July 2023

Ste. Genevieve County Commission will hold ‘town hall’ event

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve County Commission will be hosting a townhall event on August 9, 2023. The meeting will be in the conference room at the Progress Sports Complex located at 1300 Progress Parkway in Ste. Genevieve.   Beginning at 6:30 p.m., the meeting will commence with remarks by Ste. Genevieve County Commissioners […]

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University of Missouri experts provide simple energy-saving tips for summer months

COLUMBIA, Mo. — From energy-saving strategies to water-saving techniques, there are simple ways people can embrace the essence of the summer while also lowering their energy consumption. Here, Katherine Stockton and Michael Goldschmidt from the University of Missouri share simple energy-saving tips people can do around the home during the summer months.   Use fans

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Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest winners announced

STE. GENEVIEVE – The “Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest” is an art contest for students in grades 9-12,  It is sponsored by VFW Auxiliary 2210 at the local level.  This scholarship contest recognizes young artists and encourages patriotism in youth.  Entries are judged on originality of concept, presentation and patriotism expressed, content of how

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America’s Seed Fund Road Tour comes to the Midwest to engage small businesses working on high-tech, high-impact ideas

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced it will launch a road tour to Midwest states connecting entrepreneurs working on advanced technology to the country’s largest source of early-stage funding – America’s Seed Fund. America’s Seed Fund, comprised of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)

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Arrival of 7,800-pound boulder solidifies Art Guild’s public sculpture project

STE GENEVIEVE — In February, the Sainte Genevieve Art Guild announced plans for a public sculpture honoring the County’s first artists – Native Americans – primarily those who built a mound complex and village circa 1300 AD along the river just two miles southeast of our city center.   Archaeologists call these people the Mississippians.

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Changes are coming to Missouri Sheriff’s Retirement System

From a Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office news release HILLSBORO – Jefferson County Sheriff Dave Marshak acknowledges big changes coming to the Missouri Sheriff’s Retirement System.   He said these changes will undoubtedly impact future candidates when current sheriffs leave office.   “These changes significantly impact the larger Sheriff’s Offices in the state and could potentially

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Help feed hungry Missourians through ‘Hogs for Hunger’

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri 4-H and FFA swine exhibitors have an opportunity to change the lives of their friends and classmates who don’t have enough to eat. Missouri Farmers Care Foundation’s (MFCF) Drive to Feed Kids invites swine exhibitors to pledge hogs this summer to feed hungry Missourians through Hogs for Hunger.    One in

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MoDNR launching new system for major water user reporting

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is launching a new online reporting system for the state’s major water users.   WatURS, short for Water Use Reporting System, allows any person or entity producing 100,000 gallons or more per day (or approximately 70 gallons per minute) to fulfill the requirement of reporting

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MSHP reports arrest

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest arrests.   Among those listed as arrested:   24-year-old Nathan N. Tyson of Davenport, Iowa at 10 p.m. Monday in Ste. Genevieve County on a patrol charge of possession of a controlled substance – two MDMA pills. He was released.

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