The senior distance runner closed out his high school career in style, winning the 3,200 in 9:41.37 at the Class 2 state meet Friday in Jefferson City. He also anchored the Black Cats’ 4×800 relay to a second-place finish (8:12.18) and came back Saturday to place fifth in the 1,600 (4:32.5). He thus was connected to 22 of Herky’s 30 points, which gave the Black Cats fourth place in the team standings – the first team trophy for a Herky boys track team since 1992. Jackson plans to continue his running career at Missouri Southern University in Joplin this fall. (Gordon Bess photo.)
The Arnold Recreation Center water park will open this weekend because of the warm weather that is expected, says Susie Boone, the city’s Parks and Recreation director.
It will be
White Castle’s public relations firm reports that the company’s St. Louis Store No. 42 in Festus opened in June 1983. The drive-through was added in 1994.
It turns out
Leader Publications publisher Pam LaPlant, center, and advertising manager Glenda O’Tool Potts, left, board a Union Pacific train in De Soto on Friday (May 18) morning for a UP C.A.R.E.S. moving safety lesson. In the photo,
A St. Louis County woman sustained a broken leg and foot Thursday (May 17) when her southbound motorcycle was struck by a car pulling out on Hwy. 61-67 from Landmark Manor Drive in Pevely, Pevely Police Department reports.
Aluminum siding recently was removed and stolen from a mobile home on River Road in the Fenton area, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office reports.
The theft occurred about 12:30 p.m. April 28.
A motorcycle recently was stolen from a home in the 2200 block of Oak Valley Drive in the Arnold area, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office reports.
A white and gray 2008 Suzuki GXR 1000 was stolen early
PET SPOT, a Leader online feature, invites readers to tell a story about their pet in 200 or fewer words and submit it, plus an attached photo, to nvrweakly@aol.com. A new PET SPOT story will be posted each
LOOKING BACK is a Leader online feature that highlights historic photos. Readers are invited to submit their historic Jefferson County photos for online publication.
In
A washer and dryer, light fixtures and other items recently were stolen from a home in the 6000 block of Duda Road in House Springs, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office reports.
Video games and cash recently were stolen from a home in the 3800 block of Birch Drive in Imperial, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office reports.
The burglary occurred between 10:30 a.m. and 11:43 a.m. April 25.
An air conditioner, a washer and dryer, and other appliances and items recently were stolen from a home in the 3600 block of Fountain City Road in the De Soto area, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office reports.
Michael A. Bogue, 22, of Hillsboro was killed in a motorcycle accident on Old Hwy. 21 at Blecha Road on Wednesday (May 16).
Bogue was a passenger in a sidecar
Leader food writer Kathleen Brotherton is offering website readers one stellar recipe a week in the “My Leader Yummy” feature on Wednesdays. Weekly, she’ll tell you how to prepare an awesome dish in your own kitchen and what
More than $5,000 worth of tools recently was stolen from a car parked at a home in the 2200 block of Parkwood Court in Barnhart, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office reports.
The theft happened between 10 p.m.
A newly formed committee that is working toward establishing a public library in Hillsboro hopes to ask voters in November to authorize a 20-cent property tax levy to fund it.
The measure
St. Pius scored a goal in each half and posted yet another shutout in defeating St. Vincent 2-0 Tuesday (May 15) in the championship game of the Class 1 District 1 soccer tournament at St. Pius. The
– Jefferson Regional Medical Center (formerly Jefferson Memorial Hospital) in Crystal City has been serving county residents for 55 years as an independent facility, and is now negotiating to become a part of the large Mercy Health system.
Three Hillsboro men recently were arrested for alleged possession of a stolen all-terrain vehicle, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office reports.
The men, ages 17, 18, and 21, were arrested after the Sheriff’s Office got a call at
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who allegedly was driving a motorcycle with a stolen engine and then ran away when deputies tried to pull him over.
Crystal City Mayor Tom Schilly reads a card of thanks on Monday (May 14) from the DeClue family, who expressed appreciation to volunteer firefighters Kerry “Dink” Friedmeyer and Patrick Friedmeyer for their quick response to a gas
A 28-year-old Imperial woman was arrested about 10:10 a.m. May 5 for allegedly leaving her 7-year-old son unattended in her vehicle while she shopped at the Walmart Supercenter in Arnold, Arnold Police report.
The woman told officers
A 28-year-old Festus man was arrested at about 11 a.m. May 3, after he allegedly caused a disturbance at the Arnold Recreation Center and then tried to assault a police officer, Arnold Police report.
The man reportedly
Fourteen cars were in the drive-up lane at the new White Castle restaurant in Festus at about 6:45 p.m. Monday (May 14) and the parking lot was packed.
Apparently, area bellies want their
Ford, a sophomore first baseman, blasted a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning that proved to be the difference in an 8-6 victory by Jefferson College over Crowder College on Saturday for the NJCAA
The Festus Tigers, the top-seeded team in the Class 4 District 2 tournament at Seckman High, lived up to expectations with a 14-4 win over Northwest in the district final on Wednesday (May 16). After falling
Crystal City scored five runs in the third inning, taking advantage of three walks and two errors, and held on for a 6-4 victory over West County on Wednesday (May 16) for the Class 2 District 4 championship.
The Herculaneum boys and girls track squads each won team championships at the Class 2 District 1 meet Saturday (May 5) at Cape Girardeau Central High School. The girls scored 143 points, 78 ahead of second-place Crystal City,
The Seckman girls soccer squad celebrated Senior Night on Friday (May 4) with a 9-0 rout of St. Clair. Two seniors, Donna Jolliff and Taylor Giese, each scored three goals for Seckman and Lauren Narzinski, CJ Fitter
The Windsor varsity boys tennis team won the Jefferson County Conference tournament on May 1 at Windsor, scoring 10 points to finish ahead of St. Pius (eight points), Crystal City (seven), Festus (two) and De Soto (zero). The
For the first time, the Leader honors an entire team, not just one athlete, as the Lancer girls soccer team extended its winning streak to 12 games with a 2-0 win over Trinity Catholic
De Soto downed Jefferson 8-3 on Thursday (May 3), scoring five runs in the fifth inning to overcome a 2-1 Blue Jay lead and knock out Jefferson starter Brock Boeckstiegel, who suffered his second
The St. Vincent Indians used their spread-the-field, crisp-passing attack to overcome De Soto 5-2 in girls soccer on Wednesday (May 2) at De Soto. The Indians went up 2-0 in the first half on
Fischer, a junior, won the 800 (2:24.05), the 1,600 (5:09.69) and the 3,200 (11:06.17) at the Jefferson County Conference track meet April 26-27 at Hillsboro. Her triple win earned her the female athlete of the meet award. The
Mitch Lovelace’s sacrifice fly in the ninth inning drove home Travis Spraul with the winning run as Festus defeated Hillsboro 10-9 on Thursday (April 26) at Hillsboro in a Jefferson County Conference game. The back-and-forth
St. Pius defeated host Jefferson 4-3 on Wednesday (April 25), scoring the winning run in the top of the seventh inning on a looping single by Nick Earley, who drove in Tanner Martin. It was Earley’s second RBI
Tonika Bruce, 34, has resigned as head coach of the Jefferson College women’s basketball team after two years and a record of 53-16. Assistant coach Franklin Scott, who came with Bruce to Jefferson in June, 2010, also resigned.
A junior right-hander, Dahlberg pitched a complete-game shutout against Seckman on April 18, striking out nine and scattering six hits while walking only two in the Owls’ 1-0 victory. The next day, he collected four hits in four
Jefferson College defeated Crowder College 10-4 in the opening game of a baseball doubleheader on Saturday (April 21) at Hillsboro. The visiting Roughriders came back to take the second game 10-6 after blowing a 5-0 lead early.
Junior Tyler Dahlberg had four hits in four at bats and drove in four runs, and senior Ian Asher scattered five hits for his first pitching victory of the season as Windsor downed De Soto 12-2 in
The Tigers’ senior distance standout bracketed the week with outstanding races, first clocking 9:04.08 in the 3,200-meter run at the Arcadia Invitational, an elite prep showcase in Arcadia, Cal. on April 7. That is the fastest time by
