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After School Jazz Band performs at North County Jazz Festival

STE GENEVIEVE – Students from Ste. Genevieve Middle and High School’s After School Jazz Band spent Saturday, April 18, immersed in music and learning at the 31st Annual North County Jazz Festival.     The day provided multiple opportunities for students to grow as musicians. Middle school and high school performers took part in jam […]

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Attorney General Hanaway releases statement on signing of House Bill 2641

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Attorney General Catherine Hanaway released a statement following Governor Mike Kehoe’s signing of House Bill 2641: “We are glad that Governor Kehoe has signed House Bill 2641 into law. This important piece of legislation builds upon our enforcement efforts already underway, and gives the Attorney General’s Office specific authority to hold bad actors accountable

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Elementary students place in ‘Illustrating America’ art contest

STE. GENEVIEVE – Recently, Bloomsdale Elementary and Ste. Genevieve Elementary students were recognized with awards for contests sponsored by VFW Auxiliary 2210!   Congratulations to the following students on their recognitions:   “Illustrating America” Art Contest Grades K – 2: 2nd Place: Grant Sheldon, 2nd Grade, Bloomsdale Elementary     Lois Flieg, VFW Auxiliary Youth

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FEMA approves more than $400 million to support recovery in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska

KANSAS CITY, MO — On Thursday, FEMA announced more than $400 million in funding to support recovery for past disasters in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska for Public Assistance projects. Through Public Assistance, FEMA empowers state and local communities to recover following a major disaster, including debris removal, emergency protective measures and the repair or replacement

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Four aldermen are sworn into new terms on the board following their re-elections April 7

STE. GENEVIEVE – There were four “swearing ins” at Thursday’s meeting of the Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen, but no new faces. The four incumbent aldermen ran unopposed in the April 7th municipal election.   Alderman Joe Steiger conducted the business of the meeting in the absence of Mayor Keim. Steiger read a proclamation for

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Illinois Retail Merchants Association condemns Trump Administration efforts to block swipe fee relief 

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Retail Merchants Association (IRMA) released the following statement after the Trump Administration issued a rule through the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency attempting to block Illinois’ Interchange Fee Prohibition Act, which would limit swipe fees banks and credit card companies can charge businesses and consumers:   “Banks and credit card companies will

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Illinois Treasurer Frerichs eclipses $2.5 Billion in money returned to residents, businesses, nonprofits

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs Thursday announced he has returned over $2.5 billion in missing money on his watch, breaking all records in an I-Cash program that has been around since the 1960s.   More than 2.5 million people, nonprofits, and businesses have been reunited with their missing money since Frerichs took office in

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