July 2025

Ste. Genevieve County R-II Board of Education presented with MSBA 2025 Governance Team Award

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve County R-II Board of Education is among 23 Missouri school boards earning the Missouri School Boards’ Association’s 2025 Governance Team Award.   Left to Right: Board of Education Secretary Geralyn Diesel, Member Martha Resinger, Member Josh Gettinger, President David Bova, Member Jim Kirchner, Member Jamie Ballew, and Vice President […]

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Ste. Genevieve County R-II hosts Early Childhood Center ribbon-cutting and tours

STE. GENEVIEVE — On Tuesday, July 22, the Ste. Genevieve County R-II School District held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly constructed Early Childhood Center, located at 1200 Maple Drive in Ste. Genevieve. Following the ceremony, attendees were invited to tour the facility.     The new center addresses a critical need identified by the

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Jonathan Edward Thomal

Jonathan Edward Thomal 36 years old of Sainte Genevieve, MO September 5, 1988 – July 24, 2025   Survived By: Mom and Dad, Rosemary & Paul Douglas, Jr., Father, Edward Thomal; Brother, Kevin E. (Maddie) Douglas, Grandfather, Paul Douglas, Sr., Godfather, Sal Marsilla, Uncle, David Leach, Aunts, Lora Gracey and Terese Bovee.   Preceded in

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Ashley Gettinger named 2025-2026 Regional Teacher of the Year

Ste. Genevieve County School District R-II STE. GENEVIEVE — The Ste. Genevieve County R-II School District is proud to announce that Ashley Gettinger, kindergarten teacher at Bloomsdale Elementary, has been selected as a 2025–2026 Regional Teacher of the Year by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). Ms. Gettinger is one of 34

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Illinois ranks last for financial transparency

By Terri Bryant, Illinois State Senator MURPHYSBORO, Ill. – In a recently released report, Illinois was dead last in the country concerning financial transparency when compared to all 50 states. Researchers with Truth in Accounting, who put out the report, claim Illinois’ ranking can be highlighted by the state’s delay in publishing its fiscal year 2023

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Missouri State Fair plans Missouri Farm Family, other special days

SEDALIA – Missouri State Fair organizers invite all to come to the fair for special days. Missouri Farm Bureau/Farm Family Day Monday, Aug 11   Join us for a fun-filled day at the Missouri State Fair as we celebrate Missouri Farm Bureau/Farm Family Day! For 68 years, Farm Family Day at the Missouri State Fair has

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Montauk State Park recovery team selected as July 2025 Missouri Department of Natural Resources Team Members of the Month

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The flood recovery team, consisting of staff from Montauk State Park, Rock Island State Park and members of the statewide construction unit with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Division of State Parks, has been selected as the department’s Team Members of the Month for July 2025. The group was selected

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