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Top candidate for Ste. Gen tourism marketing director job wants to work from home part of the time

STE. GENEVIEVE — The individual who is apparently the top candidate for the job of Ste. Genevieve Tourism Marketing Director wants to work remotely, at home in Hillsboro, and not have to come to Ste. Genevieve on a daily basis.   The request was disclosed in a memo from City Administrator Happy Welch which was

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Audubon Society to discuss Ste. Genevieve Levee Wildlife Refuge

FARMINGTON – The Ste. Genevieve Levee Wildlife Refuge will be the topic presented Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at the East Ozarks Audubon Society meeting at the public library in Farmington at 7:00pm.    Have you ever enjoyed a hike to the Mississippi River from the Ste. Genevieve Levee Wildlife Refuge parking lot yet?  Come to this

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Bloomsdale Elementary School recognized with two awards

STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve County R-II School District announced Friday that Bloomsdale Elementary School is one of four schools that has been recognized as a 2022 recipient of the National Recognized Missouri Program Award (the NRM) by the Missouri School Counselor Association. The school was also recognized with the Gysbers Missouri Comprehensive School Counseling

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Department of Natural Resources updates Missouri Drought Mitigation and Response Plan

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is developing an updated drought mitigation and response plan that will help guide future statewide, multi-entity drought response efforts. The plan is designed to aid government officials, water users and water suppliers in planning and responding to droughts in Missouri. The current plan has been

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EPA proposes stricter air quality standards to protect the public from harmful effects of soot

LENEXA, Kan. – On Friday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposal to strengthen a key national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) for fine particle pollution, also known as PM2.5, to better protect communities, including those most overburdened by pollution.   Fine particles, sometimes called soot, can penetrate deep into the lungs and

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Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri kicks off 2023 Girl Scout Cookie Season

ST. LOUIS — On Saturday, January 7, Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri kicked off the 2023 Girl Scout Cookie season, one of the most iconic activities Girl Scouts engage in and the largest girl-led business in the world. This year’s cookie lineup includes iconic favorites like Thin Mints®, Samoas® and Tagalongs®, with the addition of

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