October 2022

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Governor Mike Parson has ordered the Missouri State Capitol dome lighted red beginning at sunset on Saturday, October 8 until sunrise on Sunday, October 9, 2022, in honor of fallen firefighters.   The lighting coincides with the annual memorial weekend of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and its Light the Night for Fallen Firefighters tribute. The […]

STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. – The University of Missouri Extension will once again this season host the Ste. Genevieve Adopt-a-Family program. The Adopt-a-Family program helps create a positive and memorable holiday for children in Ste. Genevieve County by providing gifts, clothing, and necessities to families in need. The focus is on children under the age of

SIKESTON–Route O in Ste. Genevieve County will be reduced as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs.  This section of roadway is located from Route 32 to Route 61 near Bloomsdale, Missouri.  Weather permitting, work will take place Tuesday, Oct. 11 through Thursday, Oct. 13 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.   The work zone will be

SIKESTON–Route Y in Ste. Genevieve and St. Francois Counties will be reduced as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs.   This section of roadway is located from Route D in St. Francois County to I-55 near Bloomsdale, Missouri.   Weather permitting, work will take place Tuesday, Oct. 11 through Thursday, Oct. 20 from 7 a.m.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Celebrate the wide array of history from 1750 to 1950 with the team members at Felix Vallé House State Historic Site from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, during Rural Heritage Day.  Demonstrators will be on site showcasing crafts and trades such as historical cooking, weaving, spinning, musketry, smithing,

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Community Memorial Hospital auxiliary will have quilting on the following days in October:   Tuesday, October 25 Wednesday, October 26 Thursday, October 27   from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. each day   All quilters are invited to help quilt baby quilts to be sold in the gift shop.