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Jefferson County Leader - Oct. 23

Jefferson County Leader - Oct. 23

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Tuesday, October 28, 2025
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Cancer Center patients and staff uplifted by simple craft
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Cancer Center patients and staff uplifted by simple craft

  • By Laura Marlow
  • Sep 3, 2025
  • 4 min to read

Sitting in a chair receiving chemotherapy infusions is not a scenario that typically elicits a lot of smiles. And, working in a place named af…

Mercy Hospital Jefferson seeks volunteers
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Mercy Hospital Jefferson seeks volunteers

  • Kevin Carbery
  • Sep 7, 2024
  • 2 min to read

Shannon Cary said she appreciates the volunteers she oversees at the county’s only hospital. She just wishes she had more of them.

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Fox C-6 is largest employer in Jefferson County
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Fox C-6 is largest employer in Jefferson County

  • By Tony Krausz
  • Aug 30, 2024
  • 4 min to read

When Labor Day rolls around next week, the Fox C-6 School District, as Jefferson County’s largest employer, will have more than 1,815 employee…

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Mercy Hospital Jefferson adds pediatric therapy gym
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Mercy Hospital Jefferson adds pediatric therapy gym

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • May 26, 2024
  • 1 min to read

The new pediatric therapy gym at Mercy Hospital Jefferson in Crystal City will help youngsters recover from injuries or deal with disabilities…

Gerald Raymond ‘Jerry’ Cole, 80, Pevely
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Gerald Raymond ‘Jerry’ Cole, 80, Pevely

  • Nov 13, 2023

Gerald Raymond “Jerry” Cole, 80, of Pevely died Nov. 12, 2023, at Mercy Hospital South in St. Louis. Mr. Cole liked to watch Westerns, especia…

Police arrest man in Festus area for allegedly assaulting girlfriend
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Police arrest man in Festus area for allegedly assaulting girlfriend

  • By Leader staff
  • Dec 15, 2022

A Bonne Terre man recently was arrested in the Festus area for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend, Festus Police Chief Tim Lewis said.

Hillsboro woman arrested for alleged DWI following crash near Grubville
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Hillsboro woman arrested for alleged DWI following crash near Grubville

  • By Leader staff
  • Dec 10, 2022

A 26-year-old Hillsboro woman was arrested Friday, Dec. 9, for suspicion of driving while intoxicated following an accident on Hwy. 30 west of…

Festus woman dies following crash near Mercy Hospital Jefferson
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Festus woman dies following crash near Mercy Hospital Jefferson

  • By Leader staff
  • Nov 21, 2022

Janet S. Hayes, 73, of Festus died Nov. 17 following a two-vehicle accident at Hwy. 61 and Beth Drive not far from Mercy Hospital Jefferson so…

Hillsboro woman hurt in crash near Ware
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Hillsboro woman hurt in crash near Ware

  • By Leader staff
  • Nov 9, 2022

A Hillsboro woman was injured Sunday morning, Nov. 6, in a one-car accident on Hwy. Y west of Russell Road just southeast of Ware, the Missour…

Bonne Terre woman hurt in crash near Olympian Village
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Bonne Terre woman hurt in crash near Olympian Village

  • By Leader staff
  • Jul 27, 2022

A Bonne Terre woman was injured Sunday, July 24, in a two-vehicle accident at Hwy. 67 and Flucom Road southwest of Olympian Village, the Misso…

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