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Leo Cruz-Silva, a 34-year-old illegal alien from Mexico died Oct. 4 at the Ste. Genevieve County Jail. He was pronounced dead at 3:47 p.m. by Ste. Genevieve County EMS paramedics. Earlier that day, a county jail staff member found Cruz-Silva with a sheet tied around his neck in what looked like a suicide attempt. Jail…

BY MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Cory Litterst, local manager for Alliance Water Resources, went over findings from a sewer crawler camera used to check out sewer lines in the Pointe Basse part of town. The sewer issue was the first topic of last Thursday night’s Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen work session. Residents had…

BY MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD First District Commissioner Cory Ford relayed a few items to his follow commissioners Thursday that the Ste. Genevieve County Fair Board believes should be addressed for 2026. Ford, who was reporting on the most recent fair board meeting, said one decision was to close off the youth building kitchen…

BY MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Tourism Director Aaron Smith shared his recent award with the Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen during the board’s meeting last Thursday, and looked at local tourism’s future. Smith received the Rising Star award from the Missouri Division of Tourism and brought the trophy with him. “What I love about…

Two young Ste Genevieve men died as a result of a serious accident at the 154-mile marker of Interstate 55 Sunday morning. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol report, they were southbound in a 2009 Pontiac G5 when it travelled off the right side of the roadway, struck a rock bluff and overturned. The driver…

BY MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Several parents have recently raised objection to a book being read to kindergarten classes. The debate over the book, which introduces young students to a family with two fathers, went viral on social media after Hope Dougerty posted concerns about the book Sept. 22 on the What’s REALLY Happening…

BY MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Ward 2 Aldermen Sam Hughey and Bob Donovan expressed concern about a deteriorated historic house during last Thursday night’s Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen meeting. During Acting City Administrator David Bova’s report, they expressed concern about a structure at 43 S. Eighth Street. The house was labeled the Francois…

BY MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Various aspects of Ste. Genevieve’s early history were probed – and in some cases rewritten – during the annual Ste. Genevieve History Conference on Saturday. As always, several outstanding speakers gave talks during the day, Saturday, at the Orris Theatre. Dr. William J. Thompson presented “Philippe François Renaut’s Voyage…

BY MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Once again, the topic at a Ste. Genevieve County Commission meeting turned to the Missouri state government. More specifically, it turned to the commissioners’ belief that the state government is wrecking counties with many of its policies. The topic came up when Second District Commissioner Mark Marberry reported on…

BY MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Ste. Genevieve alderman will wait and see how the removal and replacement of the Fourth Street bridge by city hall next year affects traffic patterns before deciding on the possible removal of a stop sign. Ward 2 Alderman Sam Hughey had suggested removing the stop sign at St. Mary’s…