Local News for Festus and Crystal City Missouri and Surrounding Areas
Local News for Festus and Crystal City Missouri and Surrounding Areas
Paul BarnardFESTUS, Mo. (Nov. 6, 2025) — The Missouri Department of Transportation will close the entrance ramp from Route A to northbound Interstate 55 this weekend as part of ongoing corridor…
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Paul BarnardFESTUS, Mo. (Nov. 5, 2025) Festus voters have rejected Proposition P, a proposal that would have imposed a local use tax matching the city’s existing 3% sales tax rate. The…
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Paul BarnardMISSOURI (Nov. 3, 2025) — The Trump administration said Monday it will restart payments for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, but that recipients will receive only half of…
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Paul BarnardFESTUS, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) will close Central Avenue in Festus under Interstate 55 in Festus from 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17, to 5 a.m. Monday,…
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Paul BarnardJEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. (Oct. 14, 2025) — The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) says its ongoing commitment to accountability, innovation, and efficiency has saved taxpayers more than $5.7 billion since…
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Paul BarnardFESTUS, Mo. (Oct. 10, 2025) — Crews will close North Third Street in Festus under Interstate 55 for bridge demolition beginning at 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, through 5 a.m.…
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Paul BarnardFESTUS, Mo. (Oct. 3, 2025) — Drivers traveling on U.S. Route 67 in south Jefferson County should plan for delays the weekend of Oct. 3–5 as crews will fully close…
Read more Paul BarnardFESTUS, Mo. (Sept. 23, 2025)— The City of Festus previously annexed 54 acres of land at 2351 Buck Creek Road from the county and approved a plan to allow KAB…
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Paul BarnardMissouri – A new Missouri bill went into effect Thursday that repeals annual minimum wage increases and eliminates paid sick time requirements for some private workers. The law, House Bill…
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Paul BarnardMissouri – Missouri lawmakers have proposed state law to prohibit the practice of “environmental manipulation,” a move aimed at curbing controversial weather modification techniques such as “cloud seeding” and harmful…
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Paul BarnardFestus, MO – A number of our community members have expressed their concerns about the growing number of salespeople soliciting door-to-door in Festus and Crystal City. Since last year’s major…
Read more Paul BarnardMissouri – Starting August 28, 2025, Missouri’s Senate Bill 28 will change the way we all do vehicle sales and temporary license plates. The law introduces stricter rules around sales tax collection and…
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Paul BarnardFestus, MO – On July 14 2025, the Festus City Council approved a new city ordinance, Chapter 205.055 the banning of feeding feral cats within city limits. The new ordinance…
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Paul BarnardJefferson County, MO – According to the Missouri Department of Transportation, there has been 1620 crashes on a 20 mile stretch of Route 30 in Jefferson County between 2016 and…
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