By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Plenty of things will be on tap for the 39th annual Ste. Genevieve Holiday Christmas Festival, Dec. 2-3. In addition to lots of live music and the mammoth Christmas parade, the festival will also feature expert speakers, a magician, a tree-lighting ceremony and more. The tree lighting ceremony, which…
By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD There were no new developments on the community center roof when the Ste. Genevieve county commissioners met last Wednesday. They had voted to pay Grayco Roofing Consultants its final $39,941 the previous week. Grayco and subcontractors like Bade Roofing had been working on the roof since it was damaged…
By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Aaron Smith is confident he will be a good fit as Ste. Genevieve tourism director. Smith, who assumes duties the first week of December, was in town, checking out housing options on Nov. 13. The founding director of Villa Anita Inc. in Tecopa, Calif, and owner of Art to…
By Michael Boyd jr. STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD The counties of Ste. Genevieve, Perry and St. Francois struggled to conduct business as usual last Wednesday when those using Spectrum found out that their phone and internet services were not operational for most of the day, including the entire afternoon. Around 10 a.m., none of the three…
By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD As legendary football coach Mike Ditka said, “If you’re not in the parade, you watch the parade.” This year more people than ever before will be in the Christmas Parade, and hopefully watching it as well, when it kicks off the 39th annual Ste. Genevieve Holiday Christmas Festival at…
By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD How to approach the Clement Road waterline replacement project if all the needed easements cannot be obtained was part of the discussion at the Nov. 14 Bloomsdale Board of Aldermen meeting. One easement had been obtained at the time of the meeting. “Is it wrong to roll the dice…
By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Breanna Stout is seeking forever homes for several stray cats. The Breeze Hill trailer park has been overrun by feral cats. Stout had been feeding them for some time. She was roused to further action when two kittens there froze to death during a cold spell. “We had two…
By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD American B-17 “Flying Fortresses” helped pound Germany into submission during the latter stages of World War II. John Bergtholdt, who turned 100 Aug. 9, helped keep those B-17s flying as the Allies fought on to unconditional victory more than 75 years go. Now a resident of Ste. Genevieve Care…
By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD According to Shane Hays director of project management for Commonwealth Associates, Inc., things have taken “a 180-degree turn” in landowners’ reception to the proposed Wabash Valley-Citizens Electric Corporation 69,000-volt power line to run through 19 miles of Ste. Genevieve County. Hays spoke with county commissioners for more than half…
Rosanna Cauti, who will be performing violin pieces at the Welcome Center at 12:30 and 1:30 p.m., on Sunday (Dec. 3) during the 39th annual Ste. Genevieve Holiday Christmas Festival, has an impressive resume. An Italian-Brazilian violist, Cauti enjoys a musical career that spans through Europe, Latin America and United States. A versatile musician, she…
By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Putting in a good sidewalk along Fourth Street will be the city of Ste. Genevieve’s priority in pursuing a 2024 Transportation Alternative Plan (TAP) grant. What projects to pursue for TAP funding was one of two items on the board of aldermen’s agenda for last Thursday evening’s work session.…
By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Ste. Genevieve County commissioners estimate they drove some 150 miles recently, looking over county roads. “We covered a lot of ground,” Presiding Commissioner Randy Ruzicka said at last Thursday’s commission meeting. The idea was to see which areas needed to be priorities for 2024 roadwork. They will be working…
The Ste Genevieve County Community Services Forum is celebrating 30 years of the partnership between local organizations and individuals that share information and work together on a variety of projects to improve the overall vitality and health of Ste Genevieve County. The Ste Genevieve County Community Services Forum was formed to meet the health needs…
By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Plans to install an electric vehicle charging station at Main Street Park are moving ahead. The Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen gave tacit approval at a work session last Thursday for City Administrator Happy Welch to pursue the plan. Welch reported that he had received an estimate of $12,900…
By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Music has always been an important part of the Ste. Genevieve Holiday Christmas Festival. The 39th edition of the festival, which will be Dec. 2-3, is no exception. “I think it’s a spectacular lineup,” Annette Rolfe, executive director of the festival, said. “We are so fortunate these people have…
By Michael Boyd Jr. STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD The Ste. Genevieve County road and bridge department recently completed the reconstruction of one of the bridges of Misplay Road on its western stretch near Kinsey Road and Custom Differentials. However, C Road and Bridge Foreman Scott Schmeider told the county commissioners that the bridge will remain closed…
By Michael Boyd Jr. STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD The fourth annual Pecanapalooza Street Festival is up next among the local festivities, set for this coming Saturday, Nov. 4. The festival is one day only throughout the historic downtown Ste. Genevieve with a 5K run to kickoff the event at 9 a.m. Everything else gets going at…
By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Will it be Christmas lights, or business as usual? The topic of putting up Christmas lights was hashed out during a work session following the Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen’s regular meeting last Thursday night. Ward 1 Alderman Patrick Fahey had brought up the issue at a previous meeting.…
By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD About two and a half years after Wabash Valley Power Association created an uproar by proposing a 69,000-volt power line to run through 19 miles of Ste. Genevieve County, Wabash officials will be discussing the updated route with the county commission. Wabash representatives will attend the Nov. 9 county…
By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Unless something big comes up, the Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen will meet only once in November and once in December. The board voted during last Thursday night’s meeting that one meeting each month, during the holiday season, should suffice. If an additional meeting would be needed in November…
From staff reports The Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, issued an Opinion on Oct. 17, affirming the previous decision of the Missouri Mining Commission reversing the issuance of a mining permit to Nexgen Silica, LLC for a proposed silica frac sand mine in Ste. Genevieve County. In its Opinion, the Court of Appeals stated,…
By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Reductions in state income tax and a removal of all state income tax on social security benefits are now being felt by Missouri counties. Ste. Genevieve County is one of those counties. The topic came up during last Thursday’s county commission meeting. It was noted that there is expected…
By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD With no quorum present, the Ste. Genevieve joint tourism group met Oct. 17 and spent nearly an hour going over various items. Among the topics the combined Tourism Tax Commission and Tourism Advisory Council looked at were marketing sponsorships, submissions for a comprehensive marketing plan, a state outreach program,…
By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD What started out as a small project has grown annually, until the Deja vu Spirit Reunion has been recognized statewide. The 21st reunion will take place this Saturday at historic Memorial Cemetery, 5:30-8 p.m. The Foundation For Restoration of Ste. Genevieve puts on the annual event as a fundraiser…
By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD After more than a half hour of discussion during and after a public hearing on the matter last Thursday, the Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen voted to declare 58 S. Main Street a public nuisance. David Bova, assistant city administrator, and the property owner, Timothy Bauman, were both sworn…
By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Dr. Paul Taylor, superintendent of R-II Schools, addressed the Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen during a work session Thursday regarding the need for better water pressure at the district’s future early learning center. The school district is hoping the board will agree to change its time line and put…
By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Two hundred thousand dollars will not go as far as it did 10 years ago – or even two years ago, for that matter. The $200,000 set aside for street paving and repair was again a source of discussion at last Thursday night’s Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen meeting.…
By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Progress is being made on Misplay Road, where a July 20 flash flood complicated the long-awaited box culvert installation. That event eroded the bank enough to require more engineering for the project. Presiding Commissioner Randy Ruzicka reported during last Thursday’s commission meeting that he visited the site on Tuesday…
By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD During the Oct. 10 Bloomsdale Board of Aldermen meeting a Clement Road resident asked Mayor Paul Monia what he could do to help convince some of his neighbors to sign easement paperwork. Cochran engineering has staked off the proposed easements along Clement Road were a new waterline needs to…
By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Stolen road signs are no joke. The Ste. Genevieve County Commission has been making that clear for years. Road sign thefts have increased in recent years, leading to potential danger. In 2021, for instance, 225 signs were stolen in Ste. Genevieve County. In one case, a stolen stop sign…