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🌱 Five Festus soccer players earn all-conference honors

Festus, Missouri Patch AM: a 3 min read

Hello Festus! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Five Festus soccer players earn all-conference honors
  • Five Missouri cities pursue Ameren damages over Rush Island shutdown

Also on today's calendar: Pictures With Santa & The Alpaca Reindeer and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Clouds and sunshine, with a high of 70 and low of 41 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy and cooler, temps: high: 53, low: 30.
  • Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 48 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• JCAA Announces All-Conference Boys Soccer Team (mymoinfo.com) — Five Festus boys soccer players earned JCAA all-conference honors, with Dalton Gamm, Ben Richards and Colton Baker making the first team. Nate Darden received second-team recognition and Tyler Singleton earned honorable mention in the selections announced Nov. 10.
   

• Cities Seek $10 Million In Damages Against Ameren (timesnewspapers.com) — The closure of Ameren’s Rush Island power plant near Festus is at the center of five Missouri cities’ fight for more than $10 million. They blame the shutdown for higher wholesale electricity costs and are appealing a Public Service Commission dismissal based on its lack of authority to award compensation.
   

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  • Hi there!
    I need a good plumber to come out for a service call; someone who knows about septic issues . Please and thank you! (Nextdoor Mapaville)
  • Hardee's posted a job opening for HD-Team Member in Festus. Apply here.
  • Walmart posted a job opening for Health & Beauty TA in Festus. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Festus here.

🗞 Nearby News

Crystal City

  • MoDOT to Close U.S. 61/67 in Crystal City for Overnight Drainage Work (kfmo.com)

Hillsboro

  • No. 3 Barton Men's Soccer Blanks Jefferson 4-0 to Capture Region 6/Plains District Championship; Tsuji Makes History (adastraradio.com)

Ok Festus! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Festus

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