Ste. Genevieve News

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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Zell Volunteer Fire Department names John Pfaff ‘Firefighter of the Year’

  ZELL – The Zell Volunteer Fire Department announced Saturday the selection of 77-year-old John Pfaff as Firefighter of the Year.   Pfaff is a former chief of the department and is now a captain.   Last year he made by far the most runs of any firefighter, about two-thirds of the calls. “The Lord

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Operation Sand is ecstatic about the state revoking NexGen’s mining permit

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Mining Commission has slammed the door on a proposed silica sand mine in Ste. Genevieve. The commission voted 4-1 to revoke a mining permit which was issued in June to NexGen Silica, so they could mine silica sand on 249 acres of mostly forested land. Operation Sand the residents’ group

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Sainte Genevieve Museum Learning Center January events

STE.GENEVIEVE — Thursday, January 12th, the Museum will host a Discovery Playdate. Children ages 3 to 5 are invited to Discover Space at 10:30 in the Theater Room. Rockets Rule is scheduled for Saturday, January 14th in the Museum’s Theater Room. This event will feature guest speaker Bob Schmidt at 11am and Earl Mullins from

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