January 2025

Attendance practices updated as focus on 90/90 continues

PERRYVILLE – Perry County District 32 schools have updated their attendance practices as they continue to focus on achieving the state’s attendance goal of having at least 90 percent of students at school at least 90 percent of the time school is in session. “As the second semester begins, we will continue to encourage all […]

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MAC Tech Outreach is a great opportunity for Ste. Genevieve

By Joe Steiger, Ste. Genevieve Alderman STE GENEVIEVE — This opportunity with Mineral Area College is truly that, a great opportunity. We started this idea with re-purposing the Pettus Ford property, but after we showed MAC the facility, they just didnt feel like it was the right fit for what they wanted to do in

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Man who defrauded investors in sports betting fund sentenced to 48 months in prison

ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Wednesday sentenced a man who stole $650,000 from investors in a sports betting fund to 48 months in prison and ordered him to repay the money. Elijah A. Goshert, 48, defrauded investors in the “Magellan Sports Fund” from at least Feb. 1, 2017, through Nov.

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New fire protection district will be on the April ballot

STE. GENEVIEVE – At a recent court hearing, Circuit Judge Timothy Inman granted approval for the Ste. Genevieve Fire Protection District to be placed on the ballot Tuesday, April 8th, 2025. Voters will be asked to incorporate the Ste. Genevieve Fire Protection District with a tax rate of $0.30 per $100 assessed valuation on all

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Perryville woman named to Fall 2024 Dean’s List in U of A’s Fulbright College

FAYETTEVILLE, AR– A student from Perryville has been named to the Fall 2024 Dean’s List in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas.   Bridgette Steele joins more than 1,100 additional Fulbright College students on the Fall 2024 Dean’s List. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must achieve at

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Perryville woman named to University of Mississippi Fall 2024 Dean’s Honor Roll

UNIVERSITY, MS – A Perryville woman has been named to the University of Mississippi’s Fall 2024 Honor Roll lists.   Marissa Cooper, in the B.S. in Integrated Mktg. Communications program, was named to the Dean’s Honor Roll, which is reserved for students who earn a semester GPA of 3.50-3.74.   To be eligible for honor

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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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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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