April 2024

Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen expected to consider final passage of $10 million bond election Thursday

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen is expected to consider an ordinance placing a $10 million street improvement program on the August ballot when it meets in regular session Thursday at 6 p.m. at city hall, 165 S. 4th Street.   The meeting is open to the public and will be shown […]

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Ste. Genevieve Co. to receive $16,000 from USDA Forest Service

ROLLA –  Ste. Genevieve County will be receiving $16,115.54 under the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program, another way that the USDA Forest Service provides benefits to communities in and around the Forest.   SRS provides critical funding for schools, roads, and other municipal services to more than 700 counties across the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

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2024 Senior Games will be held August 9th-11th

PERRYVILLE – The Southeast Missouri Senior Games is an Olympic-style sporting event for men and women age 50 and better.   This year’s schedule includes more than 50 individual and partner events.   Aa Senior Games official said, “Our longtime success is due to the incredible support we receive from corporate sponsors, community partners, long-time

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Attorney General Bailey’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit earns national recognition

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey hss announced that the U.S. Office of the Inspector General (OIG) awarded Missouri’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit with the Inspector General’s Award for Excellence in Fighting Fraud, Waste and Abuse as a result of the Unit’s performance in 2023. The Unit had especially high case outcomes for

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Businesses encouraged to ‘get their green on’ during May for Mental Health Awareness Month

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – As Mental Health Awareness Month approaches, the Community Counseling Center Foundation (CCCF) is proud to announce its initiative encouraging businesses to shed light on mental health awareness by going green – quite literally. Throughout the month of May, businesses are encouraged to swap out their traditional light bulbs for green ones,

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Cave Vineyard, Winery, and Distillery celebrates 20 years

STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. – Cave Vineyard is celebrating 20 years in the wine business! It all started in 1995 when Marty & Mary Jo Strussion purchased acreage in Ste. Genevieve County with the intention of building their dream retirement home. Once their home was built and they were all settled, it took Marty a whole 10 minutes

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Collaborative conservation efforts keep Lake Sturgeon off the Endangered Species List

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — After conducting a thorough species status assessment using the best available science, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determined lake sturgeon do not require listing under the Endangered Species Act. The Service’s 12-month finding shows ongoing management efforts, such as fish stocking, have contributed to the conservation and resiliency of the species.  “Today’s announcement shows

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Fetterhoff receives Agriscience Fair Award

COLUMBIA, Mo. —The Missouri FFA Association recognized members who executed research in an agricultural area in the Agriscience Fair at the 96th Missouri FFA Convention. This award area honors students who participated in a research-based Supervised Agricultural Experience.     Emma Fetterhoff, of the Perryville FFA Chapter, placed first in Division Three of the Plant

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