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Eureka Leader - March 26

Eureka Leader - March 26

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Wednesday, March 25, 2026
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Bat from Festus area tests positive for rabies

  • Teresa Inserra
  • Sep 25, 2023

The Jefferson County Health Department has been notified that a bat found in the Festus area has tested positive for rabies.

Cat with ties to county tests positive for rabies
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Cat with ties to county tests positive for rabies

  • By Katelyn Mary Skaggs
  • Jun 23, 2022

A cat that previously lived in Jefferson County recently tested positive for rabies, the Jefferson County Health Department reported.

Bat with rabies found in Festus this week, the second one this summer
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Bat with rabies found in Festus this week, the second one this summer

  • By Katelyn Mary Skaggs
  • Sep 16, 2021

Two bats have tested positive for rabies in Jefferson County this summer, including one on Tuesday (Sept. 14) in Festus, and the other one in …

Three bats in Jefferson County test positive for rabies
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Three bats in Jefferson County test positive for rabies

  • By Tracey Bruce
  • Sep 20, 2018

Three bats found in Jefferson County this summer have tested positive for rabies.

Bat found in Festus tests positive for rabies
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Bat found in Festus tests positive for rabies

  • By Tony Krausz
  • Sep 5, 2018

A dead bat that had been seen diving in and out of a pool in Festus tested positive for rabies, the Jefferson County Health Department reported.

Festus Police officer scratched by raccoon; must get rabies shots
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Festus Police officer scratched by raccoon; must get rabies shots

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • May 10, 2017

A Festus Police officer who was trying to remove a raccoon from a residential care facility on May 3 was scratched by the animal, so the offic…

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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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