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Jefferson County Leader - March 19

Jefferson County Leader - March 19

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Lightning strike heavily damages De Soto-area home
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Lightning strike heavily damages De Soto-area home

  • By Leader staff
  • Apr 16, 2025

A lightning strike on April 10 heavily damaged a home in the 12500 block of Jordan Lane east of De Soto. The two residents who live there were…

Lightning strikes cause fire at Imperial home
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Lightning strikes cause fire at Imperial home

  • Leader staff
  • May 14, 2024

Lightning struck a home and caused a fire in the 5400 block of Driftwood Drive in Imperial. No one was injured, but the residents were displac…

De Soto Rural firefighter recuperating after falling through floor of burning French Village church
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De Soto Rural firefighter recuperating after falling through floor of burning French Village church

  • By Leader staff
  • Mar 16, 2021

A De Soto Rural firefighter is recuperating after falling through the floor of a burning church in French Village on March 12 while his fire d…

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…

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…

Lightning strike at Plattin Primary damages computer server, phone, intercom systems, scares students
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Lightning strike at Plattin Primary damages computer server, phone, intercom systems, scares students

  • By Kim Robertson
  • Mar 21, 2017

Lightning struck Plattin Primary School, 2400 R-7 School Road, south of Festus this afternoon (March 21), damaging a computer server and phone…

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