By Jason Smith, Member of Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. == This week President Biden unveiled his Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) budget — nearly two months after he was legally required to do so. Under President Biden, Missourians are finding it more difficult and more expensive to put food on their tables, gas in their cars, […]
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STE. GENEVIEVE—Natalie Kist ’23, Peter Roth ’23, and Megan Barnes ’23 have been named Valle Catholic winners in the Archdiocese of Saint Louis Annual Catholic Appeal Essay Contest at a special reception at the Cardinal Rigali Center. Their essays on the importance of stewardship and support of the ACA were selected as exemplary, and each
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STE. GENEVIEVE—Valle Catholic Schools inducted students into the National Honor Society (NHS) and the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) this semester. The four pillars of NHS membership include scholarship, service, leadership and character. NJHS also includes the pillar of citizenship. Membership not only recognizes students for their accomplishments, but also challenges them to develop further
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STE. GENEVIEVE – Valle Catholic Grade School recognized students with VALLE Awards on Friday, March 18, 2022. The VALLE Awards honor those students who consistently lived virtue and exceeded expectations in their character traits, work habits and academics during the third quarter of school. Students were nominated by their teachers in five areas that
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WASHINGTON — Wade Henderson, interim president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act: “The MORE Act is the most comprehensive marijuana legislation to advance in Congress that directly addresses the harms that the
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Rotary Club recently made a donation to the Ste. Genevieve Reading Express, an organization that the club has supported for years. Jared Richardson and Jamie Ballew, Rotary president-elect, recently presented a check to Reading Express president Melissa Otto (center). Reading Express provides age-appropriate books to children, newborn to
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STE. GENEVIEVE – Steve Bleckler, president of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul recently honored two University of Missouri Extension staffers in the Ste. Genevieve office for their contribution and supports to his organization. Bleckler (center) presented Estrella Carmona (right) and Janet Braun (left) with community excellence certificates. The Extension has worked with Ste.
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Dear Editor, As you know, for the last two years Perry County School District 32 has been able to provide breakfast and lunch to our students at no cost to the parents/caregivers. This was made possible using waivers that were approved by Congress. These waivers will expire in June 2022 if the bill, HR 6613—Keeping
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Spring is an opportune time to plant a new tree, but the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) encourages the public to steer clear of one species – the Bradford or Callery pear. The Callery pear, also known as the Bradford pear, Cleveland Select, Autumn Blaze, or Aristocrat, is a non-native and highly
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PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports. A theft of more than $750 was reported by a Perryville woman who said the money had been taken from her bank account without her approval. The report was taken by phone March 17. A police officer reported being bitten by a
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