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Ste. Genevieve Eagles Aerie and Auxiliary 4366 donate to Backpacks for Friday program

STE GENEVIEVE – Recently, the Ste. Genevieve Eagles Aerie and Auxiliary 4336 made a generous donation to the Backpacks for Friday program at Ste. Genevieve County R-II School District. The Backpacks for Friday program is an initiative that provides basic food staples to 50 needy families.     Tina Melton, Rick Johnson, Joyce Johnson, Dr. […]

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Ste. Genevieve Middle School honor rolls announced

STE. GENEVIEVE — Ste. Genevieve Middle School has released its “A” and “B” honor rolls for the first semester 2023. Eighth Grade A Honor Roll Nate Basler Olyvia Beckermann Clementine Birkenstock Gaige Bone Kennedy Bowen Allison Boyet Jacob Brissette Emmerson Browne Dylan Cash Destin Conner Lillian Crossland Jeremy Donze Jr. Anna Fischer Simon Fritsch Garret

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DAISY Awards presented at Memorial Hospital

CHESTER – On July 13, 2023, Memorial Hospital of Chester held a DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses recognition ceremony.   The DAISY Foundation was established in 1999 by the family of Patrick Barnes. Patrick died at 33 from complications of the autoimmune disease ITP. During his hospitalization, the family was very impressed by the clinical

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Grace Hermann, Elcie Schweigert and Kailyn Warren earn Girl Scout Silver Awards

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri congratulate local Girl Scouts: Grace Hermann, Elcie Schweigert, and Kailyn Warren for earning the Girl Scout Silver Award. The Girl Scout Silver Award is the highest award a Girl Scout Cadette can receive.    To earn this award, a girl must dedicate herself to completing a

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SIU interns, athletes help NubAbility succeed in its mission to serve limb-different children

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — As a Southern Illinois University Carbondale football player, James Ceasar, of Detroit, joined his teammates in volunteering at NubAbility, a nonprofit that hosts sports camps for young, limb-different athletes, giving them the opportunity to be with other children like them and learn how very much they can do. Now back

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Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest winners announced

STE. GENEVIEVE – The “Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest” is an art contest for students in grades 9-12,  It is sponsored by VFW Auxiliary 2210 at the local level.  This scholarship contest recognizes young artists and encourages patriotism in youth.  Entries are judged on originality of concept, presentation and patriotism expressed, content of how

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Arrival of 7,800-pound boulder solidifies Art Guild’s public sculpture project

STE GENEVIEVE — In February, the Sainte Genevieve Art Guild announced plans for a public sculpture honoring the County’s first artists – Native Americans – primarily those who built a mound complex and village circa 1300 AD along the river just two miles southeast of our city center.   Archaeologists call these people the Mississippians.

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Jefferson County sheriff describes screwdriver attack on deputy

HILLSBORO – Jefferson County Sheriff Dave Marshak has announced an arrest and charges against a man accused of assaulting one of his deputies with a screwdriver.   A second suspect is accused of interfering with a felony arrest.   The incident led to a standoff involving negotiators, SWAT officers and a canine.     47-year-old

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The Landing’s ‘Float to Feed Southeast Missouri’ to Benefit SEMO Food Bank 

SIKESTON, Mo. – This summer The Landing in Van Buren, Mo., will be giving floaters the chance to give back to help neighbors facing hunger.   On Saturday, July 15, The Landing will donate 10 percent of all rental costs to Southeast Missouri Food Bank. The food bank serves 16 counties in southeast Missouri, including

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