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Good News: Dunklin super Clint Freeman named Herculaneum Citizen of the Month
Local News
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Good News: Dunklin super Clint Freeman named Herculaneum Citizen of the Month

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Oct 7, 2022

Herculaneum city officials recently recognized Dunklin R-5 Superintendent Clint Freeman, who was named the town’s Citizen of the Month for Sep…

A town by the name of Festus smells sweet to me
Columns
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A town by the name of Festus smells sweet to me

  • By Peggy Bess
  • Jul 22, 2021

If you grew up in Festus, Mo., as I did, you got used to hearing your town name disparaged, especially when you went away to college, where ev…

Vehicle left running in Festus is stolen, but found later in town
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Vehicle left running in Festus is stolen, but found later in town

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Nov 23, 2018

A man who left his SUV running to warm up in cold weather on Nov. 9 in Festus returned to it to find it stolen. The vehicle was found later th…

What's doing -- Start the Christmas season in Kimmswick
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What's doing -- Start the Christmas season in Kimmswick

  • Nov 17, 2017

No, the turkey's not even in the oven, but some people -- of all ages -- can't wait for Christmas.

Are you really high and dry? New FEMA maps may disagree
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Are you really high and dry? New FEMA maps may disagree

  • Jun 21, 2017

If there’s one certainty that our region lives with, it’s water. The questions are always how much water and where will it go?

What’s doing: Christmas starts in Kimmswick
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What’s doing: Christmas starts in Kimmswick

  • Nov 18, 2016

Even though we’re preparing for Thanksgiving this week, it’s never too early to get in the Christmas holiday spirit and if you’re of that mind…

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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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