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Eureka Leader - March 12

Eureka Leader - March 12

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High Ridge man arrested in Bonne Terre motel
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High Ridge man arrested in Bonne Terre motel

  • By Leader staff
  • Dec 1, 2025

Christopher Lee Whitt, 29, of High Ridge was arrested after he allegedly was found hiding under a bed in a room at the Motel 6, 1017 Hwy. K, i…

Council passes amended hotel-motel tax proposal
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Council passes amended hotel-motel tax proposal

  • By Abby Stetina
  • Oct 4, 2025
  • 3 min to read

Jefferson County voters will see a 5 percent hotel-motel tax proposal on the Aug. 6, 2026, ballot.

Festus-area man charged for allegedly endangering children
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Festus-area man charged for allegedly endangering children

  • By Leader staff
  • Aug 24, 2025

Lionel Guy Peterson, 43, who lives north of Festus, allegedly smoked methamphetamine in a Pevely hotel room’s bathroom while two children were…

Fire destroys abandoned church south of Arnold
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Fire destroys abandoned church south of Arnold

  • Leader staff
  • Feb 18, 2025

A fire destroyed an abandoned church near the New View Stay and Suites motel, 4301 Jeffco Blvd., south of Arnold. A portion of the building co…

State officials shut down Super 8 hotel in Pevely
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State officials shut down Super 8 hotel in Pevely

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Jun 29, 2023

For the second time in eight months, the Super 8 hotel in Pevely has been at least partially shut down by government officials.

Fire severely damages old Festus motel
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Fire severely damages old Festus motel

  • By Leader staff
  • Feb 8, 2023

An early-morning fire on Monday, Feb. 6, severely damaged an old, unoccupied, one-story motel in the 100 block of Beffa Street in Festus. No i…

Pleasant View Motel owners seek to build storage facility
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Pleasant View Motel owners seek to build storage facility

  • By Steve Taylor
  • Dec 6, 2022

The same people who are behind an effort to renovate, remodel and expand the aging Pleasant View Motel on Jeffco Boulevard just south of the A…

Man arrested in Eureka for alleged drug possession
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Man arrested in Eureka for alleged drug possession

  • By Leader staff
  • Aug 7, 2022

Eureka Police arrested a 54-year-old Jefferson City man after a substance believed to be methamphetamine reportedly was found in rooms he was …

Festus Tourism doles out nearly $166K in grants
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Festus Tourism doles out nearly $166K in grants

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Feb 8, 2022

Festus Tourism Commission members awarded 13 grants totaling $165,850 in its latest round of grant-giving.

Jefferson County woman charged with murder in baby’s death
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Jefferson County woman charged with murder in baby’s death

  • By Leader staff
  • Nov 1, 2021

Amberlyn Davis, 24, whose last known address was in Arnold, has been charged with two felonies for allegedly killing her 8-month-old son. The …

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