April 2026

Ste. Genevieve County Commission meeting minutes released

STE. GENEVIEVE – The minutes of the Ste. Genevieve County Commission Meeting that was held Monday, April 13th, have been released.   Ste. Genevieve County Commission Minutes   MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2026   4TH Day of the April Term. The Commission Met Pursuant to Adjournment. Present were Presiding Commissioner Randy Ruzicka, Associate Commissioners Cory Ford […]

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Three artists share SIU Carbondale’s 2026 Rickert-Ziebold award

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Autumn Meyer’s art — which won her honors as one of three Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Art and Design students to share the 2026 Rickert-Ziebold Trust Award — serves as an open invitation to view how everyone sees the world differently and helps people understand the experience of living

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Rose A. Eggemeyer

October 18, 1930 — April 19, 2026 Ellis Grove, IL ROSE A. EGGEMEYER, 95, of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away at 9:42 pm, Sunday, April 19, 2026 at her residence. She was born to the late Lucian I. and Irma I. (nee Mudd) Brewer on October 18, 1930 in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois. Rose married

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Ally Lynn Melliere

October 21, 2001 — April 19, 2026 Prairie du Rocher Ally Lynn Melliere, 24, of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, passed away at 2:47 am, Sunday, April 19, 2026, near Modoc, Illinois. Ally was the daughter of Troy and Stacy (nee Wetzler) Melliere. She was born on October 21, 2001, in Red Bud, Illinois. She was

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4th Annual CHS Distinguished YellowJacket Ceremony is huge success!

CHS teachers and staff honor 28 students and two current staff members at the 2026 event By Jim Beers CHESTER – 2026 marked the 4th year for the Chester High School student recognition program rightfully titled, “The Distinguished YellowJacket Program”. The program was launched in the spring of 2023 and has been a huge hit

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A statement by Gordon Heslop, a Republican candidate in Congressional District 8

I, along with millions of jubilant Hungarians, am celebrating the massive election defeat of Viktor Orban who was strongly supported by Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and J.D. Vance. Peter Magyar’s party won a supermajority in Parliament and will now be able to reverse the Orban restrictions on press freedom, the takeover of the judiciary, and

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Auditor Fitzpatrick releases annual report examining state’s financial reporting process

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick today released the annual report produced by his office on the state’s financial reporting processes. The report examines Missouri’s internal controls over annual statewide financial statements, and certain compliance issues, and makes recommendations to ensure accurate financial reporting, which better protects and accounts for taxpayer resources.

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Blessing of Memorial Rock at Ste. Gen-Modoc Ferry Landing

STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste.. Genevieve Alderman Sam Hughey has spearheaded an initiative to beautify the ferry landing area at what many know as Memorial Rock.   Over time, Memorial Rock has become a kind of living shrine—where visitors pause to pay their respects to those who have lost their lives to the Mighty Mississippi.   In recognition of that

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