STE. GENEVIEVE – A Labor Day afternoon fire caused considerable damage to a wood frame home in the 800 block of Market Street in Ste. Genevieve. Ste. Genevieve Fire Chief Kenny Steiger said the department was dispatched for a structure fire at 12:57 p.m. The first fire officer arrived at 1 […]
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PERRYVILLE — Power was cut to around 689 Citizens Electric Corporation members in northern Cape Girardeau County Saturday afternoon when heavy thunderstorms moved through the area. The CEC’s Steve Elsea says one of those storms sent a lightning bolt that scored a direct hit on a pole near the Neely Substation off Route 177.
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ALTENBURG – The East Perry Community Fair has had a mule jumping event since 1982, but the number of mules participating has been declining in recent years due to a decrease in people owning and jumping mules in the area. Luke Ponder has taken over as superintendent for the competition and with the help
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STE. GENEVIEVE – Rotary District 6060 recently awarded the Ste. Genevieve Rotary Club a $500 grant for the express purpose of helping young girls in one capacity or another. The club decided to use the “Empowering Girls” grant to prepare care packages for girls in need. The club also voted to match the grant
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ST. MARY – The St. Mary Board of Aldermen will meet at 6 p.m. this evening for a work session at city hall, 782 Third Street. The meeting is open to the public. The tentative agenda: ST. MARY BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING Posted September 3, 2024 Notice is hereby given that
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By Iris Vincent and Angie Dalton, Ste. Genevieve Art Guild STE. GENEVIEVE – Hello all, hope you have had a great start to the new school year and have had a great long weekend. We hope to get the word out to all interested students, ages 4-18. The dates are: Wednesday, September 11;
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A funeral will be held Thursday, September 5, 2024 for 88-year-old James Edward Cissell of Brewer, Mo. passed away Friday, August 30, 2024 at Independence Care Center of Perry County. He was born April 19, 1936 in Perry County, Mo. to Thomas and Idelle (Moore) Cissell, who both preceded him in death. He and Peggy
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From a news release PERRYVILLE – Citizens Electric Corporation (Citizens) and Wabash Valley Power Association, Inc. (Wabash Valley) are announcing a new chapter in their collaboration. Working together, they will advance the cooperative model through a transition of their relationship to the benefit of both cooperatives’ members. On May 30, 2024, Citizens and
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Each semester, students at Missouri State University who attain academic excellence are named to the dean’s list. More than 1,100 students were named to the summer 2024 dean’s list. These local students made the list: Joel Koenig of Farrar Alexis Bova of Ste Genevieve Russell Kirkhuff of Sainte Genevieve For undergraduate students,
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JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest report of arrests. Among those listed as arrested: 38-year-old Natalie R. Scarborough of West Plains at 10:06 p.m. Thursday, August 29 in Ste. Genevieve County on a Jefferson County charge of driving while revoked and on an Arnold charge of driving
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