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Jefferson County Leader - Sept. 25

Jefferson County Leader - Sept. 25

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Monday, September 29, 2025
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Fenton-area woman loses more than $170,000 in phone scam
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Fenton-area woman loses more than $170,000 in phone scam

  • Leader staff
  • Jan 31, 2025

A Fenton area woman, who is in her 80s, lost more than $170,000 in a phone scam after she was told she had won prizes by a man claiming to rep…

Sheriff’s Office sees increase in stolen cables
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Sheriff’s Office sees increase in stolen cables

  • Leader staff
  • Sep 30, 2024

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has seen thefts of cables and other items belonging to communication companies rise since the start of s…

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Eureka Police among first to use new communication system
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Eureka Police among first to use new communication system

  • By Tony Krausz
  • May 10, 2024
  • 3 min to read

The Eureka Police Department is among the first law enforcement agencies in St. Louis County to use a new system to communicate following a 91…

OUTDOORS: County’s bear visit could be early this spring
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OUTDOORS: County’s bear visit could be early this spring

  • By John Winkelman
  • May 10, 2024

Because it seems spring started at the end of February, not surprisingly it feels like summer already, and wildlife encounters you wouldn’t ex…

OUTDOORS: Program encourages support of natural resources
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OUTDOORS: Program encourages support of natural resources

  • By John Winkelman
  • Apr 26, 2024

As graduation looms for the high school class of 2024, some of those students and others in their immediate age group have an opportunity to e…

Rockwood School District receives threat, increases police presence
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Rockwood School District receives threat, increases police presence

  • By Abby Stetina
  • Apr 22, 2024

Rockwood School District has increased the law enforcement presence at its four high schools today, April 22, following an anonymous threat.

Cult in Festus? Some people ring alarms about new church
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Cult in Festus? Some people ring alarms about new church

  • By Kim Robertson
  • Apr 18, 2024
  • 8 min to read

Former members of a church that is getting ready to open in Festus say it’s a cult and warn people to stay away.

Eureka bans turning storage containers into homes
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Eureka bans turning storage containers into homes

  • By Abby Stetina
  • Apr 15, 2024
  • 1 min to read

Storage containers, shipping containers or trailers may not be used as homes or residential office spaces in Eureka.

Go touch grass! She’s over the Gen Z slander
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Go touch grass! She’s over the Gen Z slander

  • By Abby Stetina
  • Apr 4, 2024
  • 3 min to read

As one of the young’uns at Leader World Headquarters, I sometimes find myself having to defend the mental acuity of my generation. I’m asked a…

Woman sentenced to 10 years in prison following probation violation
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Woman sentenced to 10 years in prison following probation violation

  • Leader staff
  • Mar 23, 2024

Breonna Laticia Cockrell, 31, of St. Louis has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after violating the terms of her probation. Cockrell, a pr…

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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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