January 2023

Board Briefs from Jan. 17, 2023, Ste. Genevieve Board of Education Regular Meeting

STE. GENEVIEVE – This information includes highlights from the Ste. Genevieve County R-II Board of Education’s Jan. 17, 2023, 2022, Regular Meeting. This is an unofficial record. The official Board Minutes are posted on the district website and are located on BoardDocs, linked here. The video of the meeting can be found on the district’s

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Chester Grade School Character Awards ‘Self-Management’

CHESTER — The following students at Chester Grade School were honored January 6, 2023, with a CGS Character Award.   The character trait being recognized was. “Self-Management”. Pictured are: (Back row, left to right) Carter Kennedy, Alex Todd, Hayden McKinney, Monica Anaya, Kenna Thompson, Pedro Hernandez, Yami Fuentes, Morgan Nanney, and Preston Liefer. (Middle row,

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Dr. Paul Taylor selected as next SG R-II superintendent

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve County R-II School District has announced that Deputy Superintendent Dr. Paul Taylor has been hired by the Board of Education as Ste. Genevieve County R-II School District’s next superintendent beginning July 1, 2023. “We have a long history of dedicated superintendents in this district, many homegrown, and we believe

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Illinoisans cautioned to remain COVID-19 vigilant to protect those most at-risk

CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced Friday that the CDC is reporting 28 counties in the state are at an elevated level for COVID-19, compared to 61 in the previous week. Of those, three Illinois counties are at a High Community Level, compared to five the previous week; and 25 counties

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Jefferson College announces Friday Speaker Series Programs for Spring

HILLSBORO – The Jefferson College Friday Speaker Series will continue with presentations in February, March, and April. Each event lasts from 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Student Center Cafe on the Hillsboro campus.   Programs include:   February 17 – “St. Louis Love Stories” presented by Amanda Clark, community tours manager for the Missouri Historical

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Perry County Extension Council Election is this week

PERRYVILLE – Missouri state statutes create county extension councils to work with University of Missouri Extension. The publicly elected (and appointed) council members assist in planning and carrying out extension programs in their county, providing local extension governance and representing the diversity of the county’s changing population.   Extension offers research-based programming in categories such

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