Ste. Genevieve High School capped its 2022 Homecoming week with a 44-6 win over Fredericktown Friday night. At halftime, Brynna Wehner, daughter of Dustin and Amber Wehner was crowned Homecoming Queen. During the high school pep assembly Friday afternoon, Aiden Boyer, son of Katie and Jason Boyer, was crowned Homecoming King. Thursday night, the senior…
By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD T.J. Garbs of Cochran Engineering reported that work is nearly done on the new 300,000-gallon water tank in Bloomsdale. The tank has been erected and work was ongoing pointing it – first over the welds. After the painting is done, the tank will be disinfected and site work such…
By MARK EVANS mevans@stegenherald.com Today’s inflation required the Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen to approve a fiscal year 2023 budget with one late increase last Thursday. City Administrator Happy Welch explained the change to the board. “We’ve got a line that crosses LeFlore we need to get fixed,” he said. “We’ve been trying to get…
Responding to reports of a truck on fire on Missouri Highway 32, east of I-55, Saturday morning, firefighters found the fire already extinguished upon arrival.
From Staff Reports The Ste. Genevieve Board of Adjustment granted both requests for variances from city codes during the board’s annual meeting, Sept. 7. Carl Noll, owner of 479 N Main, has submitted a request for a variance from Municipal Code Section 405.110 Neighborhood Commercial District Regulations. He requested a variance to the setback requirements…
By MARK EVANS mevans@stegenherald.com After watching county road and bridge personnel chip and seal a section of Dry Fork Road last week, Presiding Commissioner Garry Nelson had some kind words for Scott Schmieder’s crew. “They have that down to an art,” he said during last Thursday’s county commission meeting. “They don’t need to be told…
BY MICHAEL BOYD JR. HERALD STAFF Karen McDowell Vaeth of McDowell Marketing, owners of Marion Cliff Manor in St. Mary, Mo., said in a Facebook post Friday (9.2.2022) that the facility was robbed at gunpoint “by someone seeking controlled medications.” The Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that there was “an incident” at the assisted…
BY MARK EVANS AND MICHAEL BOYD JR. HERALD EDITORS New charges have been filed against former Ste. Genevieve resident Dayton Racer. Currently an inmate in a Utah prison since 2020 following an extensive history of sexual assault allegations in that state, he has now been charged with a similar crime in neighboring St. Francois County,…
CNN report Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain has died today (Thurs.9.8.2022) at the age of 96, according to various national and international news sources. Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, who was born in 1926, the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York, had the longest reign in British history — just over 70 years.…
By MARK EVANS mevans@stegenherald.com Word has been received that Ste. Genevieve County has been approved for a Federal Land Access Program (FLAP) grant to replace toe Depression era bridge over the South Gabouri Creek on Fourth Street. Built during the mid 1930s, the bridge – located next to the city hall – is technically under…
By MARK EVANS mevans@stegenherald.com A new use has been found for a well-known downtown building. On Aug. 28, Holy Cross Lutheran Church unveiled the name “Holy Cross Lutheran Outreach Center” for the building that formerly housed Wood Family Funeral Home. “Holy Cross Lutheran Church thanks the Wood family for their many years of service to…
The Ste. Genevieve County Fair Board is hosting a Truck-Sled Pull event at the fairgrounds this Saturday (Sept. 10.) The event starts at 1 p.m. Gates open at 11 a.m. A pit pass goes for $15, adult general admission is $10, children aged 5-11 are $5, and kids 4 and under are free. Pork burgers,…
By MARK EVANS mevans@stegenherald.com During a 10-minute meeting last Thursday, the Ste. Genevieve Planning and Zoning Commission approved a request from S & W Storage for a special use permit to allow self-storage facilities in a C-1 General Commercial District at 11307 Save-A-Lot Drive. Owner Megan Wade took part by telephone. David Bova, community development…
By MICHAEL BOYD Jr. Ste. Genevieve Herald Authorization to issue half of the $20 million in bonds for Prop SG has been approved by the Ste. Genevieve R-II School Board. During the Aug. 30 meeting, the board approved the resolutions by L.J. Hart and Company authorizing the issuance and sale of $10 million Series 2022…
By MARK EVANS ste. genevieve herald Mowing grass is becoming an expensive proposition. How to handle grass-mowing chores was among the topics hashed out during last Thursday’s Ste. Genevieve County Commission meeting. The commissioners got a quote of $1,250 a month to cut grass at the county fairgrounds, around the courthouse and at the recycling…
James Kennedy, a 72-year-old school bus driver for Perry County School District 32, was killed when his bus collided with a box truck and struck a culvert on Highway K, south of Perryville at 6:02 a.m., Tuesday morning. No students were on the bus at the time. According to the Highway Patrol, he was not…
Robert J. Arnold suffered only minor injuries when the 2016 Ford F-250 he was driving turned over near the front door of a house on Highway 32. The accident took place Friday morning. He was taken to Mercy Hospital, Jefferson by Ste. Genevieve County Ambulance District. According to the report, Arnold left the roadway, traveled…
By MARK EVANS mevans@stegenherald.com Many opinions were expressed on which way Ste. Genevieve tourism should go during a board of aldermen work session last Thursday night. There seemed to be a consensus that hiring a local tourism director would be better than entrusting the direction of local tourism with an out of town marketing firm.…
By MARK EVANS mevans@stegenherald.com In a regular meeting that barely lasted 15 minutes last Thursday, the Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen set a new tax rate, amended its nuisance ordinance, among five ordinances passed on second reading. The board also amended the personnel manual to require seat belts being worn in city vehicles. The tax…
A celebration of Ste. Genevieve’s German heritage will be held Sept. 17-18, when the inaugural Oktoberfest is held downtown. Most of the activity will be centered on Main Street Market and Jefferson and on Merchant Street, from Main to Second. Beirgartens, music, food, dancers, weiner dog races, games and craft vendors will be on hand.…
By MARK EVANS mevans@stegenherald.com About two-thirds of the American Relief Plan Act (ARPA) money Ste. Genevieve County received has been committed to various projects. Presiding Commissioner Garry Nelson went over the figures during last Thursday’s county commission meeting. The county received $3,475,700 dollars of the federal money. It has committed $2,273,035 to various projects. That…
By MARK EVANS mevans@stegenherald.com The annual Ste. Genevieve History Conference, an educational symposium on French Colonial people, events and cultural heritage of Ste. Genevieve and surrounding area, will be held Sept. 17. It will be at the Ste. Genevieve County Community Center (21390 Highway 32) running 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Speakers include H. Riley…
By MARK EVANS mevans@stegenherald.com After putting their heads together, District 116 State Representative Dale Wright, District 145 State Representative Rick Francis and the Ste. Genevieve County commissioners agreed that funds for enhancing 911 radio capability should be aggressively pursued. Alan Wells, director of the Alan Wells St. Francois County Joint Communication and EOC Center, addressed…
By MARK EVANS mevans@stegenherald.com Large crowds took advantage of fairly mild weather Aug. 13-14 during Ste. Genevieve’s 55th Annual Jour de Fete festival. Jami Inman, president of the Jour de Fete Committee, expressed pleasure in the way things played out. “I know, according to a lot of our vendors that they had some record sales…
By MARK EVANS mevans@stegenherald.com Ste. Genevieve city employees will be getting a $1 an hour flat raise for 2023, rather than an 8% cost of living raise. Meanwhile, a cap will be put on what employees must pay per year on their insurance premium at $300 a month, when they begin assuming 30% of the…
By MARK EVANS mevans@stegenherald.com Levee District No. 2 Chair Chris Kertz reported on a peaceful year during the district board’s annual meeting last Thursday night. “There was not a whole lot going on,” Kertz told the board and visitors. “We didn’t have any flooding. We closed the levee. “We did purchase some of the components…
By MARK EVANS mevans@stegenherald.com Gina Bennett had an idea for solving the city’s trouble in getting information to visitors. In recent weeks, Tourism Tax Commission members had made suggestions of removing the “Welcome Center” sign from the Welcome Center and possibly seeking a small space for a city-run tourism office, following numerous complaints about the…
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By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD In light of Jeff Wix’s resignation as tourism director earlier that day, tourism was one of the primary items discussed at last Thursday night’s Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen meeting. In giving the tourism director’s report, City Administrator Happy Welch reported that 7,500 rack cards had been distributed in…
By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD In advance of this week’s budget workshop, Ste. Genevieve City Administrator Happy Welch went over budgetary items with the board of aldermen during a work session last Thursday night. How to address employee pay raises was one issue. Welch wanted the board to decide whether it wanted to go…