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Mary Jane Kaiser, 85, went to be with our Lord on January 1, 2025, the feast day of The Solemnity of Mary. She was born in El Campo, TX, on July 17, 1939, to Robert Joseph and Lillian Blinka Motl.

“I want to recognize all Wharton County Sheriff Department staff for stopping at nothing to fight evil all because of their love for community,” Sheriff Shannon Srubar said Thursday standing stage at the 100 Club of Wharton County’s annual banquet held in the El Campo Civic Center.

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Jan 8, 2025 · El Campo faced a hurricane, reeled from a shocking crime and celebrated an historic day in the city during 2024, all the while planning for the future.

Dec 28, 2024 · El Campo Emergency Management Coordinator Jimmy George Jr. put it succinctly: “We were lucky.” High pitched squeals erupted from most cellphones in the area about 2:30 p.m. when the National Weather Service pushed through an emergency alert for a …

Jan 1, 2025 · A $1 million federal grant will pay 90% of El Campo’s cost to ensure utilities will con-tinue to operate even during a blackout. The city qualified for the grant awarded by the Texas Division of Emergency Man-agement Nov. 20 because of damaged sustained during April heavy rains and the bat-tering winds and extended power outages caused by Hur-ricane Beryl on July 8.

Mar 2, 2024 · The El Campo Leader-News and the Wharton Journal-Spectator have merged to become the Wharton County Leader-Journal, covering all of Wharton County.

Oct 30, 2024 · A planned $5.4 million roadway redo in El Campo was rejected by city council in a 5-1 vote Monday, two weeks after municipal leaders were prepared to award the bid.

Jan 1, 2025 · As you’ve read on our front page, the Wharton County Leader-Journal has been sold to another newspaper group. Hartman Newspapers sold the Leader-Journal, East Bernard Express and two other community newspapers to Moser Community Media, which owns 35 newspapers in Texas. That’s good news for ...