Many Jefferson County residents will likely qualify for federal assistance to help them recover from the March 14 tornado-producing storm, Off…
The drought last fall turned into a dry winter that morphed into an extra-dry spring and now another drought.
The nervous father stood at the front door of his home, eyeing the sinister green-and-purple cloud bearing down from the west. His wife pulled…
Despite a heavy snow that blanketed Jefferson County on Wednesday and Thursday (Feb. 2-3), no weather-related deaths or other serious problems…
To help mitigate the spread of COVID-19, the Jefferson County Office of Emergency Management is offering free PPE (personal protective equipme…
A Pevely woman was killed Monday evening (Aug. 10) when a tree uprooted by high winds fell on her, authorities reported.
The Jefferson County Council on Monday (March 23) unanimously approved an emergency ordinance allowing the county to spend from an account spe…
Jefferson County officials say they are ready to deal with flooding from the Mississippi and Meramec rivers.
A portion of Hwy. AA south of Festus is closed because of flooding from the Mississippi River, Warren Robinson, director of Jefferson County E…
Most of Jefferson County fared well through the storms early this morning (March 7), but there was damage to a few small areas in the Goldman,…