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Recent stories

De Soto valuation decreases 5.3 percent in last year: By Elvyn Jones; March 3, 2010; For the second-consecutive year, the recession and housing slump hammered home values in De Soto.De
LTMS service dog has full school of owners: By Elvyn Jones; March 3, 2010; When Charlie Mayfield returned to school after her grandmother died earlier this year, she had a special friend to help her cope with the grief.
County could mandate curbside recycling: By Elvyn Jones; February 24, 2010; Curbside recycling could be mandated in De Soto next year as part of new countywide solid-waste management regulations.
Potential grocery store buyer told to develop business plan: By Elvyn Jones; February 24, 2010; The potential buyer of the old grocery store on Lexington Avenue remains unidentified but apparently still interested in the property.
City committee meets with potential store buyer: By Elvyn Jones; February 19, 2010; Party told to develop business plan
City didn’t ‘over swing,’ mayor tells chamber: By Elvyn Jones; February 18, 2010; De Soto Mayor Dave Anderson found a metaphor in the hitting style of George Brett for the city’s current status.
JoCo Library program seeks to encourage pre-reading skills: By Elvyn Jones; February 17, 2010; Parents can teach their children skills that will help them become readers long before they read their first sentence.
Antique tractors De Soto man’s relaxation: By Elvyn Jones; February 11, 2010; Thurman Duncan first climbed on a John Deere tractor when he was 9 years old to help farm his parents Missouri dairy farm.
City Council increases pool season pass fees: By Elvyn Jones; February 11, 2010; As it signaled it would last month, the De Soto City Council last Thursday approved fee increases for the coming season at the De Soto Aquatic Center.
Committee formed to study citywide wireless Internet: By Elvyn Jones; February 10, 2010; The city of De Soto is exploring with two partners the possibility of opening the city to high-speed wireless Internet.

Recent photos

Lexington Trails Middle School counselor Angie Russell, lower right and students treat Abby, the school’s service dog, to a party for her fourth birthday Monday. The dog owned by Russell’s neighbors comes to the school daily to work with students.

Courtney Goodin as Ma Joad comforts her son Tom, played by Derrick Mathern, in a scene for the De Soto High School play “The Grapes of Wrath.” It is one of two plays with "Steel Magnolias" De Soto High School students are performing this week.

Recycle bundles could join garbage containers on De Soto curbsides under new Johnson County regulations to be considered this spring by the county commission.