Ste. Genevieve, MO – Taxpayers and county officials from Ste. Genevieve and Iron Counties have filed a lawsuit against Governor Mike Kehoe and other state officials. The lawsuit asks the Cole County Circuit Court to declare that certain amendments to Missouri’s sales and use tax laws affecting voter-approved local sales taxes violate the Hancock […]
by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — More than 200 students from Southern Illinois high schools – including Sparta High School from the River Region, will hone their choral skills in workshops next week at Southern Illinois University Carbondale before performing as part of the School of Music’s high school choral festival. The workshops
JEFFERSON CITY – October 20, 2025, marked the start of School Bus Safety Week and the Missouri State Highway Patrol would like to remind motorists that school bus safety is an important part of driver etiquette. The Patrol encourages everyone to review these school bus safety tips: Parents and Students Parents, please
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the winners in its Scarecrow Spectacular competition. 1st—Common Grounds, The Golden Girls 2nd—Joan Huck Consulting, Cheers 3rd—Bloomsdale Bank, Friends 4th—Le Techniques, Home Improvement Honorable Mention – MRV Banks – The Simpsons Honorable Mention – Basler Funeral Home – The Adams Family Honorable Mention
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CHESTER – Professor Sharp Cafeteria Signage has been added at Chester, Illinois High School. The three sets of double doors are outside entrances to Professor Sharp Cafeteria. In addition to breakfast and lunch for CHS students, the Professor Sharp Cafeteria is used for many other purposes, including: CHS Sports Hall of Fame, CHS Trophy Displays,
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PERRYVILLE – The Perry County School District No. 32 Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, October 22, 2025 for a special meeting in the Career Center Multipurpose Room. The meeting is open to the public. The tentative agenda:
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest arrest reports. Among those listed as arrested: 18-year-old Jared R. Bowling of Perryville at 7:44 p.m. Friday in Ste. Genevieve County on a patrol charge of driving while intoxicated. He was taken to the Ste. Genevieve County Jail on a 12-hour
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Felix Vallé House State Historic Site in Ste. Genevieve has announced it is once again participating in Ste. Genevieve’s annual Rural Heritage Day festival. This annual event celebrates the rural traditions of Ste. Genevie and Ste. Genevieve County from the mid-1700s to the mid-1900s. Through live demonstrations and hands-on
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JEFFERSON CITY – A 47-year-old Farmington man was seriously injured in a traffic crash Friday night on Route F in Ste. Genevieve County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the man was airlifted to St. Louis University Hospital by Air Evac 80. The patrol says the driver was unrestrained. The patrol says the
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Civil War Navy will be the subject of the next Sainte Genevieve Museum Learning Center speaker series this Wednesday at 7 at the Orris Theater. A painting depicting the USS Monitor engaging CSS Merrimac, 9 March 1862 (U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph) Bob Lockhart will share
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