STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve County R-II School District announced this morning that Superintendent Dr. Julie Flieg has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Chamber of Commerce. “Our district is incredibly proud that she has been recognized for her achievements and service to our district and to public education!” a district official […]
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society held its annual induction on Monday, April 25, 2022 in the Ste. Genevieve R-II Performing Arts Center. In addition to the strong academic records that established the eligibility for membership the NJHS chapter members are leaders in many student organizations and serve
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By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer CHESTER — Earth Day 2022 was Friday April 22 and Chester High School science teachers, Evelyn Hankins and Carolyn Kish, teamed-up to coordinate a top-notch Earth Day event that involved the entire school in cooperation with the City of Chester. Hankins said, “I was the Sponsor of the event.
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STE. GENEVIEVE –The Ste. Genevieve High School FCCLA students sponsored an event in an effort to help students stay informed of how to make smart decisions regarding traffic safety and social events, especially at the end of the year as prom approached. Penny Anderson and Chad Burton of ThinkFirst Missouri spoke to high school
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CHESTER — Gwendy Garner, First United Methodist Church Lay Leader, recently presented a vase of fresh flowers to Vicky Beers, Church Organist. Photo by Jim Beers The gift was in recognition and honor of National Church Organist Day 2022. Beers given FUMC uninterrupted service since 1981when she first began playing for FUMC. She
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STE. GENEVIEVE — This year’s Ste. Genevieve High School 2022 Prom was a great success! The Hollywood theme left everyone feeling like superstars as they danced round a brightly-lit Hollywood sign backdrop and took photos with life-size cardboard A-listers, such as Taylor Swift and Zac Efron. Christian Kiefer and Serena Garcia were crowned the 2022
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CHESTER – Chester Police direct traffic Friday April 22 after a Legacy Hauling truck dropped its drive shaft during the early morning business hours. The accident took place on the hill alongside Rowold Hardware after the truckdriver made a right from Rt. 150 east intending to go up the hill to proceed on RT. 3
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CHESTER – Katie Walls of Percy donated blood at the Red Cross Blood Drive Wednesday April 13. The drive was held at the Chester American Legion. Walls has been donating blood since high school when she donated at an FBLD Blood Drive in Steeleville. On March 13 Walls was donating via a Power Red procedure.
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CHESTER — A Chester woman is being honored as the 2022 Distinguished Member of the Illinois Health Information Management Association. Donna Young, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, began her career in 1979 as a coder in the medical records department of Memorial Hospital in Chester. She received her first credential, Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) in 1992.
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve High School FBLA is back from the District Leadership Conference at Mineral Area College and the State Leadership Conference in Springfield. Senior Jayden Pullins placed 1st in Insurance & Risk Management at the District Conference and went on to compete at the State Leadership Conference, where she placed 10th!
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