Leader Publications

Leader Publications Once a week but never weakly. Leader Publications, Jefferson County’s only weekly newspaper company, was founded in 1994 in Festus, Mo.
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It publishes four community newspapers with a combined circulation of more than 77,000. The first edition of the Jefferson County Leader came off the presses on Aug. 25, 1994. It was distributed free by direct mail to every home in the Missouri communities of Barnhart, Pevely, Herculaneum, Crystal City, Festus, Hillsboro and De Soto, as it still is today. The Arnold-Imperial Leader, which served t

hose two ZIP codes as well as Kimmswick, began publishing on Aug. 24, 1995. The West Side Leader began as a monthly on May 30, 2013, quickly grew in popularity and readership and became the company’s third weekly newspaper on May 14, 2014. It covers the western Jefferson County communities of Fenton, High Ridge, House Springs, Cedar Hill, Byrnes Mill and Dittmer. In February 2017, the Leader started publishing the Eureka Leader, which is mailed to more than 10,900 households in the Eureka, Mo., 63025 ZIP code and the Wildwood, Mo., 63040 ZIP code every other week. The paper expanded to the Wildwood ZIP code in January 2021. In 2008, the company earned eligibility for a Requester Periodicals permit from the United States Postal Service when it collected more than 35,000 requests for delivery from its household deliveries. The company also publishes Grand Times, a magazine for senior readers which is inserted in the Leader newspapers in conjunction with very popular Senior Expo community events. The company always has emphasized strong local news content, running a 40 percent “news hole,” an unusually high percentage for free newspapers. That commitment to news has brought the company dozens of editorial awards over the years from both the Missouri Press Association and the National Newspaper Association. It also has earned the company a loyal and large roster of advertisers, ranging from local merchants to nationwide retailers. Those strong relationships, for both ROP and insert customers, are reflected in numerous awards the company has earned from the Missouri Ad Managers Association. In 2011, Leader Publications jumped into the digital age with www.myleaderpaper.com. The newspaper's online product now has an average of about 500,000 pageviews monthly and includes banner ads, online classified ads, breaking news and features unique to the website. Leader Publications also keeps in touch with readers and advertisers through social media. Follow the Leader on Facebook, as well as Twitter, TikTok and Instagram at . Leader employees are actively involved in Jefferson County’s communities and civic organizations. With owners/operators on site, the company remains committed to its cornerstone values of strong local news coverage, customer service and community involvement.

09/06/2025

FINAL Girls volleyball 🏐 St. Pius X def. Incarnate Word Academy 25-16, 25-13, 25-17. Defending Class 4 champion Lancers are 7-0.
FINAL Herculaneum 28, Fredericktown 0
FINAL Eureka 35, Marquette 0
FINAL SLUH 35, Hillsboro 14
FINAL Seckman 21, Fox 14 OT
OT 1 Fox FB Jude Pribish stopped on 4th down
OT 1 Seckman TD Chance Ruble run, PAT. 21-14
For the second week in a row, the Leader brings you OT!
14-14 end of regulation
Chandler Price fumbles into end zone, Colton Fowler recovers for Jags sending game to OT
Fox WR Ryder Hanks catches ball to Jag 2
Nehemiah Glanville 62 kick return for Fox
Seckman TD Nick Weidler 4 TD pass from Kube, 1:18. 14-14
Seckman QB Brody Kube unleashes perfect strike to WR Cam Benson to Fox 4, 1:32 left
Fox TD Antonio Jarillo 7 run, 2:04 Adin Dukic PAT 14-7 Warriors
Fox QB Chandler Price converts on 4th down
Seckman 4th 1 own 27, turnover on downs, 5:04 left in regulation
ARNOLD -- Seckman vs. Fox
7-7 4th Q, 7:32 left

ICYMI: Jefferson County voters will be asked next April to approve a hotel-motel tax to be charged at those establishmen...
09/06/2025

ICYMI: Jefferson County voters will be asked next April to approve a hotel-motel tax to be charged at those establishments in the unincorporated parts of the county.

The Jefferson County Council is inching closer to allowing voters to decide on a countywide hotel-motel tax at the April 7, 2026 election.

09/06/2025

FINAL Fort Zumwalt East 39, St. Pius X 22
UPDATE Fox 7, Seckman 7. 3Q
FZE Mitchell 14 TD pass from Kyle Medlin, PAT failed, 22-8 :28 left in half
HALFTIME Seckman 7, Fox 0
UPDATE SLUH 7, Hillsboro 0
UPDATE Eureka 35, Marquette 0
Khalil Jones intercepts SPX pass, returns to plus-41, 2:24 in half
Kvion Flores intercepts FZE pass, ball on Lion 33 after SPX penalty 3:33 left in half
FZE Mitchell 3 TD run, Mitchell run, 6:55. 16-8 Lions. Direct snap in shotgun.
SPX Cody Shaver 78 TD run, Shaver run, 9:55. 8-8
FZE Carter Mitchell 14 TD run, Mitchell 2-point conversion, 10:44 8-0 Lions
Week 2 Fort Zumwalt East 0, St. Pius X 0 after 1Q
Lancers make stop on 4th down

The Leader has posted obituary information for the following people:Delbert Edwin Viehland, 71, Cedar HillJoan Anne Cass...
09/05/2025

The Leader has posted obituary information for the following people:

Delbert Edwin Viehland, 71, Cedar Hill
Joan Anne Cassady, 82, De Soto
Sally Louise Barkhymer, 72, Barnhart

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Later tonight, the Leader will be bringing you Friday night football Senior Joe Rauls top Eureka finish, 4th 17:12.50ST....
09/05/2025

Later tonight, the Leader will be bringing you Friday night football
Senior Joe Rauls top Eureka finish, 4th 17:12.50
ST. CHARLES - First Capital Invitational at McNair Park
First 5K of the season for Eureka boys, girls cross country teams. The Wildcat girls are the defending Class 5 state champions

Festus softball 6-0 headed into weekend tournament
09/05/2025

Festus softball 6-0 headed into weekend tournament

Defending conference champion Festus 4-0 to start season.

A Pevely woman was sentenced to seven years in prison after a Jefferson County judge revoked her probation and executed ...
09/05/2025

A Pevely woman was sentenced to seven years in prison after a Jefferson County judge revoked her probation and executed sentences she received for drug trafficking.

Sondra Loness on Aug. 25 was sentenced to seven years in prison after a Jefferson County judge revoked her probation and executed sentences she received in February after pleading guilty to two counts of drug trafficking following arrests in Arnold and Crystal City in 2023.

A Higbee woman allegedly chased a man from a Festus home to the Festus Police Station, firing at least one shot at him a...
09/05/2025

A Higbee woman allegedly chased a man from a Festus home to the Festus Police Station, firing at least one shot at him after he had driven onto the Police Station parking lot where officers were standing.

Montana Lynn Simmons on Sept. 4 was charged with assault, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action after she allegedly chased a man through Festus and shot at him at least one time after he drove to the Police Station.

ICYMI: Jefferson College’s annual PACE series, which features musicians, art exhibits and more, will kick off on Sunday.
09/05/2025

ICYMI: Jefferson College’s annual PACE series, which features musicians, art exhibits and more, will kick off on Sunday.

The 2025-2026 Jefferson College PACE (Performing Arts and Cultural Enhancement Series) will offer its first performance of the year at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, with music from participants in the Missouri Chamber Music Festival at the Choir Room of the Fine Arts building on the Hillsboro campus. Ther...

Lemay Concrete Block is immediately hiring laborers. Share with anyone who might be on the job hunt.
09/05/2025

Lemay Concrete Block is immediately hiring laborers. Share with anyone who might be on the job hunt.

Check to see where your favorite team is playing.
09/05/2025

Check to see where your favorite team is playing.

Prep football schedules and scores.

Four evergreen, conifer species are the least expensive trees.
09/05/2025

Four evergreen, conifer species are the least expensive trees.

As important as the low prices are the descriptions of each tree and suggestions for the best planting locations.

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503 N 2nd Street
Festus, MO
63028

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Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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+16369377501

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Once a week but never weakly

Leader Publications, Jefferson County’s only weekly newspaper company, was founded in 1994 in Festus, Mo. It publishes four community weekly newspapers with a combined circulation of 72,000. The first edition of the Jefferson County Leader came off the presses on Aug. 25, 1994. It was distributed free by direct mail to every home in the Missouri communities of Barnhart, Pevely, Herculaneum, Crystal City, Festus, Hillsboro and De Soto, as it still is today. The Arnold-Imperial Leader, which served those two ZIP codes, began publishing on Aug. 24, 1995.

The West Side Leader began as a monthly on May 30, 2013, quickly grew in popularity and readership and became the company’s third weekly newspaper on May 14, 2014. It covers the western Jefferson County communities of Fenton, High Ridge, House Springs, Cedar Hill, Byrnes Mill and Dittmer.

In February 2017, the Leader started publishing the Eureka Leader, which is mailed to more than 6,000 households in the Eureka, MO, ZIP code. The company also publishes Grand Times, a magazine for senior readers which is inserted in both Leaders three times per year and numerous special sections that promote community events. The company always has emphasized strong local news content, running a 40 percent “newshole,” an unusually high percentage for free newspapers. That commitment to news has brought the company dozens of editorial awards over the years from the Missouri Press Association and the National Newspaper Association. It also has earned the company a loyal and large roster of advertisers, ranging from local merchants to nationwide retailers. Those strong relationships, for both ROP and insert customers, are reflected in numerous awards the company has earned from the Missouri Ad Managers Association. Leader employees are actively involved in Jefferson County’s communities and civic organizations. The company sponsors events at major festivals and hosts popular events of its own such as its annual Wedding Fair and four Senior Expos each year. With owners/operators on site who are Jefferson County natives, the company remains committed to its cornerstone values of strong local news coverage, customer service and community involvement.