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Jefferson County Leader - Feb. 5

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Festus 2026 events begin earlier than usual with new events as well as old favorites
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Festus 2026 events begin earlier than usual with new events as well as old favorites

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Feb 4, 2026
  • 7 min to read

A packed slate of activities once again will be offered in the city of Festus in 2026, and the schedule kicks off even earlier than usual with…

Festus Tourism Commission awards more than $292,000 in grants
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Festus Tourism Commission awards more than $292,000 in grants

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Nov 23, 2025
  • 4 min to read

The Festus Tourism Commission awarded 22 grants totaling $292,654.98 in its latest round of grant giving on Nov. 3. Some of those grants were …

Council passes amended hotel-motel tax proposal
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Council passes amended hotel-motel tax proposal

  • By Abby Stetina
  • Oct 4, 2025
  • 3 min to read

Jefferson County voters will see a 5 percent hotel-motel tax proposal on the Aug. 6, 2026, ballot.

Festus Tourism Commission awards more than $210,000 in funding
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Festus Tourism Commission awards more than $210,000 in funding

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Jul 22, 2025
  • 3 min to read

The Festus Tourism Commission awarded 18 grants for a total of $210,171 in its latest round of grant-giving.

Festus offers busy calendar of events in 2025
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Festus offers busy calendar of events in 2025

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Apr 24, 2025
  • 5 min to read

The city of Festus has a packed calendar of events this year, with a wide variety of festivals and other activities planned to keep local resi…

Festus Tourism Commission doles out more than $216,000 in grants
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Festus Tourism Commission doles out more than $216,000 in grants

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Dec 12, 2024
  • 3 min to read

The Festus Tourism Commission has agreed to help fund two new events for next year – a Mardi Gras celebration and a pop-up “snow bomb” activity.

Holiday family fun: carriage rides back for 2024 Festus WinterFest
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Holiday family fun: carriage rides back for 2024 Festus WinterFest

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Dec 6, 2024
  • 2 min to read

The 2024 WinterFest will see the return of some favorite activities, like ice skating and carriage rides, which were missing for a few years.

Weekend Fun: Main & Mill StreetFest adds next-day event
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Weekend Fun: Main & Mill StreetFest adds next-day event

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Oct 10, 2024

Organizers of the ninth annual Main & Mill StreetFest set for Saturday, Oct. 12, in Festus have added a related music event the following …

Council votes against placing bed tax question on November ballot
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Council votes against placing bed tax question on November ballot

  • By Abby Stetina
  • Aug 22, 2024
  • 5 min to read

Visitors planning to stay at a Jefferson County hotel or motel can rest easy knowing they won’t have to pay an additional “bed tax” any time soon.

Jefferson County Council frees up cash for pickleball courts, tourism campaign
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Jefferson County Council frees up cash for pickleball courts, tourism campaign

  • By Abby Stetina
  • Aug 9, 2024
  • 3 min to read

The Jefferson County Council recently freed up $370,000 in federal funding to help construct new pickleball courts and to ramp up local touris…

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