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By Editor | March 10, 2021 FROM STAFF REPORTS Longtime Ste. Genevieve Parks and Recreation Board member Gerard “Gerry” Schwent died at his home at age 70, March 3. Schwent was also a member of National Wild Turkey Federation, a past alderman for Ste. Genevieve and had been president of Ste. Gen. Eagles Club, Knights of Columbus 1037. He was chairman of the park board for several years, helping see the board through some lean years when money and support was short. “Gerry was a wealth of information,” long;time park board member Samer Zoughaib said. “He was on the board many years a...

/ Oregon State Rep. Mark Owens' farm in Harney County is at 4,200 feet above sea level, too high to successfully grow onions. He grows alfalfa. Proponents of potatoes and allies of onions have a lot to hash out as they seek official status from the state. Mark Owens grew up in Gresham. His mom was a teacher. His dad was an engineer. It was not what you’d call a rural upbringing, so there was some surprise when he turned 21 and moved to Harney County to farm. While he no longer has to deal with big city traffic, both Owens and his workers spend plenty of time behind the wheel — of tractors...

By Editor | February 16, 2021 By MARK EVANS mevans@stegenherald.com Snow, freezing rain and extremely low temperatures have made things very difficult on local road crews this month. Both Ste. Genevieve County and city road crews have battled to keep roads and streets clean, but the often single-digit temperatures have made things challenging. Salt loses its effectiveness in melting ice and snow when temperatures dip below 20 degrees. “What do you add to that to get it to go?” Ste. Genevieve Mayor Paul Hassler asked Gary Roth, head of the street department, during a conference call with t...

By Editor | February 4, 2021 By ERIC X. VICCARO eviccaro@stegenherald.com City of Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen officially approved an agreement with the Community Foundation of the Ozarks during its regular meeting this past Thursday. The agreement allows the foundation to serve as the nerve center for all fundraising efforts for Pere Marquette Park improvements. It also allows contributions from donors to be tax deductible since the Community Foundation of the Ozarks is a 501(c)(3). The Ste. Genevieve Parks and Recreation board on Monday, Jan. 25, approved $2,500 for the fund. Board mem...

By Editor | December 17, 2020 By ERIC X. VICCARO There were three public hearings during Thursday’s Ste. Genevieve Board of Alderman meeting. One might figure there would have been lively discussions over proposed increases in water and sewer rates. However, that didn’t materialize. Rather talks focused on Bill No. 4402, an ordinance approving a special use permit for Ste. Genevieve Properties, LLC, and Hunter Lee Holdings. The permit would allow the replacement of a non-conforming mobile home at 205 S. Tenth Street (Lot No. 4) with a newer model. During the public hearing, Cara Naege...