Ste. Genevieve News

BLES fifth graders take on ‘Find Your Voice’ project

STE. GENEVIEVE — This year, fifth grade students at Bloomsdale Elementary are participating in a new year-long project through Amy Rowland’s counseling program. This new effort is called the Find Your Voice Project, and is based upon the 8th Leader in Me Habit that focuses on using your unique talent or passion to make a […]

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Bloomsdale Elementary School participates in fourth annual ‘Hour of Code’

STE. GENEVIEVE — Bloomsdale Elementary School participated in its fourth annual Hour of Code Wednesday. Hour of Code is sponsored by code.org and began as a one-hour introduction to computer science to show that anyone can learn the basics of coding and to build more interest in the field of computer science, which is integrated

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SGHS FFA member ranks in the top six in state in public speaking contest

STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve High School has announced FFA member Sophia Fritsch is among the top six students who participated in this year’s Missouri Soil and Water Conservation Public Speaking Contest.   Sophia is a freshman at Ste. Genevieve High School. She is the daughter of Gerald and Andrea Fritsch. Sophia presented a speech

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Statewide, Perry and Ste. Gen County figures show decline in COVID-19 cases

JEFFERSON CITY — The number of COVID-19 cases in Missouri seems to have stabilized as the seven day total of confirmed and probable cases was 18,361 for the week ending December 7, slightly less than the seven days ending December 5th. The number of confirmed and probable deaths was 19. The average number of confirmed

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Welcome Center may be added to Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park

WASHINGTON –  On Thursday, U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Josh Hawley (Mo.), along with U.S. Representative Jason Smith (Mo.), announced that they have introduced legislation that would expand the boundaries of the Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park to include the Ste. Genevieve Welcome Center. Expanding the boundaries of the park will allow the City

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MSHP report

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest report. Among those listed as arrested: 36-year-old Ryan D. Bundy of Bonne Terre at 6 p.m. Thursday, December 9 on a warrant out of Ste. Genevieve County for failure to appear, on a Jefferson County warrant for driving without a proper operator’s license

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Perryville Area CTC places third in MoDOT bridge contest

SIKESTON—After weeks of work to build the most efficient model bridges, Southeast Missouri high school students put their bridges to the test yesterday at the completion of MoDOT’s 18th Annual Bridge Building Competition. This screenshot from the MoDOT video of the event shows the moment the bridge entered by Ste. Genevieve High School failed. When

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Red Cross: Donors needed now to address historically low blood supply

CAPE GIRADEAU – Nearly two years into the pandemic, everyone has earned a holiday break with their family and friends. But as the nation gathers again for celebrations this season, the American Red Cross, which provides 40% of the country’s blood, is facing historically low blood supply levels. Busy holiday schedules, breaks from school and

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Ste. Genevieve aldermen approve water, sewer rate hikes

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen voted unanimously to increase water and sewer user rates by two percent during its regular meeting last night. All eight members of the board attended the meeting and voted affirmatively on both first and second round votes. In other business at last night’s board of aldermen

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