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McDaniels’ Tourism Plan Emphasizes Proper Branding

By Editor | March 6, 2024

BY MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD During the Feb. 20 joint tourism meeting, Randy McDaniels, president of McDaniels Marketing, spent nearly 90 minutes going over a detailed plan to rebrand and market Ste. Genevieve. Bringing the community alive to visitors is crucial, McDaniels stressed. “They want to hear stories,” he said. “They’re going to connect…

Playoff-Bound

By Editor | March 6, 2024

The Ste. Genevieve Dragons are headed to the first round of boys’ basketball state playoff action for just the second time since 1947.

Marschel Pleased With Progress Office Has Made

By Editor | March 6, 2024

BY MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD After heading the Ste. Genevieve County Collector’s office for nearly three months, Lisa Marschel is pleased at the progress made. Marschel was named interim county collector by the county commission on December 14, following Kim Gielow’s resignation. Governor Mike Parson officially appointed her collector in February. “I came in…

Le Petits Chanteurs Leader Patti Naeger Dies

By Editor | March 6, 2024

From Staff Reports Patti Sexauer Naeger, longtime leader of the French singing group  Les Petits Chanteurs, died at her home on March 1. She was 70 years old and had suffered from congestive heart failure for several years. Naeger took over Les Petits Chanteurs from its founder,Claire Condon, and led it for more than 30…

No Local 911 Issues Reported During AT&T Outage

By Editor | February 28, 2024

BY MICHAEL BOYD JR. STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Tens of thousands of AT&T customers nationwide were affected by a telecommunication outage Thursday morning. Of course, the outage included all of Ste. Genevieve County and surrounding areas, interrupting cellular services for local citizens as well as schools and area business. It was the second time since December…

Aldermen Hold First Meeting In Revamped Boardroom

By Editor | February 28, 2024

BY MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Some questions were raised at last Thursday’s Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen meeting when the low bid for the N. Fourth Street paving/drainage project came in considerably higher than an earlier engineer’s estimate. An engineer had estimated the project would likely run a little less than $89,000. However, the…

McDaniels Outlines New Tourism Strategy

By Editor | February 28, 2024

BY MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Randy McDaniels, president of McDaniels Marketing, unveiled his plan to lead Ste. Genevieve into the future, at the Feb. 20 joint tourism meeting. McDaniels said he walked the streets of Ste. Genevieve during a mild December day and was struck by something. “It was another gorgeous piece of weather,…

Commissioners Praise Group Homes; Spend Time In Closed Session

By Editor | February 28, 2024

BY MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Much of last Thursday’s county commission meeting was spent in closed session, discussing a potential contract. Scott Schmieder, road and bridge foreman, could not be at the meeting. He was accompanying Missouri Department of transportation personnel on an annual bridge inspection that morning. Schmieder left word that he had…

Winter Weather Strikes On Friday

By Editor | February 21, 2024

From Staff Reports Several traffic accidents – one involving a fatality –  were reported last Friday afternoon, after a hard mix of sleet and snow started falling around noon. More than two inches had accumulated by mid-afternoon, although the temperature was still above freezing. Vale Catholic Schools were cancelled Friday, due to the forecast. SG…

County Will Take First Attempt At Caucus System

By Editor | February 21, 2024

By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Missouri voters face a different style election in 2024. State Republicans have opted to switch from a traditional primary vote, to a caucus system. This is similar to what Iowa has done for generations. County Republicans will caucus at Hope Church, beginning at 10 a.m., on March 2. Doors…

Smith Gears Up For April 8 Total Eclipse

By Editor | February 21, 2024

By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD For the second time in seven years, Ste. Genevieve will be directly in the center of a total solar eclipse. The eclipse is due to hit early in the afternoon of April 8, a Monday. The last total eclipse visible here took place August 21, 2017 – also on…

Bloomsdale Gets 11 Of 17 Easements

By Editor | February 21, 2024

By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD As of the Feb. 13 Bloomsdale Board of Aldermen meeting, 11 of the 17 needed easements had been received for the city’s water main replacement on Clement Road. T.J. Garbs of Cochran Engineering was present to discuss the plan. “I would say, we have 11 of the 17, so…

Commissioners Look Into GPS, Google Mapping Issues

By Editor | February 21, 2024

By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Less than a month after an overturned tanker hauling hazardous chemicals led to a large-scale evacuation in western Ste. Genevieve County, the topic of Google Maps and other GPS devices giving faulty information was revisited. During last Thursday’s county commission meeting, a complaint from a resident near Goose Creek…

Shooting Suspect Likely Came Through

By Editor | February 14, 2024

By Michael Boyd Jr. STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Criminals and others wanted by the long arm of the law pass through Ste. Genevieve County all the time. With three major highways in the county, there is not much anyone can do about it. Donald Friese, 39, who once served prison time for second-degree murder, possibly traveled…

Landline Decline Led To 911 Tax

By Editor | February 14, 2024

By Michael Boyd Jr. STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD (Note: This story is the second in a two-part series on the Joint 911 system between Ste. Genevieve and St. Francois Counties, with Perry County possibly joining the merger). In 2011, Ste. Genevieve’s 911 Center was moved to St. Francois County to merge with one another. The main…

No Quorum At Ste. Gen. City Meeting

By Editor | February 14, 2024

By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD With only four aldermen present, last Thursday’s Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen meeting and subsequent work session could not take place, After waiting about fifteen minutes in the hopes that another aldermen might show up, Mayor Brian Keim announced that due to a lack of a quorum the meeting…

Commissioners Pleased With Fair Board

By Editor | February 14, 2024

By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Ste. Genevieve County Commissioners expressed pleasure with the job the revamped county fair board is doing. During Thursday’s commission meeting, First District Commissioner Karen Stuppy reported on the most recent fair board meeting. Two board members, David Bova and Jen Werner, had attended a state fair convention. They reported…

Republicans Holding March 2 County Caucus; Onlne Registration Required

By Editor | February 14, 2024

In all 114 counties and the City of St. Louis, Republicans will conduct local caucuses on March 2, 2024. The caucus is the method by which delegates and alternates will be selected for all 8 of Missouri’s April 6, 2024, Congressional District Conventions, and the May 4 Republican State Convention at the Springfield EXPO Center.…

SGCMH Leadership Addresses Concerns At First Townhall Meeting

By Editor | February 7, 2024

By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD About 40 people attended the first of two townhall meetings put on by Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital (SGCMH) last Thursday at Progress Sports Complex. Dr. Steve Pautler, CEO, outlined the challenges, strategies and goals the hospital faces in its quest to remain independent. Considerable talk has gone around…

Various Entities Worked To Clean Up Toxic Wreck

By Editor | February 7, 2024

By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Some 100 county residents were forced to evacuate for more than 24 hours after the Dec. 29 overturning of a tanker truck on Route C at Sawmill Road. The accident took place about 9:30 a.m., Jan. 29, when the large truck apparently got a tire off the edge of…

911 And A Tale Of Three Counties

By Editor | February 7, 2024

By Michael Boyd Jr. STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD (Note: This story is a two-part series on the Joint 911 system between Ste. Genevieve and St. Francois Counties, with Perry County possibly joining the merger. Part 2 of this story will run next week in the Herald). “9-1-1, what is the location of your emergency?” Everyone is…

County Gears Up For 2024 Road Projects

By Editor | February 7, 2024

By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD County Commissioners and Road and Bridge Foreman Scott Schmieder agreed to go over priority road projects for 2024 at this Monday’s commission meeting. They took a road trip, some 130 miles around county roads on Jan. 31, to check out possible priorities. Due both to the need for maintenance…

Okenfuss Confident Chester Bridge Will Be Open in 2026

By Editor | January 31, 2024

By Michael Boyd Jr. STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD PERRYVILLE  —  While area residents seem to be extremely happy that there will be a brand new Chester Bridge that links the towns of Perryville, Mo., and Chester, Ill., one Valle Catholic alumni is proud to be the man in charge of the long-awaited project. Brian Okenfuss, a…

Winter Music Series Launches Feb. 9; All Tickets Online

By Editor | January 31, 2024

By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Not only do the Ste. Genevieve Chamber of Commerce music series continue to grow in popularity, but are also keeping up with the times. When the Third Annual Winter Music Series kicks off Feb. 9, rather than buying paper tickets at the door or earlier at the chamber office,…

City Of Ste. Genevieve Gets Clean Audit Report

By Editor | January 31, 2024

By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD The city of Ste. Genevieve received a clean audit from  Beussink, Hey, Roe & Stroder. Jeffrey Stroder reported to the board of aldermen during their meeting last Thursday that everything was as it should be. “Everything from our perspective went very well, so what I have is a very…

Long Shares ‘Pages & Putts’ Event With Commissioners

By Editor | January 31, 2024

By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Shawn Long, Ste. Genevieve County Library executive director, shared an idea for a summer event with county commissioners last Thursday. Long would like to hold a “Pages and Putts” event in June, with miniature golf holes set up throughout the library. He would like to do it June 22-23,…

Brief Aldermanic Work Session Covers Stormwater Issues

By Editor | January 31, 2024

By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD During a brief open work session last Thursday, the Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen looked at the Area 6 stormwater drainage issue. Cochran Engineering has been working with the city for some months, analyzing the city’s current and future stormwater runoff issues. City Administrator Happy Welch told the board…

Snow, below zero wind chill, then ice shut down schools, cause pipe breaks

By Editor | January 24, 2024

By Michael Boyd Jr. STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD We are only 24 days into year 2024 and already this region has seen three light snowstorms, plus two days-long rounds of sub-zero temperatures. Of course, such weather  –  aka the polar vortex  –  brings all sorts of interruptions to local lives, schools and businesses, and this time…

With No Quorum, Tourism Group Discusses Options

By Editor | January 24, 2024

By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Lacking a quorum Jan. 16, members of the joint tourism group had an opportunity to brainstorm on ways to avoid lacking a quorum. The two groups began meeting jointly early in 2021. The Tourism Tax Commission (TTC) oversees use of tax revenues for tourism, while the Tourism Advisory Council…

Getting Ready

By Editor | January 24, 2024

Movers began moving furniture into the city hall building last week, including the new horseshoe-shaped table for the boardroom/courtroom. The city plans to move back into the remodeled building at 165 S. Fourth Street on Feb. 19.