June 2023

Ste. Genevieve will issue no burn or fireworks display permit though July 5th

STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve City Hall has announced that it will not be issuing any burn or fireworks display permits from now through the Fourth of July.   “Due to the severe dry conditions, the potential for a fire spread is high. We will also be closing the brush site since we can’t burn […]

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Truman Tucker enhances Ste. Genevieve County Fair Grounds as part of Eagle Scout Project

STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. – Truman Tucker, a local member of the Boy Scouts of America, has successfully completed an Eagle Scout Project that has brought a fresh look to the Ste. Genevieve County Fair Grounds. Collaborating closely with the fair board, Truman identified the needs of the fairgrounds and designed a project that would meet

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Wayne J. Steibel

A funeral will be held Saturday, July 1, 2023 for 80-year-old Wayne J. Steibel of Evansville, Illinois, who passed away at 10:36 pm, Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at Mercy Hospital South, St. Louis, Missouri. He was born March 31, 1943 in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois a son of Clarence and Mildred (nee Deterding) Steibel who

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Allene H. Becker

A funeral will be held Monday, July 3, 2023 for 97-year-old Allene H. Becker of Evansville, Illinois, who passed away peacefully, at 8:50 pm, Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, O’Fallon, Illinois.   She was born October 26, 1925 in Evansville, daughter of Walter and Margaret (nee Simpson) Heuman who both preceded her in

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Ameren Missouri offers five energy savings tips for the extreme heat

ST. LOUIS – With temperatures forecast to reach triple digits this week, Ameren Missouri is advising customers about five free and easy energy-saving tips to help cut energy costs, while staying comfortable and safe.   “We recommend our customers use air conditioners when it’s extremely hot,” said Tony Lozano, director of energy solutions at Ameren

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Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site to host fireworks display July 4

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Arcadia Valley Chamber of Commerce will again partner with Missouri State Parks and Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site to celebrate Independence Day with a fireworks display July 4. The event will go from 3 – 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, on the historic site’s grounds. For more information, contact the site’s

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Christ Our Savior Lutheran High School FFA goes to state convention

EVANSVILLE, Ill. – Members of the Christ Our Savior Lutheran High School FFA recently attended the 95th Annual Illinois FFA State Convention in Springfield, Ill. Those attending the FFA State Convention were: Isaac Luebkemann, Brianna Brake, Christine Liefer, Alyssa Heimann, and Charlie Rahlfs.   There they made new friends and even played a game of

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Discovering your French heritage in Perry County

PERRYVILLE – We know the greatest numbers of early Perry County migrants consisted of the Baptists from Pennsylvania, the great numbers of English Catholics from Maryland via Kentucky, the Methodists and Presbyterians from North Carolina, then the great surge of German immigration consisting of the Bavarian Lutherans, then the Saxon Lutherans and the Bavarian Catholics.

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