JEFFERSON CITY, MO, Oct. 02, 2026 – A new campground at St. Francois State Park will be open starting Oct. 02, and the public is invited for the ribbon cutting on Oct. 10, at 11 a.m. at the new bathhouse in the new campground. The park will also hold its annual public meeting Oct. 10. […]
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The Ste. Genevieve Colonial Militia will hold an encampment on Saturday, October 10, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the grounds of French Colonial America, located at the corner of Market and Main Streets. The Militia were the citizen soldiers of Ste. Genevieve’s French and Spanish colonial past. Visitors to the encampment will interact
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A group of local volunteers planted a pollinator garden at the parking lot of the Levee Wildlife Refuge on Saturday, September 26th. The garden surrounds the refuge information kiosk at the end of Stormy Crawford Way. The project was coordinated by Mary Elise Sampson of the Levee Refuge Committee and Jared Nance of the U.
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by Brooke Keltner CARBONDALE, Ill. — Two Southern Illinois University Carbondale graduate students received nearly $40,000 from the United States Department of Agriculture to support their research projects, surrounding the benefits of malting barley in double-crop soybean systems and efforts to utilize fertilizers more efficiently for winter wheat. Southern Illinois University graduate students Sowmya
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Ste. Genevieve, Mo. –Nick and Wendy Hermann of Ste. Genevieve were among the Missouri families honored at the 69th annual Missouri Farm Family Day on August 17 during the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia. The Hermanns were chosen as the Ste. Genevieve County Missouri Farm Family by University of Missouri Extension and the Ste. Genevieve
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90 young dancers take the field for final Dance Camp performance BY JIM BEERS Each fall the Chester High School Dance Team hosts a dance camp for youth dancers interested in learning their first fundamental skills or increasing their current dancing skills. This year’s camp took place Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday September 1-3, 2026.
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The Foundation for Restoration of Ste. Genevieve will present their annual Spirit Reunion on Friday, October 24th from 4:30-7:00 pm in the town’s historic Memorial Cemetery. It’s a great way to explore Ste. Genevieve’s rich history through the stories of persons buried in the cemetery as told by modern day spirits. Although close to Halloween,
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– Ste. Genevieve County R-II School District recently received a Halligan Entry Tool donated by the United States Deputy Sheriffs’ Association to support school safety and emergency response efforts. A Halligan tool is a multipurpose forcible-entry tool commonly used by law enforcement, firefighters and other emergency responders. The donated equipment provides SG R-II school resource
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Thanks to the crews working around the clock, the river traffic is now flowing following the demolition of the old Chester bridge. Cranes lifted chunks of steel, some weighing 180,000 pounds – only 20,000 pounds of the crane limits. The following photos and video clip were taken by Charlie Bargman at 4:30 a.m. October 1.Video
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Valle Catholic High School is proud to announce that Joslyn R. Naeger has been named the September Rotary Student of the Month! Joslyn is the daughter of Ryan and Kylie (Joggerst ’96) Naeger. She plans to attend Mizzou in the fall of 2027, where she will major in Animal Science and Pre-Veterinary Medicine. Her goal
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