By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Bloomsdale officials heard from both Cochran Engineering and the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) at the Dec. 13 board of aldermen meeting. Only Monica Rozier and Brandon Shortt were present of the four aldermen. MoDOT’s Chris Crocker told them that MoDOT is interested in tying the northbound rest area…
Aaron DeRousse, road foreman, reported crews were sealing cracks every chance they can get, weather permitting, at the Dec. 13 Special Road District A board meeting. He said they will likely be finished for the year due to the weather. They have been grading the roads following the rains and have been filling in a…
By Mark Evans ste. genevieve herald Prior to tackling the tourism director position, the combined Tourism Advisory Council ad Tourism Tax Commission got an update from City Administrator Happy Welch during the Nov. 15 meeting, and look at some advertising campaigns. Welch gave the group an update on tourism activities. He reminded them that the…
By Missouri Conservation Department Special to the Herald JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds deer hunters that it will be holding mandatory CWD sampling during opening weekend of the November portion of firearms season, Nov. 12 and 13, for hunters who harvest deer in 34 of 38 MDC CWD Management…
2022 Midterm elections unofficial results Ste. Genevieve County Precinct: all 14 Presiding Commissioner Total votes: 6,632 Randy Ruzicka (R) 4,040 (61.27%) David Bova (D) 2,554 (38.73%) Recorder of Deeds Total votes: 6,585 Mary Jane Fallert White (R) 4,362 (66.24%) Annette Roth (D) 2,223 (33.76%) County Collector Total votes: 6,568 Kim (Resigner) Gielow (R) 4,497 (68.47%)…
Predictions of a national “Red Wave” were certainly borne out in Ste. Genevieve County Tuesday. Every Republican on the ballot rolled to commanding victories Tuesday night. Randy Ruzicka won the presiding commissioner race by nearly 1,500 votes over David Bova. Ruzicka garnered 61.3% of the vote (4,040) to 38.7% (2,554) for Bova, while Republican Mary…
By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD The official program for the 38th Annual Ste. Genevieve Holiday Christmas Festival has been printed. The program includes the official schedule for the annual event – the only major local event to survive the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic virtually unscathed. Things kick off at 10 a.m., Saturday Dec. 3 with…
By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Bill Denkler of Aptitude Internet discussed plans to install cable in the county. The commissioners were clearly skeptical after dealing with Spectrum and its various contractors like MasTec. MasTec created several road hazards as well as trespassed on private property and installed pedestals on private property without permission and…
By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Ste. Genevieve’s Dubourg Centre hosted the annual Center For French Colonial Studies’ (CFCS) 22nd Annual History Conference on Saturday. A good-sized crowd listened to several speakers who brought the French colonial era of the Illinois Country (as this region was known) to life. Mark Barbeau, CFSC president, gave opening…
BY MICHAEL BOYD JR. A Goose Creek fire truck crashed into a tree and flipped upside down while responding to a house fire in the lake area this morning (Thursday, Oct. 13). A witness said that the breaks went out on the fire truck, causing it to leave the road. The driver could not get…
Northbound Interstate 55 in Ste. Genevieve county will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge repairs. This section of roadway is located from Route Z to Route J. Weather permitting, work will take place Tuesday, Oct. 18 through Thursday, Oct. 20 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. The work zone will…
There is a possibility that Genevieve Church Road will potentially have to be closed tomorrow and Thursday between Burks School Road & Colony Church Road. In addition, Kocher Road may have to be closed (1) mile off Highway 32. These closures are necessary due to culvert pipe replacements. All ‘roadwork’ is subject to…
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — A registered sex offender who tried to obtain nude photos of a 6-year-old girl has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, after a joint investigation earlier this year by the Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. William C. Dickens, 39, of the St. Louis area,…
At their September meeting, the Southeast Missouri Regional Planning Commission (SEMO RPC) honored Presiding Commissioner Garry Nelson for his service. Nelson has been on the SEMO RPC Board of Directors since becoming presiding commissioner in 2011 and had attended meetings since he became a commissioner in 2005. The plaque is “in recognition of your exceptional…
A Ste. Genevieve County Sherriff’s deputy on patrol over the weekend made a stop for a traffic violation that resulted in a seizure of drugs, cash and a weapon, therefore leading to arrests of the vehicle’s three occupants. The local sheriiff’s office found a variety of drugs, plus a pistol and around $54,000 in cash…
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…
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 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.…