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SGE students participate in Veterans Day Art Contest

STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve Elementary art teacher Haley Schnitzler hosted a special art contest for students in kindergarten through fifth grade to mark Veterans Day last month. Using their creativity and critical thinking skills, students design artworks that pay tribute to America and the military. Mrs. Schnitzler, along with art teacher Mrs. Christina Rudloff-Guilford, […]

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R-II school board chooses Ainsley McLard as John T. Belcher Scholarship nominee

STE. GENEVIEVE – A senior at Ste. Genevieve High School has been named the R-II district’s nominee for the John T. Belcher Scholarship. Ainsley McClard can now apply for a $1,000 scholarship, which is awarded to a student in each of the MSBA’s 17 regions. Following the selection of regional winners, a statewide winner is

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Evan Coin earns awards at Southeast Missouri Job Olympics

STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve High School student Evan Coin recently participated in the Southeast Missouri Job Olympics and earned multiple medals in various competitions.   Job Olympics is a competition developed to promote transition and employability skills for a broad spectrum of high school students in special education from different schools throughout the region.

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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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Ste. Genevieve Area and Parkland Team set new records for Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes

STE. GENEVIEVE – The First Baptist Church in New Offenburg would like to thank all the individuals and groups that made Operation Christmas Child a success this year:   Always Glowing Candles and Crafts Bloomsdale Baptist Church First Baptist Church of Ste. Genevieve Holy Cross Lutheran Church Hope Church Lebanon Baptist Church Pine Log Sacred

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Southern Missouri Reentry to launch state-of-the-art federal reentry program

FARMINGTON, MO — Southern Missouri Reentry (SMR) has been selected by the United States Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to provide reentry services for individuals reintegrating into their communities after federal incarceration. SMR will serve 12 counties in the region: Ste. Genevieve, Perry, St. Francois, Cape Girardeau, Iron, Reynolds, Shannon, Carter, Ripley, Wayne, Bollinger, and Madison.

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Discover Nature with MDC through Eagle Days

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) invites people to discover nature through Eagle Days events and by watching bald eagles around the state. From December through February, Missouri’s winter eagle watching is spectacular. Because of Missouri’s big rivers, many lakes, and abundant wetlands, the Show-Me state is one of the leading

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Perry County School District No. 32 sets pre-school screening date

PERRYVILLE – Preschool screening for the 2025-26 school year at Little Pirates Preschool will be held on Friday, Dec. 6. Parents can make an appointment by completing the form at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ZlwILs7EdYk9N-Zz_3RpQgCenxUIRtoaptu_CqXhpnw/edit#settings.   Appointment slots are available between 8 am and 2:45 pm.   Little Pirates is a free half-day kindergarten prep program.   An Extended Learning

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Foundation for Restoration of Ste. Genevieve invites all to events

STE. GENEVIEVE – Please make plans to join the Foundation for Restoration of Ste. Genevieve at one or more of its upcoming events!     Sunday, December 1 at Noon: Decorate the Guibourd-Valle for the holiday season. We provide all the materials needed but feel free to bring wire cutters and/or wire if you have

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