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When the hospital needed suitcases, SGHS filled the bill

STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital recently contacted Ste. Genevieve High School seeking assistance creating suitcases for their Women’s Health Expo as decorations.     Students in Mrs. Bauman’s classes devoted their time to create these projects.   Jayci Beckermann, sculpture class and Jordan Reyering Studio Art also volunteered to complete the project […]

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Severe Weather Preparedness Week March 4 – 8 in Missouri

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – In April 2023, an EF-2 tornado swept through Bollinger County, Missouri, devastating a community and claiming the lives of five people. In July, two more people were killed in separate incidents after massive trees uprooted by a severe storm in the St. Louis area fell onto a house and a car. That

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SIU’s student cybersecurity team claims Illinois state title

by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. — The Southern Illinois University Carbondale Security Dawgs clinched the top spot at the Illinois State Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition on Feb. 17, placing first among eight schools vying for the top position.   The team, a registered student organization, bested teams including those from the Illinois Institute of Technology,

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PCSD 32’s Laura Buchheit is Mo Elementary Counselor of Year

By Kate Martin PERRYVILLE – Laura Buchheit, counselor at Perryville Primary Center, will be honored on March 23 as the Missouri School Counselors Association’s Elementary Counselor of the Year.     This isn’t Buchheit’s first award; she was named the Southeast Missouri School Counselor Association’s Elementary Counselor of the Year in 2022-2023.   She currently

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Camryn Skaggs named District 8 winner in Voice of Democracy contest

STE. GENEVIEVE – A Valle Catholic High School senior, Camryn Skaggs, has placed first in the District 8 VFW Voice of Democracy contest, sponsored locally by Post 2210 Ste. Genevieve.     She is the daughter of Darren and Dawn Wehner Skaggs.     Camryn presented her essay at the district meeting in Arnold, Mo.

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VFW Cannon Update

STE. GENEVIEVE – Saturday, February 24, was a big day for some site preparation for Ste. Genevieve VFW’s Big Gun!   With much needed volunteer help from concrete finishers, Jason Herzog, Jason’s dad, Jim and Dale Shuh the pad for the cannon was poured, finished and cured.   When supporters come to the Cannon Benefit

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Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen meets in newly-remodeled chambers for first time

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen met in its newly remodeled board chambers for the first time Thursday.   Prior to the official start of the meeting members of the Ste. Genevieve Area Chamber of Commerce joined the aldermen and alderwomen for a ribbon cutting.       Ribbon Cutting video: https://youtu.be/yAMQPDen87g

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Volunteers needed! Become a judge at Missouri History Day

JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri History Day is looking for educators, historians, writers, filmmakers, museum staff, and community members to join us for this year’s Missouri History Day state contest to judge student projects.     We also welcome graduate students and select undergraduates to our judging teams.   Volunteer judges are vital to the contest, offering

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