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Jefferson County Leader - June 18

Jefferson County Leader - June 18

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Sunday, June 21, 2026
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Jefferson County Health Department reports a human West Nile virus case
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Jefferson County Health Department reports a human West Nile virus case

  • By Teresa Inserra
  • Oct 22, 2025
  • 2 min to read

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has reported 22 human cases of West Nile virus in the state, with three resulting in dea…

Flu cases on the rise in Jefferson County
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Flu cases on the rise in Jefferson County

  • By Leader staff
  • Jan 8, 2025
  • 1 min to read

For the first time since the respiratory season began on Sept. 29, the number of reported flu cases in Jefferson County has jumped into the tr…

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Firefighters face many unseen risks on the job
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Firefighters face many unseen risks on the job

  • By Abby Stetina
  • Oct 30, 2024
  • 13 min to read

Firefighters often put themselves in harm’s way to protect others.

America – and some baby chicks – suffered in the days before the measles vaccine
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America – and some baby chicks – suffered in the days before the measles vaccine

  • By Peggy Bess
  • Apr 18, 2024
  • 3 min to read

When measles rampaged through my childhood home in 1960, it turned out to be a fatal event.

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County woman works to raise awareness about a rare disease – Alpha Gal Syndrome
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County woman works to raise awareness about a rare disease – Alpha Gal Syndrome

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Mar 20, 2024
  • 4 min to read

When Maggie Holmes went camping last summer, she hoped to return with some fun memories, not a rare illness that has drastically altered her life.

Fundraiser to benefit two boys with Duchenne MD
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Fundraiser to benefit two boys with Duchenne MD

  • By Goldie Lowe
  • Oct 26, 2023

A fundraising breakfast is in the works for Kayla Pool of House Springs and her two sons, Damien Doyle and Logan Bowman, who are battling Duch…

Four COVID deaths mark start of respiratory season
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Four COVID deaths mark start of respiratory season

  • By Teresa Inserra
  • Oct 25, 2023

Four COVID-related deaths were reported in Jefferson County during the first two weeks of October, after the start of the new respiratory season.

Jefferson County infant battles rare disease
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Jefferson County infant battles rare disease

  • By Tony Krausz
  • Oct 20, 2023

Freyja Amber Bax will be 8 months old next week, but she has never gotten to join her parents at their Fenton-area home.

Two daughters hope for a world without Alzheimer’s
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Two daughters hope for a world without Alzheimer’s

  • By Teresa Inserra
  • Aug 12, 2023

This is the second part of a four-part series on Alzheimer’s, a disease that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills, and eventually the ab…

Couple fought battle with early-onset Alzheimer’s
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Couple fought battle with early-onset Alzheimer’s

  • By Teresa Inserra
  • Aug 9, 2023

This is the first part of a four-part series on Alzheimer’s, a disease that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills, and eventually the abi…

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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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