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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…