September 2023

Ste. Genevieve September Art Walk includes plein air painting event 

STE, GENEVIEVE – Visitors to historic Ste. Genevieve’s September 4th Friday Art Walk will find local artists painting on sidewalks along the downtown Art Walk route and art on display in locations throughout the historic district. The Art Walk takes place from 6 to 9 pm.     Artists will be painting “en plein air”

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Truman State University extends No. 1 ranking streak to 27 years 

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — Truman State University’s spot at the top of the U.S. News & World Report college rankings now stands at 27 years and counting.   The University earned multiple recognitions in the 2024 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings, including another year as the No. 1 public school in the Midwest region.

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Phyllis Ann Rock

A funeral will be held Friday, September 22, 2023 for 71-year-old Phyllis Ann Rock who passed away September 15th at her Ste. Genevieve home.   She was born in St. Louis on December 24, 1951 a daughter to Edward W. and Velma Jean (nee Woods) Hurt.   She is survived by her husband: Louis Glen

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James ‘Jim’ G. Sauer

James ‘Jim’ G. Sauer, 65, of Perryville, Missouri passed away Saturday, September 16, 2023 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 31, 1958 in Perryville, MO to Raymond August and Evelyn Elizabeth (Schumer) Sauer. Jim and Mary Wichern Sauer were married June 30, 1979 at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic

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Chester Grade School presents Character Awards

CHESTER — Chester Grade School presented its first character awards of the year Friday September 15. The trait being recognized was, “Self-Awareness”.   Pictured (Front row, left to right): Connor Adams, Rose Cook, Connor Rensing, Mathew Holdman, Ren Holly, Bohdi Helmers, Mia Gilmer, Landynn Phillips, Teagan Draves, and Chloe Keeton. (Back row, left to right): Hoyt Hahs,

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$5 million grant will help Missourians land high-quality jobs

JEFFERSON CITY – The U.S. Department of Labor has announced that the Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development will receive $5 million in the form of a Quality Jobs, Equity, Strategy and Training (QUEST) Disaster Recovery Dislocated Worker Grant.   MDHEWD will work directly with higher education institutions across the state to provide students

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$19 Million Grant Program will improve climate resilience of drinking water infrastructure 

LENEXA, Kan. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $19 million in new grant funding that will work to improve the climate resilience of the nation’s water infrastructure. EPA’s Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability grant program will support drinking water systems in underserved, small and disadvantaged communities that are working to prepare

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Cong. Jason Smith seeks solutions for rural America’s health care crisis during community roundtables in Missouri

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI – On a tour of health care facilities throughout southeast Missouri, doctors, hospitals, health care workers, and local leaders met with Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) to examine the harsh realities of access to quality health care in rural America. Folks shared stories of the challenges they face providing and

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