By MARK EVANS mevans@stegenherald.com Paul Hassler, mayor since 2017, is not seeking a fourth term and in fact will be moving from Ste. Genevieve as soon as his term ends. Two candidates are squaring off to take his place. Current Ward 1 Alderwoman Susie Johnson is facing Brian Keim, an officer of Bloomsdale Bank. Both…

By MARK EVANS mevans@stegenherald.com Alan Wells, director of the combined 911 center in Desloge, explained the proposed 1/8 of 1% sales tax that will be on the April 4 ballot to the small crowd that braved the rain last Thursday night. Fewer than a dozen spectators turned out at Progress Sports Center for the informational…

By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Keeping water out of places it is not supposed to be has become a big concern for the Ste. Genevieve County commission. For one, the commissioners are dealing with the courthouse basement, where water often gets in and has caused mildew problems. Then, of course there is the seemingly…

By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD The city of Ste. Genevieve once again received a clean financial audit. Jeffrey Stroder of Beussink, Hey, Roe & Stroder LLC of Cape Girardeau gave the city’s audit report during last Thursday’s board of aldermen meeting. The city had used this firm for its audits for more than 10…