husband, Gary Kost, who served in the Army during the Vietnam War.

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…

Eureka-area home damaged by fire following lightning strike
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Eureka-area home damaged by fire following lightning strike

  • By Leader staff
  • Jul 23, 2020

A home on Fall Flower Court in the Jefferson County portion of Eureka was “heavily damaged” after it was struck by lightning on Sunday night (…

Festus-Herculaneum water plant out of commission after lightning strike
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Festus-Herculaneum water plant out of commission after lightning strike

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Jul 22, 2020

The Jefferson County Water Authority plant in Herculaneum was struck by lightning during a June 30 thunder storm, putting it out of commission…

Lightning thought to be cause of Russell House restaurant fire
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Lightning thought to be cause of Russell House restaurant fire

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Jan 14, 2020

It looks like a lightning strike caused a small fire early Saturday morning (Jan. 11) at the Russell House Restaurant, Inn & Brewery, 1033…

Suspected lightning strike forces evacuation at business
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Suspected lightning strike forces evacuation at business

  • By Tony Krausz
  • Jul 1, 2019

Employees at Concentrix, 1900 Meyer Drury Drive, in Arnold had to evacuate the business’s building late Wednesday afternoon (June 26) after it…

Lightning strikes Hillsboro firehouse, causes damages
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Lightning strikes Hillsboro firehouse, causes damages

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Mar 16, 2019

A lightning strike on March 9 at the Hillsboro Fire Protection District firehouse damaged the building and required fire district personnel to…

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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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