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Festus scraps plans to build Festus Police gun range
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Festus scraps plans to build Festus Police gun range

  • By Leader staff
  • Jun 13, 2025

Festus Mayor Sam Richards has ordered the termination of the proposed gun range for the city’s Police Department.

Festus approves tax abatement plan to bring Hampton Inn to town
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Festus approves tax abatement plan to bring Hampton Inn to town

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • May 10, 2025
  • 4 min to read

The Festus City Council has approved a deal involving tax abatements for a developer to build an approximately $16 million, 92-room Hampton In…

Festus Police gun range project on hold
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Festus Police gun range project on hold

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • May 1, 2025
  • 2 min to read

The development of a gun range for the Festus Police Department has been paused to allow city officials more time to study the proposal.

Festus ordinance limits hours allowed on city property
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Festus ordinance limits hours allowed on city property

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Mar 21, 2024
  • 1 min to read

The Festus City Council recently passed an ordinance limiting the times people are allowed on municipal property, in response to recent proble…

Mayors part of Children’s Miracle Network fundraiser
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Mayors part of Children’s Miracle Network fundraiser

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Jul 19, 2023

Crystal City Mayor Mike Osher, Festus Mayor Sam Richards and Hillsboro Mayor Buddy Russell spent some time behind bars July 11 as part of a fu…

Festus Summer Cruise turns into celebration for baseball state champs
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Festus Summer Cruise turns into celebration for baseball state champs

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Jun 11, 2023

The 2023 Festus Mayor’s Summer Cruise on June 3 turned into a celebration for the Festus High School baseball team that won the Missouri Class…

Festus says goodbye to a retiring Police Chief Lewis
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Festus says goodbye to a retiring Police Chief Lewis

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • May 8, 2023

After 41 years with the Festus Police Department, Chief Tim Lewis retired April 30.

VOTERS GUIDE: Richards, Venz square off in rematch for Festus’s mayoral spot
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VOTERS GUIDE: Richards, Venz square off in rematch for Festus’s mayoral spot

  • Mar 16, 2023

In a rematch from 2019, Sam Richards and Robert “Bobby” Venz are running for a four-year term to be the mayor of Festus in the April 4 municip…

Good news: Festus mayor honors high school athletes
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Good news: Festus mayor honors high school athletes

  • By Madisyn House
  • Jul 4, 2022

Festus Mayor Sam Richards recognized numerous Festus High School athletes for their achievements at over the past school year.

Festus Police Chief Lewis to retire in 2023
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Festus Police Chief Lewis to retire in 2023

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • May 27, 2022

Festus Police Chief Tim Lewis plans to retire May 1, 2023, after more than four decades in law enforcement, all with the Festus Police Department.

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