May 2026

Ste. Genevieve County Commission meeting minutes released

STE. GENEVIEVE – The minutes of the Ste. Genevieve County Commission meetings held April 30 and May 4 have been released.   Ste. Genevieve County Commission Minutes   THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2026   8TH 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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Utilities ask FERC to prohibit electricity transmission competition in Missouri to increase electricity prices and protect their profits

Electricity Transmission Competition Coalition MISSOURI – After their lobbyists could not convince the state legislature to enrich their CEO and shareholders with a state law to override federal competitive bidding requirements, a band of electricity utilities throughout the Midwest filed a complaint recently at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in Washington, DC to achieve the

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Woman receives minor injuries when she jumps from moving car and is run over by one of its tires

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports a woman received minor injuries when she jumped from a moving car and was run over by one of the car’s tires.   The report says the incident happened Thursday on an on-ramp to I-55.   The driver of the car was not injured.   The

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Ste Genevieve High School girls track team is 7th at district

STE GENEVIEVE — Congratulations to the SGHS girls track team for their 7th place finish at the Class 3 District 1 meet.   All-District athletes and Sectional Qualifiers include:   Ashlyn Wezner (300h-4th, pole vault-2nd, 4×8-4th), Aila Wolk (pole vault-3rd), Lilli Farlow (4×8-4th), Laurie Faulkner (4×8-4th), Rhea Meyer (4×8-4th).  

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SGHS golfers place 5th at district, two golfers qualify for state

STE. GENEVIEVE – Congratulations to the Ste. Genevieve High School Boys Golf Team on its 5th place finish out of 18 teams at the District Golf Tournament Friday!     And congratulations to Luke Ferranto (10th place) and Chase Yamnitz (21st place) for qualifying for the State Tournament on May 18-19. Way to go, Dragons!

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Reva Jane Winkler

Reva Jane Winkler, 89, of Perryville, Missouri passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at the Independence Care Center. She was born July 18, 1936 in Patton, MO to James and Glenna (Heaps) Sitze. Reva and Eugene Winkler were married August 28, 1954. He preceded her in death on October 5, 1988. She worked as a

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Kit W. Bieri

KIT W. BIERI, 68, of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, passed away at 10:45 am, Friday, May 8, 2026, surrounded by his family at his brother’s home. He was born to the late Raymond A. and Arlene J. (nee Dutton) Bieri on September 21, 1957, in St. Louis, Missouri. Kit had worked as a truck driver

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Governor Kehoe signs bill to stop ADA Lawsuit Abuse into law

JEFFERSON CITY – Small business owners in Missouri are grateful that Governor Mike Kehoe has signed Senate Bill 907 into law. The bill, which unanimously sailed through the General Assembly, aims to stop predatory trial attorneys’ attempts to force a settlement without allowing small business owners an opportunity to resolve alleged issues between their website

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