94 campers enjoy 2025 CHS Dance Team Camp By Jim Beers CHESTER – The annual Chester High School Dance Camp was a huge success! The 2025 event took place Tuesday through Friday September 23rd, 24th, 25th, and 26th. Campers received instruction Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, September 23-15, and performed Friday September 26 at […]
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STE. GENEVIEVE – Recently, Ste. Genevieve Elks Lodge No. 2674 made two generous donations to Ste. Genevieve County R-II School District: $1,000 for the Backpacks for Friday program and $250 for the elementary book vending machine for students to purchase books for their reading programming. Kenny Flieg and Doots Flieg of the Ste.
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STE. GENEVIEVE – Two Ste. Genevieve High School students were among those participating in the VFW Post 2210 and VFW Auxiliary’s annual Voice of Democracy Contest. (left to right) Lois Flieg, VFW Auxiliary Youth Activities and Scholarship Chairperson; senior Luci Blankenship; English-Language Arts teacher Christia Wolk; junior Madilyn Shuffler; and VFW Quartermaster Paul
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STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve High School has once again opened its doors to international visitors through its long-standing partnership with the organization FACES (French American Cultural Exchange Service). Seven students from France joined the SGHS community from October 17 through October 30, arriving just in time to experience the excitement of the
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Newswire.com) – The National Center for Civil and Human Rights has reopened following a $57.9 million expansion that fulfills the vision of its founders and strengthens its role as a national destination for education, reflection, and action. Leaders and supporters gathered on Nov. 4 for a ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring Arthur M. Blank, former Mayor
By Don Pritchard, Sun Times News Online/KSGM Radio STE. GENEVIEVE – The northbound I-55 was shut down from the 143 mile marker to the 150 mile marker Friday morning because of a a hazmat incident just south of the Route 32 interchange in Ste. Genevieve County. Photos by Charity Pritchard Michael
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CHESTER – Brett Bollmann, CEO at Memorial Hospital named Ashley Westmoreland Employee of the Quarter for the Third Quarter 2025 on November 5, 2025. Brett Bollmann, CEO with Ashley Westmoreland Ashley Westmoreland, Payroll and Reporting Manager at Memorial Hospital, has been employed in the Human Resources Department since 2021. When asked what
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SOUTHEAST MISSOURI – In response to the increasing need for food impacted by the federal shutdown, United Way of Southeast Missouri (UWSEMO) is stepping up to help by distributing $3,000 from an emergency fund to area food pantries within its four-county service area of Cape Girardeau, Perry, Bollinger, and northern Scott Counties. Mark Stone, Director
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CHESTER – Memorial Hospital is proud to announce that Torrie Davitz, Rural Health Clinic Director, has earned the Certified Rural Health Clinic Professional (CRHCP) credential after completing the National Association for Rural Health Clinic Professional (NARHC) Academy course and testing on October 29, 2025. Torrie Davitz The CRHCP recognizes comprehensive knowledge of Rural Health Clinic
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Elks Lodge No. 2674 made donations to Ste. Genevieve RII School District for The Backpack Program and The Book Vending Machine Program. Pictured are: Kenny Flieg, Ste. Genevieve Elks Exalted Ruler, Lance McClard, Assistant Superintendent, Doots Flieg, Ste. Genenevieve Elks Treasurer.
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