Ste. Genevieve News

NB I-55 in Ste. Genevieve County reduced for bridge repairs

SIKESTON—Northbound Interstate 55 in Ste. Genevieve county will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge repairs.   This section of roadway is located from Route Z to Route J.  Weather permitting, work will take place Tuesday, Oct. 18 through Thursday, Oct. 20 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.   The work zone will

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Red Cross: More people now eligible to give blood or platelets

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — The American Red Cross now invites those who spent time in the U.K., Ireland or France and have never tried to give blood due to concerns over variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) – related to mad cow disease – to give blood and help save lives. Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug

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Ste. Genevieve firefighters teach students about fire prevention

STE. GENEVIEVE – Recently, Ste. Genevieve Elementary School kindergarten students learned about fire prevention and firefighters’ work! The Ste. Genevieve Volunteer Fire Department visited the kindergarten at SGES to share fire safety tips as part of their annual visit.   Firefighters Justin Donovan, Alex Wiesnewski, Tyler Weinhold and Ryan Mayberry informed the students about what

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Police Chief Eric Bennett’s Facebook farewell, and letter of resignation

STE. GENEVIEVE – Former Ste. Genevieve Police Chief Eric Bennett announced his resignation on social media, with a farewell that echoed many of the same thought as his resignation letter which was released by City Clerk Pam Meyer this afternoon.   First his farewell on Facebook:   “After nearly 24 years in law enforcement, including

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