July 2025

Ste. Genevieve County School District R-II amends agenda for Tuesday’s school board meeting

STE. GENEVIEVE — The Ste. Genevieve County R-II School Board will meet Tuesday at 5:30 for a closed session and at 6:30 p.m. for the open session in the Early Childhood Center Multipurpose Room,1200 Maple Drive, Ste. Genevieve AGENDA AMENDED: FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2025, AT 10:00 AM BY CHRISTINA GETTINGER Ahead of the regularly scheduled […]

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Altenburg man helps launch Missouri S&T’s rocket

ROLLA, Mo. — Members of Missouri University of Science and Technology’s Rocket Design Team made university history with the successful launch of their liquid-fueled rocket, Phoenix, this June. According to the team, they are the fifteenth team in the United States and the twentieth worldwide to launch a student-built liquid-fueled rocket.     One of

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Draft minutes of Ste. Genevieve Planning and Zoning Commission meeting released

STE. GENEVIEVE – The draft minutes of Thursday’s meeting of the Ste. Genevieve Planning and Zoning Commission have been released.   The SteGenTV video of the meeting: https://www.youtube.com/live/WGaavDJd2kk?si=JfQnVc7PKPus91bg     PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION Ste. Genevieve, Missouri July 17, 2025 6:00 p.m.   Call to Order at 6:01pm by Chairman Gary Roth.   Roll Call:

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Hope Squad Program to launch in PCSD 32, other area schools, enhancing mental wellness support

CAPE GIRARDEAU – Several schools in the Cape Girardeau and Perryville areas are set to implement the highly anticipated Hope Squad program, a peer-to-peer suicide prevention initiative designed to improve mental wellness support for students.   Hope Squad | Peer-to-Peer Suicide Prevention   https://www.hopesquad.com/?fbclid=IwY2xjawLoKaVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHtq0t9j9CL5LeEGBmvX4VAtwjc8bzDcpCWRq0pjjvIKt-SZUYxRntezpoJQn_aem_9e1pRBKlwgdhseeW4qKBcA   This vital program will be introduced at Perryville High School,

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Large crowd turns out for Community Center-YMCA presentation

STE. GENEVIEVE — The Ste. Genevieve County Commission faced a packed meeting room of its constituents and dozens on Zoom for a town hall meeting Wednesday to discuss its decision to turn over the operations of the Ste. Genevieve County Community Center and the water park along with other community center facilities to the YMCA.

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Most southeast Missouri residents must leave home county to find employment

JEFFERSON CITY – Most Southeast Missouri residents must leave their home county to find employment.   That’s one of the findings in a report from the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center (MERIC) entitled Southeast Missouri Commuting Profiles 2025.   Southeast Commuting Profiles_2025    The Southeast Workforce Development Area (WDA) consists of 13 counties: Bollinger,

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