STE. GENEVIEVE – The Sainte Genevieve Museum Learning Center will welcome award-winning naturalist Mark Glenshaw this Saturday, Aug. 26th at 1:00 p.m. He’ll be talking about Great Horned Owls and his 17-years of research on a particular group of owls in Forest Park, particularly one owl named Charles. He’ll talk about how he […]
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The August 4th Friday Art Walk in Ste. Genevieve will take place on August 25 from 6 to 9 p.m. “It’s an opportunity to see some extraordinary original art, explore the town’s historic downtown district and meet artists and other art lovers and visitors,” a spokesperson for the event says. “It’s a
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CHESTER – A long-time tradition was continued this 2023-34 school year when Retired District # 139 Teachers and Staff took part in their Annual 1st Day of School Wave Day”. This activity started decades ago when Linda Saunders and Eleanor Miller, retired teachers, wanted to “rub-it-in” to current teachers on the first day of
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PERRYVILLE – Recently, Kevin Hale of Eternal Etchings and Nancy House a volunteer at the Missouri National Veterans Memorial updated 23 names on the wall. Symbols next to the names were changed to recognize their status going from missing to found and identified. The update ensures that the Perryville
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Series of ‘back-to-school’ preparation sessions help prepare students for successful year BY JIM BEERS, Contributing Writer CHESTER – School is back in session for the 2023-24 school year and Chester High School Principal, Jeremy Blechle, and all CHS Staff engaged students in several “back-to-school” preparation activities on the first two days of the new year
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STE GENEVIEVE — Ste. Genevieve Project Pioneer awarded prizes to several members of this year’s honored families. Speakers for each family at opening ceremonies, Mike “Skip” Weiler and Yvonne Brake, who each received a family book; the oldest man and oldest woman of each family, Neil Wehner and Marilyn Wehner and Jerry LeClere and
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From a news release, submitted photos PERRYVILLE — The young people participating in Perry County 4-H showcased their work and what they have learned and accomplished for all to see at the County 4-H Fair shows held in July. County 4-H members exhibited a total of more than 801 items and animals at this
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STE GENEVIEVE — City hall is moving to 44 Plaza Drive for a few months while the space at 165 S. 4th Street is being renovated.
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MODOC — The Jerry F. Costello Lock and Dam (4800 Lock and Dam Road) no longer requires an altered schedule for recreational lockages. “We appreciate everyone’s cooperation during the dry summer months but increasing amounts of rainfall have finally returned things back to normal conditions,” an official stated. However, the official pointed out
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CHESTER – Memorial Hospital’s board of directors have announced ground will soon be broken for a new Medical Office Building (MOB), which will be constructed on the campus at 1900 State Street in Chester. The MOB will be located on the west side of the existing hospital and be the new home for the
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