August 10, 2023
STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve County Commission would like to express its deepest thanks to the county road and bridge department for their extensive efforts during repair and cleanup from the August 2 and August 5 storms that left widespread damage in western and southern sections of the county.
While no tornados were reported, intense straight line winds led to a vast area of downed trees blocking roads in an unprecedented series of storms. Torrential rains created washouts throughout the area with emergency repair operations being conducted from early Thursday morning to late Saturday afternoon.
As road and bridge is on a four, ten hour a day schedule, working on Friday and Saturday amounted to overtime when the employees are normally off from work.
A special thank you from the county recognizing Fischer Quarries for service above and beyond for operating on Saturday, August 5 to allow the road and bridge department to haul badly needed material to the Boyd Road rebuild on that day.