May 2025

Bloomsdale Elementary first grade students launch sweets shops & donate funds

STE. GENEVIEVE — First grade students at Bloomsdale Elementary recently launched three different sweet shops as an annual project-based learning activity with Counselor Amy Rowland! The goal is to offer students a hands-on learning experience of how to run a business. Each class decided upon a theme, came up with their shop name, created promotional

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Bloomsdale Elementary kindergarten class publishes book

STE. GENEVIEVE — Recently, Ms. Ashley Gettinger’s kindergarten class at Bloomsdale Elementary had the opportunity to see their writings come to life through the publication of a picture book! It all began when Ms. Gettinger talked with her class about the writing process—brainstorming ideas, writing a draft, illustrating a visual to accompany the text—and the

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Class of 2025 graduate Ainsley McClard receives MSBA FutureBuilders Scholarship

STE. GENEVIEVE — 2025 Ste. Genevieve High School graduate Ainsley McClard, has been chosen a recipient of the Missouri School Boards’ Association’s FutureBuilders Scholarship for Region 13. This year, more than 200 districts submitted nominations for the scholarship and regional winners had one of the most competitive scholarship fields MSBA has ever judged.    

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IDOA now accepting specialty crop block grant proposals

SPRINGFIELD, IL – In an effort to expand the availability of fresh, locally-grown produce and strengthen the competitiveness of the state’s specialty crop industry, the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) plans to distribute more than $679,000 over a three-year period thanks to funding allocated in the USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant program.     An application for grant

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MSHP arrest reports

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest report of arrests.   54-year-old Albettha P. Bond of St Louis was arrested on Ste. Genevieve County charges of failing to appear on two traffic charges. He was being held in the Ste. Genevieve County Jail pending the posting  of bond.

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