Festus Mayor Sam Richards has ordered the termination of the proposed gun range for the city’s Police Department.
The Festus City Council has approved a deal involving tax abatements for a developer to build an approximately $16 million, 92-room Hampton In…
The development of a gun range for the Festus Police Department has been paused to allow city officials more time to study the proposal.
The Festus City Council recently passed an ordinance limiting the times people are allowed on municipal property, in response to recent proble…
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…
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…
After 41 years with the Festus Police Department, Chief Tim Lewis retired April 30.
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…
Festus Mayor Sam Richards recognized numerous Festus High School athletes for their achievements at over the past school year.
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.