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Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen will meet Thursday in regular session

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen will meet in regular session Thursday at 6 p.m. in the city hall board room. The meeting will be shown live on SteGenTV Channel 991 on the Spectrum (Charter) Cable Television System in Ste. Genevieve and on the SteGenTV You Tube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/Stegentv The meeting […]

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Ste. Genevieve may replace tourism director with advertising agency

STE. GENEVIEVE – Citing a revolving door of tourism directors over the past several years, Ste. Genevieve City Administrator Happy Welch is asking the board of aldermen to consider emplying an advertising agency to provide some continuity in its marketing of the community.   He has placed the item on the agenda for Thursday’s work

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What’s on the menu? SIU students to serve up copi at Du Quoin State Fair

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Visitors to the Du Quoin State Fair on Saturday, Aug. 27, will have the chance to taste copi — formerly Asian carp — prepared by students in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s hospitality, tourism and event management and nutrition and dietetics programs. Students will help prepare about 20 pounds of the fish on Aug.

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Here Comes the IRS

By Jason Smith, member of Congress Americans of all political stripes have learned over the years to dread three letters of the alphabet: I-R-S. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is a fearsome government agency with an incredibly disturbing history of abusing its power. Under President Obama, senior career officials in the agency were overtly targeting

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Illinois state police squad car struck by DUI driver in Scott’s law related crash

Ashkum, Ill. – On Saturday, August 20, 2022, at approximately 2:34 a.m., Illinois State Police (ISP) officials investigated a two-vehicle traffic crash involving an ISP District 21 Trooper on US Route 45 at 5152 S. Road in Kankakee County. On the above date and time, an ISP District 21 Trooper was stationary at the above

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Mo State Fair Sale of Champions auction results

SEDALIA, Mo.—The Missouri State Fair celebrated Youth in Agriculture on Saturday, Aug. 20. The annual Sale of Champions highlighted the day, breaking numerous records from previous sales raising a total of $256,825 for Youth in Agriculture. The Grand Champion Steer was exhibited by Mikaela Rojas of New Boston. Mikaela is the daughter of Bryon and Alicia

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MSHP reports

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest report of arrests. Among those listed as arrested: 58-year-old Joseph Hayes of Ste. Genevieve at 2:29 p.m. Friday in Ste. Genevieve County on a warrant out of Desloge for possession of marijuana and dangerous drugs and possession of narcotic equipment. He was being

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