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Jefferson County Leader - April 2

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UPDATE: Twin City Walmart reopens after closure due to power outage
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UPDATE: Twin City Walmart reopens after closure due to power outage

  • By Leader staff
  • Jan 29, 2026

1:50 p.m. UPDATE: A store spokesperson said the Twin City Walmart, 650 S. Truman Blvd., Crystal City, reopened around 1 p.m. today, Jan. 29, a…

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Arnold mayor: ‘I have never seen this kind of damage’
Local News
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Arnold mayor: ‘I have never seen this kind of damage’

  • By Tony Krausz
  • Mar 15, 2025
  • 5 min to read

First responders and utility crews are working throughout Jefferson County to assess and clear damage from a storm Friday night, March 14, tha…

Tree knocks out power, starts small fire in Festus
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Tree knocks out power, starts small fire in Festus

  • By Leader staff
  • Nov 8, 2023

A tree was cut down and fell onto some power lines in the 600 block of Edgewood Lane in Festus this afternoon, Nov. 8, causing a transformer t…

Jefferson College Hillsboro calls off afternoon, evening classes due to power outage
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Jefferson College Hillsboro calls off afternoon, evening classes due to power outage

  • Kevin Carbery
  • Sep 25, 2023

Jefferson College officials called off afternoon and evening classes today, Sept. 25, at the Jefferson College Hillsboro campus after a power …

Man arrested at Hugs Landing in Crystal City for allegedly trying to hit people with excavator
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Man arrested at Hugs Landing in Crystal City for allegedly trying to hit people with excavator

  • By Leader staff
  • May 11, 2020

Crystal City Police arrested a 44-year-old St. Louis man this weekend for allegedly trying to hit people and run over vehicles with an excavat…

Part of Hwy. BB shut down following one-vehicle accident
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Part of Hwy. BB shut down following one-vehicle accident

  • By Leader staff
  • Dec 3, 2019

A section of Hwy. BB near Three B Road in Cedar Hill was closed for almost 24 hours after a minivan hit a utility pole the morning of Nov. 26,…

Section of Hwy. 30 in Cedar Hill expected to reopen this afternoon
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Section of Hwy. 30 in Cedar Hill expected to reopen this afternoon

  • By Tony Krausz
  • Jul 11, 2019

A section of Hwy. 30 at Ficken Road in Cedar Hill that was closed to traffic Wednesday afternoon (July 10) is expected to reopen at about noon…

Firefighters rescue victim trapped in vehicle in Cedar Hill after power lines are downed
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Firefighters rescue victim trapped in vehicle in Cedar Hill after power lines are downed

  • By Tony Krausz
  • Jul 10, 2019

The Cedar Hill Fire Protection District reported on its Facebook page that a person who was trapped in a vehicle on Hwy. 30 this afternoon (Ju…

Tractor-trailer breaks utility pole, causes power outage in Festus
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Tractor-trailer breaks utility pole, causes power outage in Festus

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • May 16, 2019

A power outage along Hwy. A in Festus caused by a tractor-trailer snagging power lines and breaking a utility pole this afternoon (May 16) wil…

Storm knocks out power to 3,700 customers in Jefferson County
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Storm knocks out power to 3,700 customers in Jefferson County

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Jun 15, 2018

A storm that traveled through Jefferson County Thursday evening (June 14) left thousands of customers without power at the peak of the outages…

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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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