July 2024

Elva Lorene Staffen

A funeral will be held Wednesday, July 24, 2024 for 95-year-old Elva “Elvie” Staffen of Sainte Genevieve, Mo. who passed away Friday, July 19, 2024 at Riverview at the Park in Sainte Genevieve, Mo.   She was born July 4, 1929 in Minnith, Mo., a daughter of Charles F. Porter and Eva Porter, who both […]

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Courthouse courtyard pavilion is completed

Story and photos by Karen Stuppy, associate county commissioner STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve County Associate Commission Karen Stuppy is sharing her photographs of the  pavilion installed in the courthouse courtyard, completed through a LATCF grant from ARPA funding, without using taxpayer dollars.       Stuppy said the project turned out great, thanks to

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MDC buying tree seed from landowners for select species in southeast Missouri

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) George O. White Tree Nursery in Licking is currently purchasing seed from the public for a variety of tree and shrub species within southeast Missouri.   “The nursery conducts seed collections annually, and collected seeds are grown into bare root seedlings,” said MDC Community Forester Jennifer

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Perryville Police report

PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department has released its latest report.   Among those listed as arrested:   37-year-old Rhonda Franklin of St. Louis was arrested July 11th on charges of driving while revoked or suspended, failure to provide financial responsibility and failure to register a motor vehicle.   According to the police report a

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Purcell Tire & Rubber Company to expand in Potosi

POTOSI, Mo. — Purcell Tire & Rubber Company, a leading provider of tire and rubber products, announced Thursday that it will expand in Potosi, investing more than $5.3 million and creating 10 new jobs. The company’s expansion includes the acquisition of an 8-acre site in the Washington County Industrial Park for a more than 44,000-square-foot warehouse,

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Route B in Ste. Genevieve County reduced for guardrail repairs

SIKESTON―Route B in Ste. Genevieve County will be reduced to one lane with a 12-foot width restriction as contractor crews perform guardrail repairs.   This section of roadway is located near Madden Creek Road near Coffman, Missouri.  Weather permitting, work will take place Monday, July 22 through Wednesday, July 31 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.    As work

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Ste. Genevieve County R-II Board of Education receives MSBA 2024 Governance Team Award

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve County R-II Board of Education is among 31 Missouri school boards earning the Missouri School Boards’ Association’s 2024 Governance Team Award.     The Board of Education and district administrators takes a group photo at the July 17, 2024 Regular Meeting. Left to Right: Assistant Superintendent Dr. Lance McClard,

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