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Jefferson County Leader - March 19

Jefferson County Leader - March 19

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UPDATE: All-clear given after gas leak reported in Imperial and daycare forced to evacuate
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UPDATE: All-clear given after gas leak reported in Imperial and daycare forced to evacuate

  • By Leader staff
  • Mar 19, 2026

1:45 p.m. UPDATE: A request for residents to shelter in place or not return to their homes has been lifted after a gas leak was detected in th…

Races exist in all four of wards of Festus City Council
Elections

Races exist in all four of wards of Festus City Council

  • Mar 17, 2026
  • 12 min to read

The city of Festus, where a controversy over a proposed data center has emerged and apparently spurred interest in citizens running for electe…

Public Service Commission approves Ameren’s Big Hollow Energy Center project
Local News
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Public Service Commission approves Ameren’s Big Hollow Energy Center project

  • By Leader staff
  • Feb 21, 2026
  • 1 min to read

The Missouri Public Service Commission on Feb. 11 approved Ameren Missouri’s plan to build a new natural gas plant and battery storage facilit…

Energy company looks to run natural gas pipeline under river
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Energy company looks to run natural gas pipeline under river

  • By Laura Marlow
  • Feb 17, 2026
  • 1 min to read

A national energy transmission company is seeking approval to build a pipeline to carry natural gas under the Mississippi River to a proposed …

High Ridge Fire checks for natural gas leak in Sugar Creek subdivision Sunday morning after residents report odor
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High Ridge Fire checks for natural gas leak in Sugar Creek subdivision Sunday morning after residents report odor

  • By Leader staff
  • Feb 2, 2026

The High Ridge Fire Protection District found no signs of a gas leak in the Sugar Creek subdivision early Sunday morning, Feb. 1, after severa…

Ameren announces generating, storage facility on former Rush Island site
Business
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Ameren announces generating, storage facility on former Rush Island site

  • By Laura Marlow
  • Jul 16, 2025
  • 3 min to read

Ameren Missouri has announced plans to develop a gas-fired, electricity-generating plant and power storage facility on the site of its former …

New gas pipeline work will restrict traffic on Old Lemay Ferry
Local News

New gas pipeline work will restrict traffic on Old Lemay Ferry

  • By Steve Taylor
  • Feb 7, 2021

Motorists who drive Old Lemay Ferry Road in the Imperial area should expect some delays beginning on Monday (Feb. 8).

Twenty Fenton-area homes evacuated for gas leak
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Twenty Fenton-area homes evacuated for gas leak

  • By Tracey Bruce
  • Apr 5, 2018

Twenty homes along Stillbrook Estates Drive in the Fenton area were evacuated for several hours Wednesday (April 4) because of a gas leak.

Festus Fire called to Home Depot for gas smell
Police Fire

Festus Fire called to Home Depot for gas smell

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Feb 14, 2018

The Festus Fire Department was still at Home Depot, 1131 W. Gannon Drive, around 5 p.m. today (Feb. 14) after responding to a call at 4:20 p.m…

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