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VFW Auxiliary donates books to local libraries

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Post No. 2210 of Ste. Genevieve has donated copies of “The Saluting Marine” to local school libraries, including the Bloomsdale Elementary library, the Ste. Genevieve Elementary Library, St. Joseph – Zell Library, St. Agnes Library, the Valle Catholic Schools Library and the Ste. Genevieve County Library. […]

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Bloomsdale Elementary Preschool celebrates Kindness Week

STE. GENEVIEVE – During Kindness Week, Bloomsdale Elementary Preschool students in Mrs. Nichole Cyr’s class discussed ways they could show kindness to people in the community. Students created care packages consisting of lotion, Kleenex, chapstick and candy that was donated by the families.   The students decorated and filled their own bag for a resident

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Ste. Genevieve Rotary donates to Heavenly Hope

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Rotary Club recently donated funds to help the Heavenly Hope organization carry out their mission. The donation was going to be used to purchase bulk food items for distribution to needy families around our community. Pictured left to right Sheila Marshall (Heavenly Hope board member) Megan Sprang (Rotary Club

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Two Randolph Co. school newspapers honored

CHESTER – Two Randolph County school newspapers won the Blue Banner Award at the Southern Illinois Student Press Association winter conference Feb. 23 at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The Chester High School Sting won SISPA’s highest honor in the digital category, and the Coulterville High School Screaming Eagle was named in the print category. Members of the Chester High

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Ste. Genevieve Preschool celebrates Kindness Week

STE. GENEVIEVE – During Kindness Week, Ste. Genevieve Preschool students in Rose Kreitler’s class discussed ways they could show kindness to people in the community. Learning to be kind are: (front row, from left) Sloane, Maelyn, Eleanor, Owen, (middle row) Waylon, Joseph, Charley, Holden, JoLynn, Jemma, Jady, (back row) Paige, Kendall, Chase, Leo, Mia, Gage,

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Ste. Gen Rotary donates to SGCMH and SVDP

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Rotary Club recently donated 13 KardiaMobile personal EKG/heart monitor devices to Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital. Cardiologist Dr. Matthew Bosner accepted the donation at a recent club meeting. He gave a brief presentation to the Rotarians and explained the advantages of using these devices in detecting the most common

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Mercy Hospital-Jefferson president invites community to forum

Editor: On behalf of Mercy, we are encouraged by the level of interest in the future of Perry County Memorial Hospital. It is vital for a community to be engaged in discussions and debate that will impact everyone in the community, particularly access to health care. It is also important that we ensure Perry County

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