STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve County Health Department Board of Trustees will meet today at 4:30 in the lower level of the health department building at 115 Basler Drive. The tentative agenda of the meeting: STE GENEVIEVE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Posted: Monday, June 23, 2025 […]
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Illinois high school students learned the intricacies and interplay of crime scene investigation and the legal system during a weeklong program co-sponsored by Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School. (Above) Casey Parker, career services director at the SIU Simmons Law School, leads a class during the recent “Crime
CHESTER – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest report of arrests. Amy L. Medford 38, Mascoutah, arrested June 17, 2025 by Randolph County Sheriff’s Office on a Randolph County warrant for failure to appear on a retail theft charge. Released on recognizance bond. Albert J. Kernan 27, Tilden, arrested June 17, 2025
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CHESTER – The Randolph County Coroner’s Office has released the name of the elderly male who died in a farm field off State Street in Chester Saturday. Tracy L. Vallett issued this brief statement regarding the tragic incident: “Jerry D. Wettig, 78 year-old male from Chester, was pronounced on June 21, 2025 at (6:49 p.m.)
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SEDALIA – Tickets to all Missouri State Fair concerts and events are on sale to the public, while supplies last. This includes all concerts and events in the State Fair Grandstand, presented by CFM Insurance, the Governor’s Ham Breakfast and $12 advance adult gate admission. These tickets will be available through Etix.com and by phone 1-800-514-ETIX/1-800-514-3849. Starting
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JEFFERSON CITY – As Missourians begin plans and preparations for July 4th holiday celebrations, they should also keep in mind the danger posed by the misuse of fireworks. Fireworks sales at seasonal retailers are legal in Missouri between until July 10. Through mid June, the Division of Fire Safety had issued 1,127 permits to seasonal fireworks retailers.
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe has signed a designation bill in Branson, recognizing the city as the “Live Entertainment Capital of Missouri.” Senate Bill (SB) 348 includes 46 additional designations recognizing a wide array of people, places, and causes across the state. Provisions in the bill include honorary awareness days, weeks, and months;
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SPRINGFIELD – The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed Illinois’ first human case of West Nile virus (WNV) of 2025 in an individual from Southern Illinois who was hospitalized due to complications of the infection. About one in 150 people who contract the disease caused by a bite from an infected mosquito develop
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JEFFERSON CITY — A 47-year-old Ste. Genevieve woman received moderate injuries in a traffic crash on Route EE in Ste. Genevieve County Wednesday morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the woman was taken to Mercy Hospital South by ARCH Evac. According to the patrol’s report the woman was the driver of a
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STE. GENEVIEVE — For the first time in Ste. Genevieve High School history, a member of the Speech and Debate team competed at the national level. Senior Bennett Walls capped off an impressive season by representing SGHS at the National Catholic Forensics League Championships in Chicago last month. He also made history earlier
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