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Jefferson County Leader - Dec. 11

Jefferson County Leader - Dec. 11

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Monday, December 15, 2025
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Festus hotel’s liquor license pursuit advances
Business
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Festus hotel’s liquor license pursuit advances

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • 22 hrs ago
  • 2 min to read

Festus City Council members voted 6-1 Monday to advance a liquor license request from Baymont by Wyndham, formerly the Quality Inn, located at…

Festus church burglarized, Christmas play costumes stolen
Police Fire
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Festus church burglarized, Christmas play costumes stolen

  • By Leader staff
  • Dec 1, 2023

A conference room in the Quality Inn, 1200 W. Gannon Drive, in Festus that the New Beginnings Baptist Church rents and meets at recently was v…

Arnold man allegedly spits on hotel security guard
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Arnold man allegedly spits on hotel security guard

  • Leader staff
  • Oct 23, 2023

A 42-year-old Arnold man was arrested for allegedly assaulting a security guard at the Quality Inn hotel, 3610 W. Outer Road. He allegedly spi…

Woman arrested for alleged drug possession outside Arnold hotel
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Woman arrested for alleged drug possession outside Arnold hotel

  • By Leader staff
  • Jun 17, 2023

Arnold Police recently arrested a 27-year-old Desloge woman for alleged possession of methamphetamine. The woman was arrested outside the Qual…

Bonne Terre man arrested after found in stolen car in Arnold
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Bonne Terre man arrested after found in stolen car in Arnold

  • By Leader staff
  • Apr 24, 2023

Arnold Police used a stun gun on a 25-year-old Bonne Terre man when he allegedly refused to get out of a car parked outside the Quality Inn an…

Window shattered on car parked outside Arnold hotel
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Window shattered on car parked outside Arnold hotel

  • By Leader staff
  • Jan 14, 2023

The rear window of a 2015 Chevrolet Camaro parked outside the Quality Inn hotel, 3610 West Outer Road, in Arnold was shattered and a garage do…

Arnold woman sentenced to 17 years for drug charges
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Arnold woman sentenced to 17 years for drug charges

  • By Leader staff
  • Nov 2, 2022

Alexis Kristine Clarkson, 27, of Arnold has been sentenced to 17 years in prison after pleading guilty to felony drug possession and misdemean…

Festus hotel evacuated after smoke reported in building
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Festus hotel evacuated after smoke reported in building

  • By Leader staff
  • Sep 29, 2022

The Quality Inn, 1200 W. Gannon Drive, in Festus was evacuated the night of Sept. 24 after smoke was spotted in the building. However, no fire…

Teen suspected of breaking into, stealing from vehicles in Arnold arrested in St. Louis County
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Teen suspected of breaking into, stealing from vehicles in Arnold arrested in St. Louis County

  • By Leader staff
  • Oct 12, 2021

An 18-year-old Cahokia, Ill., man arrested in St. Louis County said he was part of a group that broke into and stole items from vehicles in Ar…

Barnhart woman arrested in Arnold for alleged possession of drugs
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Barnhart woman arrested in Arnold for alleged possession of drugs

  • By Leader staff
  • Apr 24, 2021

A 36-year-old Barnhart woman was arrested in Arnold for alleged possession of methamphetamine and other drugs during a traffic stop. When the …

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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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