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Jefferson County Leader - April 2

Jefferson County Leader - April 2

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Thursday, April 2, 2026
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New recovery community center is becoming a hub of support
Local News
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New recovery community center is becoming a hub of support

  • By Teresa Inserra
  • Feb 14, 2026
  • 4 min to read

Nine months after opening Jefferson County’s first recovery community center, its peer specialists are excited about it becoming a hub for hop…

PreventEd opens recovery community center in Imperial
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PreventEd opens recovery community center in Imperial

  • By Teresa Inserra
  • Jun 24, 2025
  • 2 min to read

Jefferson County residents in recovery now have access to a recovery community center that will provide them with a safe, substance-free envir…

Cystic fibrosis: Sometimes, life actually can take a turn for the better
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Cystic fibrosis: Sometimes, life actually can take a turn for the better

  • By Peggy Bess
  • Feb 6, 2025
  • 3 min to read

Four-letter words generally get a bad rap, but I have a favorite I bet you’re fond of too: hope.

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Construction begins on new home for victims of child sex trafficking
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Construction begins on new home for victims of child sex trafficking

  • By Teresa Inserra
  • Jan 4, 2025
  • 5 min to read

A nonprofit organization will be expanding its presence in Jefferson County in an effort to help more young victims of sex trafficking.

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Ribbon cutting held for women’s sober living home in Hillsboro
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Ribbon cutting held for women’s sober living home in Hillsboro

  • By Goldie Lowe
  • Jul 6, 2024
  • 2 min to read

Several dozen people attended a recent open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the opening of Jenni’s House, a new sober living recover…

Sober living facility opens in Peaceful Village
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Sober living facility opens in Peaceful Village

  • By Abby Stetina
  • Jun 6, 2024
  • 2 min to read

A new sober living home has opened in Peaceful Village.

John Michael Stewart Sr., 56, De Soto
Obituaries

John Michael Stewart Sr., 56, De Soto

  • Sep 15, 2023

John Michael Stewart Sr., 56, of De Soto died Sept. 9, 2023, in De Soto. Mr. Stewart was a Catholic whose spirituality was an important part o…

Recent Fox High grad paralyzed following work accident
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Recent Fox High grad paralyzed following work accident

  • By Tony Krausz
  • Jul 5, 2023

Tabitha Hardy believes her son, Jordan Ayers, will walk again, despite what doctors are telling her.

County teacher leaves hospital after five-month battle with COVID
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County teacher leaves hospital after five-month battle with COVID

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • May 18, 2022

After five months in the hospital battling COVID-19, county teacher Mark Holman got to go home last week.

Update: Man’s body pulled from Big River day after he’s swept away by current
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Update: Man’s body pulled from Big River day after he’s swept away by current

  • By Katelyn Mary Skaggs
  • Jul 6, 2020

At about 3:25 p.m. today (July 6) firefighters and other emergency crews found the body of a 33-year-old man who went missing the day before w…

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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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