Ste. Genevieve News

The SGCMH Friends Foundation Giving Tree Program is underway

STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. – The Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital’s Friends Foundation Giving Tree is up and ready in the hospital’s front lobby and residents are invited to fill the tree with ornaments starting now through December 20.   “It’s been a difficult year for many families and it’s so important to stay connected and […]

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Voice of Democracy Oral Essay Contest winners announced

STE. GENEVIEVE — The winners of the 2021 VFW Voice of Democracy Oral Essay Contest have been announced. Betty Arnold (from left), Ariella Taylor, Lily Boyd, and Lois Flieg. 1st Place – Lily Boyd, Grade 11, Ste. Genevieve High School, daughter of Katie Boyd (her oral essay will be submitted for state judging) 2nd Place

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MoDHSS: COVID-19 cases increase 25% in Missouri

JEFFERSON CITY — The number of COVID-19 cases in Missouri continues to rise as the seven day total of confirmed and probable cases was 17,148 for the week ending December 2nd. That’s an increase of nearly 25 percent since the report for the week ending November 30th. The number of confirmed and probable deaths was

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Unemployment is down in Perry, Ste. Genevieve Counties

JEFFERSON CITY — The unemployment rate is down in Perry and Ste. Genevieve Counties. The Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development has released the October 2021 unemployment rates. Perry County’s jobless rate has fallen 0.3 percent in the past year, from 2.4 percent in October 2020 to 2.1 percent in October 2021. The

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MoDHSS reports Perry, Ste Gen Co. COVID-19 numbers

JEFFERSON CITY — The number of COVID-19 cases in Missouri  continues to rise as the seven day total of confirmed and probable cases was 13,791 for the week ending November 30. The number of deaths was 15. The average number of confirmed and probable cases per day was 1,970. The vaccination rate in Missouri is

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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: 44-year-old Myron M. Love of St. Louis at 1:01 p.m. Friday in Ste. Genevieve County on a patrol charge of leaving the scene of an accident. He was released.

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SGHS American History classes tour National Park

STE. GENEVIEVE — Recently, about 50 Ste. Genevieve High School American History students attended a walking tour of historic downtown Ste. Genevieve and the Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park.   This was the first field trip to the new national park for Ste. Genevieve County R-II students. The high school history department was proud to

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Ernie Flieg’s charitable legacy: A story of one man’s dedicated vision to Catholic education

by Kim Donovan     STE. GENEVIEVE — When family and friends are asked to describe Ernie Flieg, through a tender-hearted smile, they consistently describe him as an unpretentious man with deep faith and rooted convictions. Ernie was his own man, traveling through life in a way that drew little attention to himself, yet consistently impacted

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