January 2025

Rockefeller Brothers Fund president to discuss geopolitics at SIU’s Paul Simon Institute event

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Stephen Heintz, president and CEO of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, will join Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute for a virtual conversation on Thursday, Jan. 30, to discuss the rapidly changing global landscape and the role of philanthropy in fostering a more just and sustainable world. During the event,

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Schmitt is pleased with Pete Hegseth’s confirmation as Defense Secretary

WASHINGTON – Friday night, Senator Eric Schmitt, member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after voting to confirm Pete Hegseth to be Secretary of Defense.  “I was proud to vote for Pete Hegseth to be our Secretary of Defense. Pete is a bold leader committed to prioritizing America’s safety and strength, and

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SGCMH sponsoring “GenERAtions,” the 2025 Women’s Health Fair

STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital (SGCMH) is gearing up for its 26th annual Women’s Health Fair scheduled for Saturday, February 22, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The theme for this year’s event is “GenERAtions, celebrate your health era!”  The hospital hallways will be filled with vendors and staff sharing lots of

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Ste. Gen R-2 releases Board Briefs from Jan. 21 Regular Meeting

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve School District R-II has released the “Board Briefs” for the January 21st regular meeting. The district notes that: This information includes highlights from the Ste. Genevieve County R-II Board of Education’s Jan. 21, 2025, Regular Meeting. This is an unofficial record. The official Board Minutes are posted on the

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Three local residents named to University of Mississippi Fall 2024 Chancellor’s Honor Roll

UNIVERSITY, MS — The University of Mississippi announced students named to the Fall 2024 Honor Roll lists. The following local students were named to the Chancellor’s Honor Roll, which is reserved for students who earn a semester GPA of 3.75-4.00:   Emma Christine, of Bloomsdale, MO, in the B.S. in Integrated Mktg. Communications program.  

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Timothy Joggerst

Timothy Joggerst 55 years old of Ste. Genevieve, MO   Died Wednesday, January 22, 2025 At Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO   He was born November 22, 1969 in Ste. Genevieve, MO   Married to Nancy (Brown) Joggerst on October 23, 2004   Survived By: Wife, Nancy Joggerst of Ste. Genevieve, MO; Two

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Michael P. Magers

Michael P. Magers, 79, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 3:13 p.m. on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at Three Springs Senior Living and Rehabilitation in Chester, Illinois.   He was born to the late Henry and Rachel (nee Moll) Magers on March 17, 1945, in Red Bud, Illinois.   Michael married Donna Kueker Schuwerk on October

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