November 2024

SGHS student wins Voice of Democracy Oral Essay Contest

STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve High School senior Lucy Sears won first place in the VFW Post 2210 and Auxiliary’s annual Voice of Democracy Contest.     Lucy is the daughter of Roy and Debora Bronson. After winning second place last year, Lucy has now claimed the top spot as this year’s champion!   She […]

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SGMS students named to Mineral Area Junior High Honors Choir

STE. GENEVIEVE – On Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, approximately 22 Ste. Genevieve Middle School students were chosen to participate in the Mineral Area Junior High Honors Choir. The concert took place at 6:30 p.m. at the Farmington Centene Center under the direction of Jefferson College Choir Director Paula Martin.   Congratulations to these students on

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SIU’s Thanks ‘Giving Back’ food drive to benefit students is Nov. 19

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — You can get into the holiday spirit early by participating in the Thanks “Giving Back” Campus Food Drive to assist Southern Illinois University Carbondale students who need a bit of help now and then. The food drive is slated for 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 19, which falls

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Alice Florence Deckard

A funeral will be held Friday, November 8, 2024 for 92-year-old Alice Florence Deckard of Perryville, Missouri who passed away Sunday, November 3, 2024 at her residence. She was born December 10, 1931 in Bayonne, NJ to John and Katarzyna (Kucinska) Maxim, who both preceded her in death. Alice and Claude L. Deckard were married

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Ste. Genevieve County election results

STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve County voters overwhelmingly supported Republican candidates in Tuesday’s balloting. Only two local races were won by Democrats.   The voters said Yes to Donald Trump for president; Josh Hawley for U.S. Senator, Mike Kehoe for governor, Dave Wasinger for Lieutenant Governor, Denny Hoskins for Secretary of State; Vivek Malek for

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Perry County election results

PERRYVILLE – It was a Republican Party sweep in Perry County with voters voting for Donald Trump for president (with 2,002 of 3,573 precincts reporting, he was leading Kamala Harris (D) 1,124,966 to 841,349.,   Josh Hawley who was seeking re-election for U.S. Senator, was leading his nearest opponent, Lucas Kunce (D) 1,066,979 to  868,348.

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Abreeana Zipprich named Valle Elks Student of Month for November

STE. GENEVIEVE – Abreeana Zipprich has been named the Valle Elks Student of Month for November. She is the daughter of Jodie Blum-Zipprich, a graduate of Valle Class of 1998 and Matthew Zipprich   Her plans after graduation are to attend a four-year university where I will pursue a major in biochemistry. After that, she

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