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West Side Leader - May 14

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What travelers regret not packing for an Alaska cruise in May

  • Jennifer Allen
  • May 12, 2026

Packing for an Alaska cruise in May sounds simple until travelers experience four seasons in one sailing. Early-season voyages from Vancouver through Alaska’s Inside Passage ... Read more

The post What travelers regret not packing for an Alaska cruise in May appeared first on Food Drink Life.

The rise of extreme weather and how it’s impacting power outages and fire watch needs
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The rise of extreme weather and how it’s impacting power outages and fire watch needs

  • Spill The Tea Photography // Shutterstock
  • Updated May 8, 2026

An incoming haboob or dust storm in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

The rise of extreme weather and how it’s impacting power outages and fire watch needs
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The rise of extreme weather and how it’s impacting power outages and fire watch needs

  • Alex Van Drunen for National Firewatch
  • Updated May 8, 2026

National Firewatch reports extreme weather increases power outages, jeopardizing fire safety systems, necessitating proactive fire watch measures.

UPDATED: Byrnes Mill City Hall phones, internet back up after lightning strike
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UPDATED: Byrnes Mill City Hall phones, internet back up after lightning strike

  • By Leader staff
  • May 1, 2026

5 p.m. May 1 UPDATE: Byrnes Mill residents again are able to contact city offices after a lightning strike caused phone and internet outages f…

Suspected lightning strike damages home south of De Soto
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Suspected lightning strike damages home south of De Soto

  • By Leader staff
  • Apr 29, 2026

A suspected lightning strike heavily damaged a garage at a home south of De Soto on Monday morning, April 27, De Soto Rural Fire Chief Tom Fit…

Arnold making improvements at Arnold City Park
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Arnold making improvements at Arnold City Park

  • By Tony Krausz
  • Apr 28, 2026
  • 3 min to read

Arnold Parks and Recreation Department staff members are working on three different projects simultaneously to enhance Arnold City Park.

Festus City Council to resume paused meeting April 30
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Festus City Council to resume paused meeting April 30

  • By Leader staff
  • Apr 28, 2026
  • 1 min to read

The Festus City Council meeting of April 27, paused due to tornado warnings, is scheduled to resume at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 30, at Festus Ci…

High Ridge home, garage heavily damaged in fire
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High Ridge home, garage heavily damaged in fire

  • By Leader staff
  • Mar 31, 2026

A man and his two dogs managed to escape their burning home on Lost Road in High Ridge unharmed on March 24.

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Eureka Fire battles back-to-back house fires Sunday
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Eureka Fire battles back-to-back house fires Sunday

  • By Leader staff
  • Mar 16, 2026

A house in the Ashton Woods subdivision was destroyed on March 15 by a blaze that started in a backyard fire pit, Eureka Fire Chief Scott Bart…

A year after tornado, signs of recovery replacing damages in Jefferson County
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A year after tornado, signs of recovery replacing damages in Jefferson County

  • By Tony Krausz
  • Mar 13, 2026
  • 6 min to read

Reminders of a tornado that landed north of Hillsboro and traveled through Arnold are still visible a year later.

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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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