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Ste. Genevieve women provide significant support to Missouri Girls Town

STE. GENEVIEVE — The GFWC (General Federation of Women’s Clubs) Woman’s Club of Ste. Genevieve’s largest fundraiser of the year was held November 18th in support of its signature project, Missouri Girls Town. Members worked for weeks organizing the annual auction. Forty-two women gathered in the Artisan event venue at Baetje Farms.   Members arrived

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MSHP Report

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest report of arrests.   21-year-old Tyler E. Dixon of Farmington was arrested at 12:21 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 1 in Ste. Genevieve County on a charge of driving while intoxicated. He was released.   42-year-old Brian K. Cary of Perryville was arrested Friday morning

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Ste. Genevieve Jazz Band participates in Farmington High School’s Jazz Festival

STE. GENEVIEVE – On Monday, Nov. 25, the Ste. Genevieve Jazz Band participated in Farmington High School’s Jazz Festival.     Ste. Genevieve Middle School and High School band students performed onstage and worked with clinician Rob Babel, who  emphasized the importance of learning jazz improvisation, and taught a lesson on how to improvise a

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More than 54,000 deer harvested during first weekend of Illinois firearm deer season

SPRINGFIELD – Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 54,661 deer during the first weekend of the Illinois firearm deer season between Nov. 22-24.   Comparatively, hunters took 53,348 and 52,354 deer during the first firearm weekends in 2023 and 2022, respectively.   Randolph County hunters harvested 1,565 deer, compared to 1,506 in 2023 and

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Ste. Genevieve Elks Lodge donates to Backpacks for Friday

STE. GENEVIEVE – Recently, the Ste. Genevieve Elks Lodge #2674 made a generous $750 donation to the Backpacks for Friday program, an initiative that provides basic food staples to 50 needy families. Sonya Hahn, Kenny Flieg, and Doots Flieg of the Ste. Genevieve Elks Lodge present a check to Ste. Genevieve County R-II School District

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MDC reports 159,120 deer harvested during November portion of firearms deer season

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 159,120 deer during the November portion of firearms deer season, Nov. 16 – 26. Of the 159,120 deer harvested, 82,613 were antlered bucks, 13,203 were button bucks, and 63,304 were does. Top harvest counties were Franklin

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SOMO celebrates 2024 Hall of Fame inductees and announces annual award winners at 2024 Awards Banquet

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) hosted its 2024 Awards Banquet on Saturday, November 23, 2024, at the Training for Life Campus in Jefferson City. This annual celebration brought together athletes, coaches, volunteers, families, and supporters to honor the outstanding achievements and dedication of the SOMO community over the past year. The event highlighted the

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