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Jefferson County Leader - Sept. 25

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Two women arrested, third suspect sought following theft in Hillsboro
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Two women arrested, third suspect sought following theft in Hillsboro

  • By Leader staff
  • Aug 15, 2023

A Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office deputy arrested two women in connection with the recent theft of a Jeep Cherokee from a Hillsboro business…

U-Haul truck stolen from Imperial gas station found in Mississippi
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U-Haul truck stolen from Imperial gas station found in Mississippi

  • By Leader staff
  • Oct 24, 2022

A U-Haul box truck was stolen from an Imperial gas station and later was recovered in Jackson, Miss. The 2015 GMC truck was stolen from Dickma…

Annie ‘Odell’ Rainey, 78, Festus
Obituaries

Annie ‘Odell’ Rainey, 78, Festus

  • Jul 7, 2022

Annie “Odell” Rainey, 78, of Festus, formerly of Poplarville, Miss., died July 3, 2022, at her home. Mrs. Rainey was retired after working in …

Imperial man crashes van in Ste. Genevieve County; passenger seriously hurt
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Imperial man crashes van in Ste. Genevieve County; passenger seriously hurt

  • By Leader staff
  • Oct 1, 2021

A Mississippi man was seriously injured Wednesday (Sept. 29) in a two-vehicle accident on I-55 at the 160 mile marker in Ste. Genevieve County…

Confederate flag of today was never the real thing
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Confederate flag of today was never the real thing

  • By Gordon Bess
  • Mar 4, 2021

Seven or eight years ago, during my time as sports editor here at Leader World Headquarters, I was driving down to Ste. Genevieve to cover an …

M. Savana Ford, 87, Barnhart
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M. Savana Ford, 87, Barnhart

  • Jan 4, 2021

M. Savana Ford, 87, of Barnhart died Jan. 1, 2021, in St. Charles. Mrs. Ford was a retired factory worker at Bussman Fuse Co. She attended Fir…

Crystal City woman seriously hurt in Seadoo accident near Festus
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Crystal City woman seriously hurt in Seadoo accident near Festus

  • By Leader staff
  • Oct 13, 2020

Katie T. Nguyen, 45, of Crystal City was seriously hurt Oct. 10 in a personal watercraft accident on the Mississippi River in the Twin City ar…

Heavy rain closes roads throughout county
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Heavy rain closes roads throughout county

  • By Tony Krausz
  • Jan 13, 2020

Heavy rain that swept through Jefferson County over the weekend led to flooding on several roads, which had to be closed.

Authorities work to identify body found in Mississippi River at Herculaneum
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Authorities work to identify body found in Mississippi River at Herculaneum

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Jun 25, 2019

As of Monday (June 24), a body discovered four days earlier in the Mississippi River at Herculaneum had not been identified, said Dallas Thomp…

Jefferson County officials keep careful watch on flooding
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Jefferson County officials keep careful watch on flooding

  • By Tony Krausz
  • Jun 5, 2019

Bridges, roads, businesses and schools across the county have been affected by recent flooding.

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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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