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Little fire damage, but a lot of smoke at a home on St. Mary Road in Ste. Genevieve

STE. GENEVIEVE — The Ste Genevieve Fire Department has issued a reminder about space heater safety following an incident Sunday at a St. Mary’s Road in Ste. Genevieve Sunday morning.   “We would like to remind everyone to be space heater safe in this cold weather!” Fire Chief Ken Steiger stated.   He reported the […]

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SGE students explore robotics and coding in POWER Hour

STE. GENEVIEVE – Mrs. Angie Viox’s second grade students at Ste. Genevieve Elementary have been diving into the world of robotics and coding during their recent POWER Hour sessions. The students began with an online Bee-Bot simulation activity to learn coding basics. They then applied their skills by programming real Bee-Bots to navigate a path

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Illinois Lottery reminds players to gift responsibly this holiday season

CHICAGO – The Illinois Lottery is encouraging responsible gifting this holiday season and reminding players that lottery tickets are for grown-ups – not kids. The Illinois Lottery is once again joining forces with the Illinois Council on Problem Gambling (ICPG) to reintroduce its Gift Responsibly campaign, an effort to remind the public that lottery games

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Girl Scout Alum KayLee Melton attends seminar in India

GLEN CARBON, Illinois – Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois alum KayLee Melton from Wood River, Illinois recently attended the Juliette Low Seminar (JLS) at the Sangam World Centre in Pune, India. She was one of only two Americans chosen to participate in the 2024 JLS at Sangam, which included selection criteria of being “willing to

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Author Dave Fiedler brings Missouri’s WWII POW history to life for students

STE. GENEVIEVE – Author and historian Dave Fiedler brought a unique chapter of Missouri’s history to life during a presentation for middle school and high school students in the Performing Arts Center. Known for his extensive research on Prisoner of War (POW) camps in Missouri, Fiedler engaged students with fascinating stories about German and Italian

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SGHS esports players qualify for Fall Brawl State Competition

STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve High School has announced that two SGHS esports players: Bennett Walls and Ryder Keyser have qualified for the Fall Brawl State Competition.     The top 16 players of the team’s class were chosen to compete at the Fall Brawl Friday. Bennett finished second, and Ryder came in fourth. The

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Ste. Genevieve Jazz Band participates in Farmington High School’s Jazz Festival

STE. GENEVIEVE – On Monday, Nov. 25, the Ste. Genevieve Jazz Band participated in Farmington High School’s Jazz Festival.     Ste. Genevieve Middle School and High School band students performed onstage and worked with clinician Rob Babel, who  emphasized the importance of learning jazz improvisation, and taught a lesson on how to improvise a

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Ste. Genevieve Elks Lodge donates to Backpacks for Friday

STE. GENEVIEVE – Recently, the Ste. Genevieve Elks Lodge #2674 made a generous $750 donation to the Backpacks for Friday program, an initiative that provides basic food staples to 50 needy families. Sonya Hahn, Kenny Flieg, and Doots Flieg of the Ste. Genevieve Elks Lodge present a check to Ste. Genevieve County R-II School District

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SGMS, SGHS students participate in flute masterclass

STE. GENEVIEVE — On Oct. 16, Ste. Genevieve Middle and High School flutists participated in a flute masterclass taught by Dr. Shelly Monier, Director of Wind Studies/Flute Instructor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and President of the Flute Society of St. Louis.     Dr. Monier worked on introductory and advanced techniques of playing the

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SGHS senior Ava Huber signs with St. Charles Community College

STE. GENEVIEVE – On Friday, Nov. 22, Ste. Genevieve High School senior Ava Huber signed a national letter of intent to compete on the softball team at St. Charles Community College. Ava is the daughter of Lori and Jeff Huber.     In attendance were her parents; her step-mom, Angie Huber; her brother, Easton Huber;

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