A group of local volunteers planted a pollinator garden at the parking lot of the Levee Wildlife Refuge on Saturday, September 26th. The garden surrounds the refuge information kiosk at the end of Stormy Crawford Way. The project was coordinated by Mary Elise Sampson of the Levee Refuge Committee and Jared Nance of the U. […]
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The Ste. Genevieve Colonial Militia will hold an encampment on Saturday, October 10, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the grounds of French Colonial America, located at the corner of Market and Main Streets. The Militia were the citizen soldiers of Ste. Genevieve’s French and Spanish colonial past. Visitors to the encampment will interact
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(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.)–The Missouri Corn Growers Association appreciates Gov. Mike Kehoe’s action to help Missouri farmers manage rising fuel and transportation costs during harvest. Gov. Kehoe signed Executive Order 26-19 today, declaring a State of Emergency and temporarily allowing farmers and haulers in commercial vehicles licensed for farm use to use red-dyed diesel for
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Today, Governor Mike Kehoe and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MoDNR) released the newly developed Missouri State Energy Plan, following a meeting of the Missouri Advanced Nuclear Energy Task Force. Established by Executive Order 26-04, the Missouri Advanced Nuclear Energy Task Force is charged with evaluating and guiding the state’s
GERALD EDWIN HITZEMANN, 80, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 2:11 pm, Thursday, October 1, 2026, at his residence. He was born to the late Edwin and Esther (nee Salger) Hitzemann on October 9, 1945, in Red Bud, Illinois. Gerald married Bonnie K. Stellhorn on August 9, 1969, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Red Bud
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Joshua Lee Weith, 43, of Perryville, Missouri passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2026 at Mercy Hospital Southeast. He was born May 25, 1983 in Chester, IL, the beloved son of Stanley E.and Vickie L. (Koch) Weith. Josh worked as a ASE Certified Mechanic in three different fields. He loved fishing, rifle and pistol shooting, video
Governor Kehoe has proclaimed Sunday, Oct. 4, as Missouri Fire Service Memorial Day JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri’s fire service will host memorial services at the Fire Fighters Memorial of Missouri in Kingdom City on Friday and Saturday to honor the state’s fallen firefighters. On Saturday, Oct. 3, at 7 p.m., a candlelight vigil
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– Ste. Genevieve County R-II School District welcomed school board members and education leaders from across the region on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, as the district hosted the Missouri School Boards’ Association (MSBA) Region 13 Fall Regional Meeting at the new Ste. Genevieve County R-II Early Childhood Center. Each fall, MSBA hosts dinner meetings in
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — A discussion on banned books by the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois on Friday, Oct. 2, at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Morris Library kicks off Banned Books Week. The free, public presentation is at 1 p.m. in the library, Room 752. The library will also feature a display
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